You’ve got a denture and something about it isn’t right. What happens next depends on what an assessment shows at our McPhillips Street clinic, and here’s how those options differ.
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Many wearers put off a visit because they assume the answer will be an entirely new denture. Sometimes it is. Often enough, though, nobody can tell until the appliance and your mouth have both been looked at, so that assumption is a poor reason to wait.
Three routes tend to come up: changing a small part of the existing denture, renewing the surface that sits against your tissues, or making a new one. Each answers a different problem. Understanding what separates them makes the conversation at your appointment easier to follow.
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Targets something specific, like an area pressing on your gums or a matter of function.
Addresses a fit that has drifted as the tissues underneath have changed.
Means going through the stages again to produce a new appliance, when that’s what’s appropriate.
The questions differ a little depending on whether you’re wearing a complete or a partial denture, because each one relies on different support.
It sits on your tissues and jaw shape, with no teeth in that arch. When those tissues change, a once-solid fit may loosen, which is what the dentist evaluates.
It’s anchored by plan to your remaining teeth as well as your tissues. So changes in those teeth belong in the decision alongside the condition of the appliance.
An old-fashioned rule of thumb can’t pick between these options. The answer comes from an assessment of your own denture and mouth.
When replacement makes sense, a denture is built through staged appointments, with fit, bite and appearance worked out in turn. Several visits are the norm.
Request your visitYour existing appliance is assessed alongside your remaining teeth, tissues and jaw relationship, so bring whatever you’re wearing now.
New impressions or scans reflect your mouth as it is now, and a separate record shows how your jaws meet today.
You and the dentist evaluate how the trial arrangement looks and works, including speech and bite, ahead of processing.
Retention, function and any pressure areas are examined at delivery. Follow-up is arranged after that, since refinement often continues.
Whatever you remember about it can be useful. You don’t need paperwork or exact dates to start this conversation.
Costs will vary by route, and nothing can be quoted without an exam. When you’re there, ask for an estimate for each option being considered.
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A refitted or brand-new denture can feel different from the old one you’d grown used to. Your speech, chewing and saliva may need some time to settle.
A changed fit may press somewhere new. Bring it back for adjustment and avoid working on it yourself.
Your tongue may need to relearn certain sounds. Read a page or two aloud to get in some practice.
Go back to manageable foods for a while, chew with smaller bites and share the load on both sides.
Going forward
Jaw and gum tissues keep changing after teeth are lost, so no fix is the last word. Staying attentive can make the next decision a less stressful one.
Your denture starting to move, catch food or leave sore areas are all good reasons to have it reassessed.
A daily brushing with a denture-appropriate brush and cleanser is the habit, while abrasive toothpastes are usually one to avoid.
Gums, tongue and remaining teeth need their own cleaning, and regular dental visits still apply to wearers.
If your denture has cracked or broken, don’t wait for a routine visit. Call the clinic to explain what happened.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Transcona residents, in Winnipeg, can have a denture assessed at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
Say what’s changed with your denture when you phone or submit the form. Once you’ve sent a request, the clinic gets back to you with a time, as the form alone doesn’t book one.
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Helpful details about dentures in Transcona.
Ask our teamIt comes down to examining your tissues, your bite and the denture’s condition. Wear or damage may steer things one way, while a change in the tissues may steer them another.
Not quite. A reline deals with how the fit surface matches your tissues, while a repair deals with something that’s broken. Your dentist can explain which applies.
It’s better not to. Getting a loose or sore denture looked at sooner means you stop putting up with it, and there’s no need to wait for it to become a crisis.
A lack of pain doesn’t tell the whole story, since tissues and fit can change without much discomfort. A review is how you find out where things stand.
Ask the dentist what they’d advise for your case. It can also be useful to bring the old one when you come in, because it shows what you’ve been used to.
Call (204) 338-3003 or send the form, mentioning that you’d like your denture assessed. The appointment would take place at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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Not sure which it’ll be?
Transcona residents can ask for a denture assessment at our Winnipeg clinic. Staff will be in touch about timing.
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