Dentures FAQs

What does it feel like to wear dentures?

Dentures will never feel like your own teeth and it can take time to get used to them. If you have not had dentures before we will explain the difficulties and benefits of wearing them and tell you how to look after your new dentures and your remaining teeth.

What are dentures made of?

Complete dentures are best made of acrylic. Partial dentures are sometimes of acrylic, but can also consist of acrylic teeth on a cobalt chromium base.

How do you make my dentures?

When you visit us we will use a putty-like material to make moulds of your mouth. These and possibly a second set of moulds are used to make models for the denture to be built on.

For the next visit we make wax blocks which fit the models and these are put into your mouth to record the position of your jaws in relation to each other. We trim and seal the wax blocks to show how your teeth should bite together, and show the shape your dentures need to be made in.

On the third visit we make you a trial denture and consult with you on how it fits, feels and looks before we make any final changes.

Finally the permanent denture is then ready to use.