Surgical (Immediate) Dentures

Surgical dentures, also known as immediate dentures, are placed immediately after your natural teeth are extracted, ensuring you never go without teeth. Since each patient’s recovery period and ability to adapt to immediate dentures varies, acceptance of the dentures will differ as well.

There are several benefits to choosing immediate dentures:

• They act as a "band-aid," helping to control bleeding and swelling.
• They allow you to maintain normal speech and chewing functions.
• They promote and shape the ridges, reducing the amount of bone resorption.
• They maintain facial and lip support, preventing TMJ discomfort.
• The shape, size, position, and color of the dentures can be easily replicated using your natural teeth as a guide.
• They help you adapt more quickly to having dentures in your mouth.

As your tissues heal, some resorption will occur, which may cause the dentures to feel loose. To compensate for this, we will apply temporary liners. After about 9-12 months, once the healing is complete, a permanent reline will be necessary to ensure a proper fit with a long-term solution.

At First Impressions, our denturist will recommend the best option for your needs and help you determine if immediate dentures are the right choice for you.