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Past the paste and powder

Snap-in Dentures for Templeton-Sinclair Residents

When adhesive has become part of every morning, it may be time to ask why. Templeton-Sinclair residents can have the fit reviewed and implant attachments discussed on McPhillips Street.

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Adhesive as a daily habit

A Different Kind of Hold Than Adhesive Provides

Adhesive and implant attachments do very different jobs. Paste or powder works between your denture and your tissues, whereas a snap-in design creates a mechanical link to components carried by dental implants in your jaw.

If you keep using more adhesive than you once did, the denture itself deserves a look before anything else. Its fit may be part of what is going on. Implants are one possibility worth raising, provided your bone, gums and health make them appropriate.

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A mechanical link

Attachments connect the denture to implant components, adding resistance to lifting.

Fit reviewed as well

Your present denture gets assessed too, since it may explain the growing need for adhesive.

Cleaning stays essential

You would swap one routine for another, as daily removal and thorough cleaning continue.

Paste compared with parts

What adhesive cannot do, and what attachments ask of you.

Knowing how each one works helps you decide whether surgery and staged treatment would be worthwhile for the problem you actually have.

When adhesive is doing the work

Heavy reliance on it tends to raise a question worth answering about the denture underneath.

  • A conventional denture depends on anatomy, fit, saliva and muscle control.
  • How the appliance meets your tissues today should be examined.
  • Your bite belongs in that same review.
  • An adjustment or new denture could turn out to be the first topic.

When attachments do the work

Implants heal into the jaw, then connect with replaceable retention elements set inside the appliance.

  • Retention can be tuned during the connecting visit.
  • Inserts wear down with use and may occasionally be replaced.
  • Your oral tissues continue to give part of the support.
  • Surgical planning relies on imaging and a medical review.

We cannot promise you would never reach for adhesive again. Ask what your assessment suggests about your own mouth, and what you could reasonably expect.

Getting from here to there

What moving away from adhesive would involve.

Attachments are only added once implants have healed, so you should expect several planned appointments rather than one quick fix.

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  1. 01

    Review the denture and your habit

    Tell us how you apply adhesive and when it lets you down. We then look at your appliance, gums, bite and bone, and use three-dimensional imaging for planning.

  2. 02

    Place the supports

    When you choose implants, each one goes in at a planned position, and healing follows along the timeline set out in your clinical plan.

  3. 03

    Decide on the appliance

    Sometimes the denture you own can be adapted, depending on its fit, strength, bite and tooth position. In other cases a new one is made from fresh records.

  4. 04

    Try the new connection

    Retention is set and sore spots looked for. You then practise taking the denture out, avoiding any forcing or twisting around the attachments.

Tell us your routine

Be specific about how you use adhesive.

How much you use, how often you reapply and where it fails all point toward what might be happening. There is no need to clean up the details or feel awkward about them.

Please wear your denture to the appointment, as it helps to see how it sits in your mouth.

Details to jot down

  • The type of adhesive you buy and how much you apply.
  • Moments in the day when you find yourself reapplying it.
  • Foods or conversations during which it tends to fail.
  • Your denture’s age, plus your health history and medications.
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An ordinary subject here

There is nothing awkward about discussing adhesive.

Many people quietly manage a loose denture for a long while. Telling us how you cope gives us useful information, and you can ask anything you have wondered about.

Describe the mess

If residue or reapplying has become a nuisance, tell us how it affects your day.

Question the surgery

Ask whether implants would be proportionate to the trouble you have been having.

Compare the upkeep

See how the daily tasks with attachments differ from the ones you already know.

Your new daily tasks

Different chores, not fewer of them.

Instead of clearing adhesive away, you would be cleaning around attachments and implants. We demonstrate the tools suited to your appliance and gums, and explain whether to leave it out overnight.

01

Around each attachment

Housings, implants and the gum tissue around them need daily attention along with the denture itself.

02

When the grip fades

A weakening snap is often a sign to have the retention parts looked at, so get in touch.

03

Regular examinations

These cover denture, attachments, implants, gums and bite, so little concerns get caught.

Noticing you need adhesive again after treatment? Tell us so we can take a look.

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Where Templeton-Sinclair Patients Are Seen

Templeton-Sinclair is in Winnipeg, and residents are looked after at Winnipeg North Dental, found in Unit 5 at 2358 McPhillips Street. Open the directions link to set your route.

Submitting the form begins a conversation rather than booking a slot, and the clinic follows up with an actual time. Call if the concern cannot wait.

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A little clarity before your visit

Your questions, answered.

Helpful details about snap-in dentures in Templeton-Sinclair.

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What is the way to reach you from Templeton-Sinclair about my denture?

Complete the form on this page or phone (204) 338-3003, and mention your adhesive use. Care is provided at 2358 McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, after the clinic has confirmed your time.

Will I be able to stop using adhesive?

No one can say so ahead of an examination. Attachments add a mechanical hold that adhesive lacks, so ask what might change for you once your bone, bite and denture have been reviewed.

Can adhesive be used with a snap-in denture?

Please ask us before using any product with your appliance. The cleaning tools and routine you are shown are chosen for your particular denture, implants and gums.

Does needing lots of adhesive mean my denture no longer fits?

It might, though other factors can be involved, such as your anatomy, saliva or bite. Bringing the denture in lets the clinic look at the real cause rather than guess.

Is it more work to clean than adhesive was?

The work changes. You still take the appliance out each day, then clean it and the housings, along with your implants and the surrounding gums, using recommended tools.

Ready to ask why?

Find out what your adhesive use is telling you.

Request a visit from Templeton-Sinclair, and the clinic will contact you to work out a time.

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