Entry Level Denture |
Premium Grade |
Provided by Denture Clinics |
Provided by Dentists, Prosthodontists |
Laboratories operated in a mass production environment |
Laboratory processes performed on a custom, case by case basis. Assurance of premium grade materials, no porosity, precise alignment and fit of all biting surfaces (occlusal relationships) |
Made in 2-3 visits |
Made in 4-7 visits |
One impression taken for final denture |
One impression taken for intial training denture. Final adjustments to overcome shrinkage of gum tissues are overcome by using functional impressions made during chewing motions to insure an accurate fit during chewing. Built into final denture, creating a tight, more natural fit |
Made with common plastic teeth |
Made with choice of high grade acrylics, porcelain, crowns, fillings, etc. to simulate or match real teeth |
Pink gums or 3 ethnic colors |
Gum areas are made to precisely match existing gum tissue characteristics of the patient, includes special shading, tinting, appearance of blood vessels, etc. |
Manufactured with a hot water process - Shrinkage approximately 7% |
Manufactured with acrylic injection mold process - Shrinkage under .1% (one tenth of 1 percent) creates tighter more perfect fit (prevents sores) |
Not made on Articulator |
Made on Articulator (bite-occlusal studies) to assure proper fit and natural appearance and alignment of teeth to eliminate a false or slanted look. Critical for assuring normal speech, normal bite, proper jawbone relationships. |
Collapsed smile rehabilitation - minimal |
Articulator studies enable dentist to build denture features that create new lip support and eliminate the collapsing granny mouth effect. Vertical Dimension and Bite is normalized |
Underbite - Overbite Correction - minimal |
Articulator studies enable dentist to recreate physical relationships in jaw positioning and movement that correct resting positions of maxilla and mandible that best approximates what Mother Nature provides |
Speech - Phonetics testing not available |
Special phonetics and speech testing performed to confirm ability to properly articulate "S", "V","CH" and "F" sounds |
1-2 Try ins for final fitting |
Multiple visits to assure best fitting |
Soft liners not provided |
Soft cushions used to create best comfort and retention for lower dentures |
Special Aesthetics not available |
Custom shading and tinting of individual teeth. New process provides appearance of Laser Teeth Whitening
Tooth spacing, rotations and overlaps created to mimic appearance of natural teeth - overcomes appearance of The Denture Look |
Use with denture implants later - not available |
Custom dentures provide patients with transition to implants and mini-implants to insure the ability to create cosmetic and functional results that are similar to Reconstructive Cosmetic Dentistry |