Are you getting dentures? If so, you’ll need to decide if you want temporary dentures before you get your permanent ones. There are advantages and disadvantages of getting temporary dentures. In order to weigh the pros and cons, you should consult with your denture expert at your quality Dental clinic in West Hartford Connecticut so you can an educated decision.
If you have any remaining teeth left that are too poor to be utilized, you will need to get them extracted before they can get dentures. Your bones and gums would need to heal before your dentures could be created. You’ll need to go without any teeth for several weeks while healing takes place unless you choose to get temporary dentures. The purpose of temporary dentures is to ensure that you don’t go without teeth for any period of time. Your dentist at the Dental clinic in West Hartford Connecticut where you’ll get your dentures will take impressions of your mouth when the teeth are still present in your mouth and will immediately insert the temporary dentures. While the temporary dentures are great because they ensure you won’t have to be without teeth for any length of time, they also have their disadvantages. They have to be placed immediately after the extraction when there may be some swelling, otherwise, due to the swelling, they might not fit at all. They won’t fit as well as your permanent dentures will because they are not able to be tried before the teeth extraction. Also, you must wear your temporary dentures for 3 consecutive days without removing them in order to help control the swelling.
To learn more about the pros and cons of temporary dentures, contact us today. One of our associates at the Dental clinic in West Hartford Connecticut will be happy to answer your questions.
By Oscar Gonzalez D.D.SMarch 26, 2019