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Procedures

Removable dentures

Advantages & benefits

The following are advantages or intended benefits of this procedure. Some of them may not apply in individual circumstances.

  • Excellent cosmetic results can be obtained with dentures.
  • Dentures are a cost-effective way to replace numerous teeth.
  • Having teeth to clasp makes removable partial dentures much more stable and retentive than removable complete dentures.
  • Being able to remove a denture allows better access for oral hygiene, and allows the tissue under the denture to rest. Dentures are easier to clean than fixed bridgework.
  • Chewing efficiency with a partial denture can approach that of natural teeth, allowing for proper nutrition.
  • Chewing efficiency with complete dentures, although significantly compromised from that of natural teeth, is far better than that of the untreated edentulous patient.
  • Replacing missing teeth with a partial denture can help to avoid problems associated with teeth moving and "bite collapse" ("loss of vertical dimension of occlusion").
    Learn more: Diagnoses › Loss of vertical dimension of occlusion
  • Dentures can be used to restore proper facial contours, eliminating the sunken cheeks and "purse-string" wrinkles commonly seen around the mouths of edentulous patients.