What Dentures Can Do for You

Are you the ideal candidate for dentures? It’s time to find out…

Tooth loss is more common than you might think. Our Fresno, CA, dentist Dr. Alexander Pritsky provides implants, dentures and periodontal treatment to patients dealing with gum disease or tooth loss. If gum disease becomes severe it often leads to tooth loss. If you are missing all or most of your teeth due to gum disease, decay, infection or other problems dentures could be the ideal way to restore your smile.

What are dentures?

Dentures are custom-fitted removable teeth that can restore your smile after tooth loss. If you’ve lost most or all of your natural teeth then our Fresno, CA, family dentist may recommend dentures as a way to replace teeth quickly and easily.

Tooth loss can also cause the facial muscles to droop and sag, but dentures can help to restore your smile and fill out the face to make you look younger. Dentures are also made from the highest quality materials to ensure that they resemble real teeth.

Could dental implants support my dentures?

Absolutely. No matter whether you’re just in the beginning stages of determining whether or not dentures are right for you or you’re a current denture wearer, implants could provide you with additional confidence and support for your false teeth. Implants may be particularly helpful for supporting dentures meant to replace upper teeth. Of course, to determine whether or not dental implants are right for you we will need to check the health of your jawbone to make sure that it can support implants.

In order to hold full dentures in place, several implants are placed along the arches of the jawbone where the bone and tissue will fuse around the implants. Once this fusion occurs implants become permanent structures within the jawbone, which also means that you won’t have to worry about them going anywhere. They can last for decades and keep dentures firmly in place, so you can enjoy eating what you love and know that your false teeth will always stay put.

If you are currently dealing with tooth loss then you may be curious to know whether you could benefit from dentures. Call our Fresno, CA, dental practice today at (559) 298-3900 to schedule a no-risk consultation with us.