Permanent Denture Cost- Explained In Detail

What Are Dentures?

Dentures are artificial teeth that are designed to replace missing teeth. These temporary teeth come in two types which can either be removal dentures or permanent dentures.

What Are Dentures Used For?

Dentures are used to place false teeth into the mouth if one’s teeth are either broken, missing, or cracked due to any reason. Dentures do not feel natural nor do they function like real teeth but they do help to improve the chewing ability that is lost without teeth.

Tooth loss can look bad when we laugh or smile but once dentures are fit into the mouth, the loss of teeth is no longer noticeable. Ensure your oral health is taken care of.

Moreover, broken teeth make people talk in a different way which, sometimes others are unable to understand, so dentures fill in this gap and any verbal or talking issues reduce.

A benefit of dentures is that they give people confidence.

Some people with broken or cracked teeth don’t like to smile with their teeth because they feel insecure, thus, dentures are the solution to that problem.

Sometimes broken or cracked teeth change the shape of the mouth. The use of dentures may help return the mouth into the normal shape.

Dentures do not just fix broken, cracked, or missing teeth, they also fix teeth that are sharp and cause pain to one’s gum tissue and/or mouth. Furthermore, any health issues that are seemingly persistent can be reduced with the use of dentures.

When Where Dentures Introduced?

Dentures were introduced a long time ago around 700 B.C in Italy in an area called Etruscans.

At that time, they were made by human or animal teeth. They used to attach dentures together with thick rubber bands.

The Romans later borrowed this technique in the 5th century. After some time, Japan created wooden dentures in the 16th century. Wooden dentures were used for quite a while, however, later on, dentures began to be made from natural human teeth. The dentures snap on the tooth implants.

Dentures were also made from a stone that was known as Pagodite and used by Chinese artists to create different objects, and, Ivory which is the hard material that comes from the tusks, teeth and, horns of animals. Many people have this confusion between a dental implant and a denture. A dental implant will lead to fewer visits to the dentist when compared to an implant-supported denture. Ensure your oral health is taken care of.

The first-ever porcelain dentures were invented by Alexis Duchâteau in 1770. In 1820, Samuel Stockton started creating high-quality porcelain dentures. Then later in the 1850s, dentures were made through a chemical process called Vulcanite which is used to harden rubber. Then in the 20th century, dentures were made of acrylic resin and plastic.

Cost Of Dentures?

There are two types of dentures. One is called Partial Dentures and the other is called Full or Complete Dentures or snap-in dentures. The price also depends on the number of implants.

Partial Dentures or Conventional Dentures?

There are two types of dentures. One is called Partial Dentures and the other is called Full or Complete Dentures or snap-in dentures.

Partial Dentures or conventional dentures consist of two types; removable partial dentures and fixed partial dentures or fixed implant. Removable dentures or removable implant are those that can be removed and put back at any time. Removable dentures or a removable implant consist of fake teeth that almost look like natural teeth, attached to the pink gum of the denture. They can be used to replace one or some teeth, however, they do not have the ability to replace all. It is connected to a metal framework that keeps the dentures in place.

Permanent dentures are also like a removable partial denture, but it is more stable. If someone can get a fixed denture or fixed implant then a removable partial denture can be used. Fixed partial dentures or a fixed implant need to be taken out by a dentist or dental professional. It kind of looks almost like natural teeth. We feel these are perfect for the lower jaw because regular dentures tend to be less stabilized.

The cost of partial dentures is $300-$5000 for just a plate and $600-$10,000 for a full set.

Removal partial dentures are an alternative to a fixed denture or fixed implant. Fixed dentures are much more expensive than partial removable dentures.

Like all other things, partial dentures tend to have some pros and cons as well.

Benefits:

• These permanent dentures or a fixed implant is the more affordable kind if one is on a budget.
• They are made on the same day when an order is placed thus, saving people’s time.
• There is no surgery in partial removable dentures. All the dentists need is to make it fit in one place.
• These types of permanent dentures tend to cause little to no harm to your other, remaining teeth.

Drawbacks:

• They are much larger than normal teeth which makes it harder to be comfortable with these dentures.
• Because they are large in size, implant dentures touch the roof of the mouth and make it hard for the user to breathe and/or talk properly.
• Partial dentures have to be replaced almost every day and constantly removing and inserting implant dentures can lead to them shrinking in size and become loose.

Full Dentures or Snap-in dentures

Complete or full implant dentures or snap-in dentures are those dentures that replace the whole jaw and a full set of teeth. It can be used to replace the upper jaw, lower jaw, and/or both jaws. Full implant dentures can also be removed at any time. Sometimes the patient might also need bone grafting for teeth replacement.

Full dentures or snap-in dentures are made out of porcelain or acrylic and held together by an acrylic base. These snap-on dentures are different from partial dentures as the latter only replaces one or some teeth, whereas, the former replaces all of them. Keep in mind porcelain can lead to more bone loss.

The cost of these dentures is $300-$5000 per plate. For the top and bottom plates together, the cost would be $600-$10,000, similar to the partial dentures.

There is only one alternative for full or complete implant dentures. They are called “Implant Retained OverDenture”. You can receive an overdenture in either the upper or lower jaw bone or the whole mouth.

Implant-supported dentures are a type of full denture or a snap-in denture that is supported by a variable number of full mouth dental implants. Dental implants are used when a person does not have any teeth in the jaw but has enough bone in the jaw to support full mouth dental implants. These dental implants can be affordable if full implant dentures are not.

These dentures also have some benefits and drawbacks.

Pros:

• These Dentures involve shorter surgery and a less amount of pain than removable dentures.
• It keeps the mouth shape and face shape as it was without making it move.
• They are more comfortable than partial removable dentures in terms of both, talking and eating.

Cons:

• Because of the tongue, lower dentures are not that comfortable.
• As a person grows up so does their jaw. Since these dentures are given in a permanent size it could make it harder to fit.
• If people bite into hard foods, the denture could make the mouth too sore from the bottom which in turn could eventually make it lose and non-fitting.