If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from periodontal disease, tooth decay or injury, complete dentures can replace your missing teeth and your smile. Replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, making a person look older. You’ll be able to eat and speak—things that people often take for granted until their natural teeth are lost.

Full Denture

There are various types of complete dentures. A conventional full denture is made and placed in the patient’s mouth after the remaining teeth are removed and tissues have healed which may take several months. An immediate complete denture is inserted as soon as the remaining teeth are removed. The dentist takes measurements and makes models of the patient’s jaws during a preliminary visit. With immediate dentures, the denture wearer does not have to be without teeth during the healing period. However, bones and gums can shrink over time, especially during the period of healing in the first six months after the removal of teeth. When gums shrink, immediate dentures may require rebasing or relining to fit properly. A conventional denture can then be made once the tissues have healed. Healing may take at least 3-6 months.

Conventional Full Denture

Even if you wear full dentures, you still must take good care of your mouth. Brush your gums, tongue and palate every morning with a soft-bristled brush before you insert your dentures to stimulate circulation in your tissues and help remove plaque. Complete dentures are called "conventional" or "immediate" according to when they are made and when they are inserted into the mouth. Full denture can also be supported by implants these are referred to implant supported or retained denture. These denture are often used when there is not enough bone structure to hold the denture in place.

Partial Denture

There are several types of Removable Partial Denture (not to be confused with fixed a Partial or Bridge), They are used to replaced teeth when there are still viable natural teeth in the arch. The basic difference between is the material used to make the denture and how they are held in place.

1. Conventional Partial Denture: This type of partial is constructed with a metal base that may differ from lab to lab on in terms of material. However the plastic used is a methylmethacyrlate.