Denture Services
A Selection of Services provided by Fonseca Dental Lab
Fonseca Dental Lab can provide a yearly denture check up which includes cleaning and polishing, restoring your dentures back to as good as new. –
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Cobalt chrome dentures sit around natural teeth (in the case of partial dentures), and the false teeth are attached to the base with acrylic material. You can have both partial and full metal dentures. With partial dentures, cobalt chrome dentures can be securely supported in your mouth by your natural teeth, called tooth-borne partial dentures.
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If your dentures are over five years old then it may be necessary to have a replacement set made, as the occlusal surfaces (chewing) may be worn out. –
*Please note that, in some cases, the cause of the denture breakage can be more complicated.
The clue is in the name here, acrylic false teeth are made from acrylic resin. And although this refers to the gum-coloured part of the appliance, the teeth can be made from a similar acrylic resin or porcelain. This is a very popular material to use for false teeth. In fact, according to a study highlighted by the National Institute of Health, most teeth used to make complete dentures are made from acrylic resin.That’s because there are quite a few benefits to using acrylic resin for false teeth, such as:
Partial dentures are dental appliances that contain one or more false teeth. They can clip-in to your mouth and are removable, just like full dentures. But unlike full dentures, they don’t replace a full arch of missing teeth.
As we mentioned above, partial dentures allow you to keep your healthy teeth, while filling in the gaps where you have missing teeth. These false teeth normally use your original teeth as an anchor to clip on to, holding them securely in your mouth. They can also be removed quite easily.
In order to fit your partial dentures – making them the appropriate size and shape for your mouth – the process is much like the process for getting full dentures