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Know what to expect while getting immediate dentures! Dentures in a day!

Extractions and dentures in the same day?

Immediate dentures are placed on the day of total tooth extraction. They are called so because you get these dentures instantly when you are left with no teeth in the mouth.

Some people can’t manage without teeth. Teachers, speakers, singers, socialist, and many professionals can’t manage a single day.

Immediate dentures are blessing for those who wants dentures in a day!

Long term tooth loss leads to wrinkles on the face. There is a loss in lower facial height due to the loss of teeth. Long term tooth loss also compromises with speech and nutrition. To overcome these problems, immediate dentures are given immediately after extraction.

A conventional denture construction requires multiple dental visits and is a time taking process.
Immediate dentures are inserted immediately after the removal of all the natural teeth.
It can be in one jaw or both.

An immediate denture, when given on retained tooth or tooth root, is known as immediate overdenture. Nothing is better than your teeth. Read more about immediate overdentures, the uses, purpose, and the benefits of preserving teeth and constructing dentures on it.

Immediate dentures can be of two types.

First is while all the teeth are extracted at once, and a transitional immediate denture is accouched. This is the denture in a day!

 As the size of jaw shifts after toothdrawing due to bone loss, there is a need for another denture after 3-6 months.

Another one is a conventional immediate denture wherein posterior teeth are extracted at first visit. Anterior teeth extractions and dentures in the same day.

Immediate dentures are a kind of temporary dentures.

Dentures in a day? Which immediate denture is better?

A conventional immediate denture is where front teeth are removed after healing of back teeth. It provides better retention and stability as fewer teeth are extracted on the day of denture placement.
Back teeth are extracted and left for healing for 3-4 weeks. A denture is inserted immediately after the removal of the front teeth.

Why is immediate dentures the best choice?

Is it good to get dentures in a day? You don’t have to compromise with appearance. You get teeth extractions and dentures in the same day.
There is no loss of muscle tone. Facial height is also maintained. No wrinkles on the face!

When there are no teeth, the tongue gets a window to expand, which doesn’t happen with an immediate denture.
A patient suffers less post-operative pain with extractions and dentures in the same day.

Everyday lifestyle like smiling, talking, eating, and even socializing is not interrupted.

Home care instructions after Immediate Dentures

You are not supposed to take the dentures out for the first 24 hours.

As swelling, discoloration, and inflammation is likely to occur by doing so.

People often misjudge the pain of extraction from the denture. Remember, the pain won’t go away from removing the denture.

In case, you want to remove the denture, keep mouthwash ready to clean the denture.

Bleeding is common after the removal of teeth. Firmly bite on the gauze for half an hour to reduce bleeding.

Avoid rinsing your mouth, drinking hot fluid or alcohol.

Apply an Ice pack for 20 minutes twice or thrice daily on the first day. The use of Ice pack reduces post-operative swelling.

Use pain killers (analgesics) until pain persists.

You are called for a mandatory dental appointment on day 2 by your dentist.

You should eat soft food items for the first few days like cooked Cereals, milkshakes, mashed potatoes, pudding, and fruit smoothies.

Initially, strawberry red sore spots may develop. But there is nothing to bother of, visit your dentist for denture adjustments.

Continue wearing dentures at night for the first week or till the swelling lasts.

It would be best if you learned to practice removing and inserting dentures by now.

It would be best if you wash the dentures two to three times daily after every meal.

A brush should clean denture under running water using detergent. There are many types of Denture cleansers available. I recommend you to use Polident Denture Cleanser. It has good results.
To know how to clean your dentures at home, click here.

Visit your dentist for suture removal after a week.

You must discontinue wearing dentures at night after a week.
Wearing dentures at night harms the tissues, click here to know.
Discontinue wearing dentures at night one week after immediate denture placement.

Get the tissue conditioner replaced every 4-5 days (in case your denture has). Never brush the tissue surface with the tissue conditioner on the denture.
Rinse the denture under running water.

It may need some time to adjust to your new set of dentures.
If you are wearing dentures for the first time, don’t miss out on our instruction guide that educates you to eat and speak with your new dentures.

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