Why you should delay dentures in young patients Highlands Ranch Dentist (303) 694-9740

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This past week our Highlands Ranch dentists recieved a call from a patient in their mid twenties wanting to know what all is involved with getting dentures … the procedures and cost. Having not seen the patient yet several things came to mind. It is tragic that this patient has let their oral health deteriorate to the point of needing dentures. When our dentists  have the opportunity to evaluate them… dentures may indeed be their only choice. There are some issues that I would like everyone who is in this situation or approaching this level of destruction to know in the following article. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide general dental services to their patients in the ColorLone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Denver Colorado area.

Young patients and dentures

 

 

Why does a lower denture never fits

For many years our Highlands Ranch dentists have discussed with their patients that a lower denture never fits. The ridge is horseshoe shaped… thin… and resorbs three times faster than the upper ridge. In addition the tongue constantly dislodges the denture. Our Highlands Ranch dentists feel that an upper denture for the most part fits O.K. ( didn’t say great) but for most patients acceptable.

The bone on the lower jaw “melts away” (resorbs)

 Since the bone on the mandible (lower jaw) resorbs three times faster than the upper what there is to saddle to… melts away in time. This is why it is a crime for a young patient to have their teeth extracted at an early age. In fact, over time, the bone can be so thin that the lower jaw fractures under load. Keeping teeth or dental implants can help preserved the bone.

Have young patients consider dental implants

One of the many benefits of dental implants is making that lower denture fit to some degree “and”… helping preserve the bone in the mandible. Implants are not inexpensive but their help in preserving bone cannot be measured especially in anyone in their twenties or thirties.

Please feel free to call our office and schedule an appointment

Please feel free to contact our Highlands Ranch dentists for an evaluation today. If you can delay loosing your teeth so much the better. You may not be able to keep all your teeth but some teeth is so much better than no teeth. Dr’s DeLapp see patients in the Denver, Castle Pines, Parker, Lone Tree Centennial, and Highlands Ranch area of Colorado. For an appointment call (303) 694-9740. If you would like to send us an e-mail please click on the following link Highlands Ranch dentist

 Additional dental information

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~ by delappdds on March 18, 2009.