San Diego dentures
Dentures are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, and which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Conventional dentures are removable, however there are many different denture designs, some which rely on bonding or clipping onto teeth or dental implants. There are two main categories of dentures, depending on whether they are used to replace missing teeth on the mandibular arch or the maxillary arch.
The fabrication of oral prosthetics is a very precise, intricate and personalized process and you must be present in our office to have your new teeth made. We have had people ask if their dentist could take the impressions and the bite, send it to us, and have the dentures made at our clinic. This is how a dentist and dental lab work; The dentist takes impressions, a bite and then sends everything to a lab to be made. The lab then sends the denture(s) back to the dentist for verification and ultimately insertion. The dentist verifies and then inserts the denture(s) into the patients mouth.
What you see here is what is done for each person and yes, making dentures is a very meticulous process. Dentures are(as is any prosthetic, oral or limb) made to fit, look and function for one individual person. There is no mold or system that you can follow which will work for everyone.
While there are some steps or procedures involved in the process of making dentures which would be the same at any practice there are also many which are different from practice to practice. Think of it like driving across the country from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia. There are some major roads which all people will travel down, however, there are many smaller side roads which you may decide to take and another person may not. In the end you still end up in Victoria. What I can tell you is that the dentures you see in this video would be considered a “premium” set of teeth and, therefore, would undergo additional steps in comparison to your average denture(s).