If extractions are needed, you'll first come in and have the teeth removed. Our dentist in Wheat Ridge, CO can provide you with immediate dentures that are placed over the gums while they heal from surgery. If you're looking to benefit from implant-retained dentures, the implants will need to be placed and fully healed before the denture is made. Impressions, or molds are taken of your mouth so that a lab tech is able to create the appliance for you. You may need to come into our office for multiple adjustments so that we get the fit and feel of the denture just right. With proper maintenance and care, your new denture can last for anywhere from five years to about seven years. In this time, the denture may need to be relined if bone loss occurs underneath the appliance. Repairs can be done on appliances that have broken, cracked or are missing teeth.