Dentures

If you only have a couple of missing teeth, it might be tempting to avoid getting treatment to replace them. However, you’re likely to realise how much gaps in your smile can affect your livelihood early on after tooth loss. The loss of back teeth like molars can make chewing food a real challenge, and any gap in your mouth leaves you more vulnerable to gum irritation, infections, decay and gum disease.

Dentures will also fill out the parts of your face that have hollowed out as a result of tooth loss. This can give your face a more youthful and pleasing appearance.

We offer two types of dentures here at Loddon Vale in Reading: complete and partial. The former replaces a full mouth of lost teeth, whilst the latter is used when some healthy natural teeth remain. We will carry out a detailed assessment of the health of your mouth to establish if teeth require removal due to problems like decay and infection or if they have become loose due to gum disease.

Dentures aren’t a permanent solution to tooth loss, but they can last many years with the correct care. Providing you with comprehensive aftercare is an important part of our role as dentists, as this will help you to keep your dentures in the best possible shape.

We also strongly recommend attending routine dentist appointments. Prosthetic teeth should be afforded the same care as natural teeth. During your routine appointments, we will keep an eye on the condition of your jaw and check the fit of your dentures so that they continue to give you optimal chewing ability.