Your bottom teeth may be holding up while the top ones aren’t, or the other way around. Here’s how a denture for a single arch gets planned at our McPhillips Street clinic.
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Tooth loss doesn’t always happen evenly. Some people arrive with a sound lower row and a failing upper one, and assume that means half the work. In one sense, it does. Yet a denture on one arch still has to meet the teeth opposite it every time you close your mouth.
So the planning isn’t limited to the arch being replaced. The dentist considers your gums, your jaw shape, any remaining teeth and your bite, plus the way your lips, cheeks and tongue move. Teeth in the opposing arch are part of that picture, whether or not anything is being done to them.
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Anatomy and movement give each arch its own behaviour, which matters when only one is involved.
How your jaws meet is recorded, because the denture’s teeth have to work against whatever they contact.
Any natural teeth you keep still need brushing and regular professional attention.
What counts is whether natural teeth survive in the arch being treated. Having healthy teeth in the opposing arch doesn’t by itself decide this.
If no teeth remain up top, or down below, a complete denture replaces them all. Support comes from the tissues and jaw shape under it, not from teeth in the other row.
If a few teeth are still present in that arch, a partial can fill the gaps. It draws its support and retention from those teeth and from your oral tissues, according to plan.
Suitability for either design comes down to an assessment. If you’d rather not have a removable option, you’re free to ask what else might apply to you.
Treating one arch doesn’t remove the need for staged work. Fit, bite and appearance are developed over more than one appointment, as they would be otherwise.
Request your visitThe exam covers tissues, your remaining teeth, your jaw relationship and any appliance you’re using at the moment.
Your mouth’s shape is captured by impression or scan. Recording how your jaws meet is especially relevant when natural teeth are opposite.
Before processing, tooth position, bite, speech and your smile are evaluated. Here you can see how the new row sits next to the teeth you’re keeping.
When it’s delivered, pressure areas, retention and function all get checked. A plan for follow-up comes next.
It helps to walk in knowing what’s bothering you about each arch, including the one you consider healthy. Those observations can round out the exam.
Cost can’t be pinned down without knowing the design and your exam findings. Ask what any estimate covers, and whether you’d need information from a benefits plan.
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One side of your bite will feel familiar and the other won’t. Speech, chewing and saliva often change for a time, and that’s quite usual early on.
Keep bites small and divide food between sides, which can steady the appliance even with natural teeth working across from it.
An upper denture and a lower one each change what your tongue meets. Reading out loud gives you a low-stakes place to practise.
Book an adjustment if something’s rubbing. Sore areas aren’t meant to be put up with, nor should the denture be modified at home.
Natural teeth above, denture below, or the reverse
With teeth in one row and a denture in another, your routine does double duty. And over time, tissue under the appliance may change in ways you won’t notice right away.
Take the appliance out and brush it with a suitable brush and cleanser. Your gums, tongue and natural teeth get cleaned separately.
New movement, food getting trapped or sore spots could mean fit has changed. Adjustment, relining or replacement might follow, after an assessment.
Fit, function and your mouth’s tissues still need reviewing, and so do any natural teeth, in whichever arch they’re found.
If your bite suddenly feels different on one side, call the clinic and describe what’s changed.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Residents of Elmwood, a Winnipeg area, attend Winnipeg North Dental for denture planning and fittings, at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
Let the clinic know by phone or form which arch you’re concerned about. A submitted form is only a request, so keep an eye out for confirmation from the clinic.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dentures in Elmwood.
Ask our teamNot necessarily. Needs are assessed arch by arch, and natural teeth that are healthy may simply continue to do their job, with ongoing care.
They might at first, since your mouth is learning a new way of closing. If your bite seems wrong or uneven, have it checked instead of waiting it out.
Ask about that possibility during planning. Your mouth can change, so any new needs would be looked at when they arise, based on an assessment then.
They do behave differently because of anatomy and movement. Your dentist can tell you what to expect in your particular case once they’ve examined you.
They’re worth raising if the idea interests you. Implant-retained dentures and other options depend on assessment, so ask how they’d relate to your mouth.
Say which row of teeth concerns you, and whether you’re wearing anything now. Call (204) 338-3003 or use the form, and you’d be seen at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
Gaps in one row might be handled in several ways. These pages describe a few approaches you could ask about.
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Top or bottom on your mind?
Elmwood residents can send a request for a denture assessment at our Winnipeg clinic. Once it’s received, the clinic gets back to you with possible times.
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