- REPLACING OLD DENTURES
- Do I need a denture replacement?
- What considerations influence the decision to remake a denture?
- FIRST TIME WEARING DENTURES
- How can I possibly live with dentures?
- What are some factors to consider when wearing a new denture?
- IMMEDIATE DENTURES
- What are immediate dentures?
- What are the procedures involved in immediate denture therapy?
- What are some of the characteristics of the second (definitive) denture?
- Are there any other approaches for immediate denture therapy?
- What are the advantages of immediate dentures?
- What are the disadvantages of immediate dentures?
- USE OF DENTURE ADHESIVES
- Why do I need denture adhesives?
- Why may a denture lack good retention?
- How should denture adhesives be used?
- How should the adhesive be cleaned from the denture?
- What are the advantages of adhesives?
- What are the disadvantages of adhesives?
- SOFT DENTURE LINERS
- What are soft denture liners?
- What are some of the characteristics of soft denture liners?
- What are the advantages of soft denture liners?
- What are the disadvantages of soft tissue liners?
- PORCELAIN VERSUS PLASTIC DENTURE TEETH
- What should I know about porcelain and plastic denture teeth?
- What factors may favor one type of tooth over the other?
- Which type of denture tooth is best?
- DENTURE BREAKAGE/REPAIR
- Why would my denture break?
- What am I supposed to do while my denture is being repaired or maintained?
- DRY MOUTH AND THE DENTURE PATIENT
- What is dry mouth?
- Why is saliva important to denture wearers?
- What causes dry mouth?
- How can xerostomia be managed?
- Are there alternative denture treatments for patients suffering from xerostomia?
- COMPREHENSIVE DENTURE CHECK-UPS
- Why is there a need for check-ups?
- What other benefits may be derived from routine check-up?
- THE PROBLEMATIC LOWER DENTURE
- Why is the lower denture problematic?
- What are the inherent problems with lower dentures?
- What are some treatment considerations for improving lower denture stability?
- What's the best approach?
- IMPLANT OVERDENTURES
- What are implant overdentures?
- What does dental implant surgery involve?
- What happens after the implant surgery?
- What will the implant-supported overdenture be like?
- Does the implant overdenture require special maintenance?
- How long will an implant overdentures last?
- PRECISION AND SEMI-PRECISION PARTIAL DENTURES
- What are precision and semi-precision partial dentures?
- How does a partial denture clasp function?
- What are some of the problems with clasps?
- Are there any alternatives to conventional partial dentures?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of semi-precision and precision partial dentures?
- Which type of partial denture is best?
- CONVENTIONAL REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES
- What exactly are removable partial dentures?
- Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed?
- Are conventional partial dentures always unattractive?
- How long should a partial denture last?
- How often should a partial denture be checked?
- When will my partial denture need to be relined?
- CONVENTIONAL OVERDENTURES
- What is a conventional overdenture?
- What happens to the jawbone following loss of the natural teeth?
- Can jawbone resorption be prevented?
- What philosophies support the use of overdentures?
- What procedures are necessary for overdenture therapy?
- What are the advantages of overdentures?
- Are there any disadvantages of overdentures?
- THE METAL-BASE DENTURE
- What is a metal-base denture?
- How many types of metal-base dentures are there?
- Why have a metal-base denture rather than a plastic denture?
- What are the advantages of metal-base complete dentures?
- What are the disadvantages of metal-base dentures?