When the swelling reduces and the denture settles in, the teeth increasingly grow more natural looking. Some soreness during the healing does take place and at times adjustment appointments become necessary. A less popular denture is a denture constructed after teeth have been extracted and healing is completed. The eight weeks, or longer, needed for healing is often a social hardship and therefore less desirable. The denture process takes a minimum of five visits to the dental office.
Most dental offices take a month to complete a denture.
The speed and accuracy is possible because we have a dental laboratory on the premises. New denture wearers need time to get accustomed to their new teeth because even the best fitting dentures will feel awkward at first. While most patients can begin to speak normally within a few hours, many patients report discomfort with eating for several days or a few weeks. Avoid fibrous, hard and crusty foods. In addition denture wearers often notice a slight change in facial appearance, increased salivary flow or a slight speech difficulty.