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After many years in dentures

Snap-in Dentures for Jefferson Residents

You know your denture better than anyone, and maybe it no longer feels the way it did. Jefferson residents can have it reviewed on McPhillips Street and ask about implant attachments.

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An old denture, a changed mouth

When Long-Time Denture Wear Stops Feeling Easy

A denture that served you well for years may feel different today without any obvious reason. The tissues and bone beneath it can change over time after teeth are lost, while the appliance keeps its original shape, and wear can affect it as well.

For experienced wearers, snap-in treatment is one option to consider alongside a refit or replacement. Long years of experience also mean you already understand removable teeth, and an implant-retained denture keeps that same daily task of taking it out. The bone you have now is a key part of the assessment.

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Your experience helps

Years of wearing a denture give you a clear sense of what is and is not working.

Today’s bone is reviewed

Imaging and examination reveal how much support is currently available for implants.

More than one answer

A replacement, an adaptation or implants may each come up in the discussion.

Old appliance, fresh look

What gets reviewed after years of wear.

A long-worn denture and the mouth holding it have both been changing. Each needs looking at before anyone can advise you sensibly.

The appliance you have

Adaptation is sometimes possible, but older dentures need to meet the same requirements as any other.

  • How it fits against your tissues as they are today.
  • Whether its bite and tooth position are still suitable.
  • Its strength, given that components would have to fit inside.
  • A new appliance may be the sounder choice in other cases.

The mouth beneath it

Long-term wearers may have a different picture underneath than when their denture was first made.

  • Bone quantity for implant placement is evaluated.
  • Gum health is checked for any concerns.
  • Your medical history may have changed since your last denture.
  • Three-dimensional imaging clarifies the anatomy for planning.

Implants may not suit everyone, and that includes long-time denture wearers. If they are not appropriate for you, ask which other routes remain open.

A change after all this time

How this differs from getting a denture before.

If your earlier denture was made without implants, the surgical and healing stages will be new to you. Here is roughly where they fit in.

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  1. 01

    Start with your history

    Tell us how long you have worn dentures and how this one has changed. We assess your mouth, bite and appliance, and imaging guides any implant plan.

  2. 02

    The new part: implants

    When you decide to go forward, implants are placed where planned, then given the healing time your clinical plan calls for.

  3. 03

    Familiar records

    As with past dentures, your bite and tooth position get recorded. Those records also relate the appliance to your healed implants.

  4. 04

    A new way of removing

    Connecting brings a technique you have not needed before. Retention is adjusted, pressure areas reviewed and removal demonstrated so that you can do it properly.

Your long denture history

Share what you remember of past dentures.

Dates need not be exact. A rough account of when you lost your teeth, how many dentures you have had and what you liked about each can be surprisingly useful.

If you have kept an earlier denture that you felt worked better, ask whether it would be helpful to bring it along.

Things worth recalling

  • Roughly how old your current denture is.
  • Relines or repairs that have been carried out on it.
  • Changes in your health or medications over recent years.
  • The point at which it stopped feeling like yours.
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Change at any stage

You are allowed to want something different now.

Having made do for a long time does not mean you must keep doing so. Equally, you may decide your current routine suits you, and that is a reasonable place to land.

Say what you are used to

Tell us about the habits you have built, as change affects long-time wearers in particular ways.

Ask about adjusting

An attachment feels unlike what you know, so it is reasonable to ask how adaptation tends to go.

Keep an open mind on options

It may not be implants that help most, so you can ask about each possibility.

Different from what you know

New parts join your familiar routine.

You already know how to clean a denture, so most of what you learn will concern the additions. Implants and housings need care too, and we will show you what suits your mouth.

01

The extra cleaning steps

Attachment housings, implants and the gums around them now join your denture on the daily list.

02

New parts that wear

Retention inserts lose their grip through normal use and are designed to be replaced.

03

Staying on schedule

Even a long-time wearer needs regular examinations once implants are part of the picture.

Finding the new routine harder than the old one? Call and let us know.

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Winnipeg North Dental

Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6
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Bringing in your denture

Our Clinic for Jefferson Denture Wearers

Jefferson is an area in Winnipeg, and anyone from there comes to Winnipeg North Dental in Unit 5 at 2358 McPhillips Street for this care. Use the directions link to prepare for your visit.

Sending the form only lets us know you would like a visit, and the clinic then confirms the actual time. Anything urgent should be raised by phone.

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 Jefferson.

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How do Jefferson residents have an older denture reviewed?

Fill out our form or call (204) 338-3003, and say how long you have worn it. Your examination would be at 2358 McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, at a time confirmed by the clinic.

I have worn dentures for decades. Is it too late for implants?

Time alone does not decide this. The clinic needs to look at your available bone, gums, general health and bite before saying whether implant placement is an option.

What if I have lost bone over the years?

Bone quantity is one of the main things the assessment measures. Imaging shows what is present, and then you can talk through what that means for your possible choices.

Can an old denture have attachments added?

Occasionally. Its fit, bite, strength and tooth position must all be suitable, and a denture that falls short on any of these would likely call for a new one instead.

Would a new denture alone solve my problem?

It may, or it may not. Fit is one piece of a larger picture, and asking about a conventional replacement alongside implants lets you compare the two directly.

Time for a fresh look?

Have your long-serving denture reviewed.

Jefferson residents can send a request, and the clinic will follow up to find a suitable time.

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