{"id":42,"date":"2021-08-05T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2021-08-23T10:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T10:28:42","slug":"dentures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/dentures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures-285x143.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures-660x330.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-dentures-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dentures have long been a popular replacement for missing teeth. More commonly known as &#8216;false teeth&#8217; they are natural looking replacements which look and function in the same way as your remaining teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They consist of a plastic &#8216;plate&#8217; on which artificial teeth are attached to. The natural suction of your mouth and gums holds the plate in position along with metal clips although the latter is not always included. A loose denture can be fixed in place with dental implants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 types of dentures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Partial: also known as an &#8216;overdenture&#8217;, this denture prevents the remaining teeth from drifting out of position.<\/li><li>Full: a full denture acts as a replacement for most or all of your teeth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dentures are made from acrylic resins although there are other materials available as a result of advances in dental technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REASONS FOR DENTURES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dentures are used to replace missing teeth and have proven to be a reliable and effective substitute. They must be cleaned on a daily basis and soaked overnight to ensure that they remain as effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they will need to be adjusted, e.g. re-lined, on occasions due to natural shrinkage of the gums as a result of the ageing process. This causes the dentures to become loose, resulting in an adjustment or in some cases, a new pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DENTURES PROCEDURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your remaining teeth and gums will be examined to check their current condition and any dental work carried out as and where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once this has been completed an impression will be taken of your teeth and gums which provide a blueprint of your mouth for the dental technician. The technician will use this to create your dentures which are customised to your individual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An alternative to this is a fixed bridge or implants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dentures have long been a popular replacement for missing teeth. More commonly known as &#8216;false teeth&#8217; they are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}