Complete Dentures
1) IMMEDIATE DENTURES
- It is an interim denture that is used for a short interval of time until a more definitive prosthesis can be provided
- It is given when multiple extractions are planned. The back teeth are extracted first , measurements are taken and the denture is fabricated, followed by extraction of the front teeth.
- It is inserted into the patients mouth with the help of soft liners on the day of extraction of the front teeth
2) Tooth supported overdentures
It is a type of complete denture, in which few of teeth that is one on right & left side either in Upper or Lower arch are retained, root canal treated & cut them off at gum level by keeping only the root portion of the tooth in the gums. And dentures are fabricated over them.
It helps to
- Maintains the integrity of the ridge
- Improves retention and stability of the denture as support is derived from the natural teeth remaining in the mouth
- It can be converted into a normal complete denture if the supporting teeth have to be extracted in the future
3) Conventional Dentures
It is a denture that replaces natural teeth in the arch and their associated parts by artificial substitutes
It is fabricated 3-4 months after extraction of all the teeth if satisfactory healing is observed.