A Full (complete) Denture is a removable oral appliance that is made for when you are missing all your natural teeth on either the top (called an Upper Denture) or the bottom (called a Lower Denture). Our dentures are natural looking and comfortable, allowing you to chew your food properly (with practice and patience), make you look younger and to regain a confident smile! At the Grantham Denture Clinic, we make removable dentures that allow you to take them out daily for cleaning, and to soak them in a denture bath container overnight to assure you of a comfortable sleep, and to wake up to fresh dentures again in the morning. If you have never worn a denture before, or need to replace an old, existing one, your denturist can make you a new, custom-fitting full upper or lower denture.
Full Upper & Lower Dentures: Top row shows the front view of the man wearing his Full Upper and Lower Dentures. Middle row shows the inside of his mouth on the top, without and with the Full Upper Denture. Bottom row shows the inside of his mouth on the bottom, without and with the Full Lower Denture.
If you still have some natural teeth, your denturist can instead make you a Partial Denture, which hooks onto one or more of your natural teeth. We can make you any combination of full & partial denture, upper or lower.
Number of Appointments
At Your Appointment (consultations are free of charge), your denturist will make an assessment on whether you even need a new denture (perhaps your existing denture is still in good shape and all you need is an adjustment, reline or repair), and if the recommendation is a new denture, help you choose the type of denture that fits you best based on how many teeth are going to be replaced and other considerations. If you will be getting a new Full Denture because you’re missing all your teeth on the top or bottom (or both), then the number of appointments you will need are as follows (unless only some of your teeth are missing, in which case you will need a Partial Denture):
Full Dentures (Regular*)
(4-5 appointments over 3 weeks usually)
* Regular as opposed to Immediate Dentures, which are dentures we make for you to take to your oral surgery to extract your teeth and put the denture in immediately, or Implant Dentures, which are dentures made to snap onto implants that have been surgically screwed into your jaw bone.
Full Upper Denture (5 appointments over 3 weeks usually):
(1) Preliminary Impressions, (2) Final Upper Impression, (3) Bite, (4) Wax Try-in, (5) Finished Denture Inserted
Full Lower Denture (4 appointments over 3 weeks usually):
(1) Preliminary Impressions, (2) Bite, (3) Wax Try-in, (4) Finished Denture Inserted
Full Upper & Full Lower Denture (5 appointments over 3 weeks usually):
(1) Preliminary Impressions, (2) Final Upper Impression, (3) Bite, (4) Wax Try-in, (5) Finished Dentures Inserted
If you are getting both one Full Denture and one Partial Denture, then you will still need 4-5 appointments, as a full denture usually takes 4-5 and a partial denture 3-4. We make both dentures at the same time (as opposed to making one first to completion and then the second one by itself afterwards—unless you want it that way); each of your appointments for each one are done simultaneously. But your Full Denture still takes 4-5 appointments.
Upper Full Dentures (False Teeth)
A Full Upper Denture is made for when you are missing all your natural teeth on top. With no natural teeth to support the denture, it is usually held in place by suction. Your denturist ensures that it fits well so that it makes the best seal against the roof of your mouth (your upper palate), and thus provides the best suction. The last thing you want is to have your denture move around or even fall out of your mouth while eating or talking.
There are many factors that affect the suction fit of an upper denture: the size of your upper ridge; the shape/vault of your palate; the saliva content you have (dry mouth severely affects the fit of an upper denture); whether your ridge is firm or has a lot of bone loss, causing a lot of mobile spongy tissue; and tooth positioning of the denture to maintain the best stability possible.
The superior alternative to using suction is to have your oral surgeon place permanent implants in your bone structure, and then we make you an Implant Retained Denture that you snap in and out of your mouth to achieve the best denture fit, comfort, stability, hygiene, and functionality.
Our manufacturing process is consultative and caring. We work hard to deliver you an exceptionally fitting denture that is comfortable and lasts for many years to come.
Lower Full Dentures
A Full Lower Denture is made for when you are missing all your natural teeth on the bottom. With no natural teeth to support the denture, and without the advantage of suction to hold it in place like the Full Upper Denture has, your denturist ensures to take precise Impressions of your mouth in multiple stages in order to get a good fit. Some patients, not many, also like to dab a couple of drops of adhesive like Poligrip into the lower denture to make it more stable. But with a Full Lower Denture, you can’t expect it to hold as tightly as an upper denture. If you have understanding of this, then you will be happy with your lower dentures bringing you the ability to eat well (with practice and patience), speak to everyone without difficulty and make others cheerful with that big, confident smile of yours.
The superior alternative to Regular Full Lower Dentures is to have your oral surgeon place permanent implants into your jaw bone, and then we make you an Implant Retained Denture that you snap in and out of your mouth to achieve the best denture fit, comfort, stability, hygiene, and functionality.
Our manufacturing process is consultative and caring. We work hard to deliver you an exceptionally fitting denture that is comfortable and lasts for many years to come.
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Options for New Dentures
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Immediate Dentures
If your natural teeth still need extraction by your dentist or oral surgeon, especially if it’s a large number of teeth, then you have the option for us to make you what’s called an Immediate Denture, that can be placed into your mouth immediately after the extractions of your teeth, or you can wait for your gums to heal for us to make you a regular Full or Partial Denture.
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Implant Retained Dentures
If you choose the often superior method of getting your oral surgeon to place permanent implants in your upper and/or lower ridges (bone), we can make you an Implant Retained Denture that you snap in and out of your mouth to achieve the best denture fit, comfort, stability, hygiene, and functionality.
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Soft Liners
If your gums are more sensitive on the bottom, we can add a Permanent Soft Liner to your New or Existing Lower Denture that provides a more comfortable feel. This option is also available for your existing Lower Denture during a Reline or Rebase of it. There are advantages & disadvantages that you can discuss with your denturist.
Metal Mesh
A Metal Mesh Frame (or whitish, clear fibre material) can be incorporated into the upper denture inside the pink acrylic base of the denture. This is used as reinforcement of the denture if you experience a lot of breakage with your previous denture, or if the denturist feels it is a strong possibility this will happen with your new denture due to the strength of your biting force, clenching of your teeth and your ridge width and tooth positioning. This will aid in decreasing the possibility of upper denture breakage (splitting in half).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Full Denture made of?
The entire full denture is made of an acrylic resin (a type of plastic). The denture has two parts: (i) the base, or pink part, and (ii) the teeth themselves.
(1) The base of the denture is made from one type of acrylic. Because the entire base of the denture is made from acrylic, it can be fully manufactured in-house by your denturist using our fully equipped on-site laboratory, which includes the heat curing equipment to bond the teeth to the base.*
(2) The teeth are made from a much stronger type of acrylic. We use only premium, high-strength acrylic teeth. We have a large inventory of teeth, so you’ll have a range of colours, styles and shapes to choose from. Your very experienced denturist will help with the choices to make it as simple as possible for you, while ensuring the look is perfect for your needs.
* This is as opposed to some Partial Dentures that have a cast metal framework in their base: all denture clinics use an off-site lab that has the needed casting equipment to make your customized metal framework for such a partial, and your denturist at the Grantham Denture Clinic then makes the rest of the pink part of the base, sets the teeth into that base in just the right spots for your customized needs, and puts it all through a heat curing process to bond it all together.
What are the benefits of dentures?
There are many uses and benefits of dentures, including ones you may not be aware of that are very important. Here are some of the benefits of dentures:
- Dentures allow you to properly chew your food, and eat the foods you want or need to, and that is why sturdy materials are used in their construction.
- Dentures improve your smile, allowing you to be confident in public. You no longer need to hide your missing teeth while speaking.
- That confidence also allows you to put your best self out there in your interactions with everyone, like in that job interview.
- Modern dentures look like your natural teeth: no one will even know that you wear dentures.
- If your natural teeth are in bad shape or with big gaps, new dentures can be made to look better, and you younger.
- If your missing teeth are affecting how you speak, with dentures your speech will become normal again with practice.
- Dentures play a supporting role in preventing your facial muscles from sagging which is known to happen when you suffer teeth loss.
Be that wise person who understands why it is important to take care of your mouth. Call us to book your Free Consultation appointment.
We understand the need to consider many factors
when selecting a denture that’s right for you.
That’s why we encourage you to visit us
for a complimentary consultation.
You’ll be able to ask questions so you can
make the best decision for you—with confidence.
Call us to book your Free Consultation appointment.
We understand the need
to consider many factors
when selecting a denture
that’s right for you.
That’s why we encourage you
to visit us for a
complimentary consultation.
You’ll be able to ask
questions so you can
make the best decision
for you—with confidence.
Call us to book your
Free Consultation appointment.
Our Mission at Grantham Denture Clinic for more than 50 years (first with father Joe and now with son Tim as your denturists) has always been to bring our patients exceptional solutions, techniques and quality care to their denture needs along with a compassionate approach, creating a calming environment with confident, yet gentle, personalized denture care, always putting our patients first. We just love the joy we bring to our patients’ lives when we fit them with a denture that makes them feel whole again.
Office Hours
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| Wed | 9:00am-5:00pm |
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| Fri | Closed |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
