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Keep your denture, or start fresh?

Snap-in Dentures for Garden City Residents

Many people want to know if the denture they already own could become a snap-in. Garden City residents can have that question assessed at our McPhillips Street clinic.

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Converting an existing denture

Can Your Current Denture Become a Snap-in?

Sometimes it can. If a denture’s fit, bite, strength and tooth position are all suitable, attachments may be incorporated into it after your implants have healed. Other cases call for a new appliance.

If you live in Garden City and like the look of your denture, it is natural to hope you can keep it. We examine the appliance along with your bone, gums and health history, then explain which route fits and why. Implants themselves must first be judged appropriate for you.

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Conversations about your denture take place at our McPhillips Street clinic.

Your denture, examined

We check it for the features that matter for conversion, instead of assuming either way.

Two possible routes

An adapted appliance and a newly made one both end in a removable, implant-retained denture.

Reasons you can follow

Ask us to show you what we saw in your denture and how it shaped the recommendation.

Adapt or replace

What separates a good candidate denture from a poor one.

Attachment housings have to be incorporated into the appliance, and your denture then has to work with the implants beneath it. That places real demands on the existing material and design.

Adapting what you have

This route may be considered when your present denture is already performing well in key respects.

  • It seats well against your supporting tissues.
  • Your bite and tooth positions are acceptable as they stand.
  • The structure has enough strength to take attachment housings.
  • It can be related accurately to your healed implants.

Making a new appliance

A fresh denture is designed from the start with your implant positions and attachment plan in mind.

  • Records set your bite and where the teeth should sit.
  • The shape takes account of your smile and oral tissues.
  • Attachments are part of the design from early on.
  • Fit and pressure are reviewed once it is connected.

A denture that looks fine may still be unsuitable for conversion, so appearance alone cannot settle the question. The examination decides.

Where the decision fits in

When your denture gets its verdict.

The question of adapting or replacing comes up early, but it is confirmed as planning proceeds. Implant positions, numbers and timing also vary from person to person.

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  1. 01

    Assess mouth and appliance

    Bring your denture so we can review it together with your bone, gums, bite and medical history.

  2. 02

    Decide on a design

    Imaging and your goals shape the implant positions. At this point we can tell you more about whether conversion looks feasible.

  3. 03

    Allow the implants to heal

    Placement happens according to your surgical plan, and healing precedes any attachment work. Ask us about wearing a denture during this time, as the answer depends on your plan.

  4. 04

    Finish the connection

    Attachments are brought together with your adapted or new denture, then retention and pressure areas are refined. We also teach you the removal technique.

Your denture’s history

Tell us the story of your appliance.

What has happened to your denture can be as telling as how it looks today. Repairs, relines and recurring problems are all useful for judging whether it could carry attachments.

Has your denture ever been altered or mended at home? Mention that too, since it may affect how we read its condition.

Information to gather

  • Roughly when your denture was made and by whom, if you remember.
  • Any cracks, repairs or relines it has needed.
  • What you like about it, such as the tooth shade or shape.
  • Your current medications and your health history.
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Attached to your smile

It is fine to care how your denture looks.

After years of wear, your denture can feel like part of your face. Telling us what you would hate to lose helps in any conversation about changing it.

Say what you would keep

Shade, shape and the way your smile looks are all reasonable things to raise with us at the start.

Ask to see the concern

If we think your denture is unsuitable, ask us to point out the reason on the appliance itself.

Raise your hesitations

Maybe surgery or the idea of change worries you. Bringing it up lets us address it directly.

Whichever route you take

Adapted or new, the upkeep is the same job.

Once connected, either denture depends on attachments that need care and occasional service. It also still rests partly on tissues, so your fit needs monitoring.

01

Service for the attachments

Replacing worn retention elements is built into the design, and it does not mean something has gone wrong.

02

Everyday cleaning

Housings, implants and the gums around them need a daily clean as well as the denture, using tools we demonstrate for you.

03

Watching for change

During regular examinations we review your implants, gums and bite, along with the appliance, to catch concerns while they are small.

Something feels different with your adapted denture? Reach out to us.

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Garden City Patients Visit Us on McPhillips

Garden City is one of the areas in the north part of Winnipeg, and your snap-in denture care would take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. The link here opens directions.

Until the clinic has replied to confirm it, a request through the form does not hold a time. For an urgent denture or implant problem, please phone us.

Questions about coverage?

Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.

A little clarity before your visit

Your questions, answered.

Helpful details about snap-in dentures in Garden City.

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Could my denture be checked for conversion if I live in Garden City?

Yes, request an assessment through the form or call (204) 338-3003, and bring the denture with you to Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. The clinic will confirm your visit.

What makes a denture unsuitable for conversion?

Problems with its fit, bite, strength or tooth position can rule it out. Any of those could undermine how the appliance works with attachments, so a new denture may then be recommended.

Do I still need implants if my denture is converted?

Yes. The snap-in connection relies on implants placed in the jaw, and these must heal before attachment work on your denture is completed. Bone, gums and health all factor into planning them.

Would a new snap-in denture look the same as my current one?

Tell us what you like about your existing appearance. A new denture is shaped for your bite, smile and tissues, and we can talk about how close it could come.

Is converting cheaper than getting a new denture?

We cannot say without an assessment, because costs depend on the work your plan requires. Request an estimate once a route has been recommended, and check your insurance or CDCP coverage for those services.

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Find out whether conversion is an option for you.

Garden City residents can send a request today, and the clinic will be in contact about an assessment time.

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