• Dentures are usually made from acrylic , or a combination of acrylic & metal
• To replace all missing teeth
• Dentures usually last between 8-10 years, and do need routine maintenance
• Allows you to eat & speak again – things that people take for granted, until you lose all your teeth
• Are supported by the soft & hard tissues of the oral cavity
• Help give a natural appearance to the face, and gives support to the lips and cheeks which can become drawn in by the loss of natural teeth
• Dentures also give the wearer more confidence by giving the wearer:
  • – The ability to chew food better
  • – The ability to interact socially with others
  • – The ability to smile again

CLEAR PALATE

• Choice of either pink or clear palate is available
• Allows the natural palatal tones to show through the clear palate
• Gives a more ‘natural’ appearance when visible to other people

METAL PALATE OR METAL MESH INSERT

• Gives extra strength to the dentures
• Full metal palate can be placed in the upper denture
• Metal mesh insert can be used in either upper, lower or both dentures
• People who often break their dentures may be wise to use this method. The added strength of the metal often does not allow for the denture to break in half
• The use of a metal palate (chrome cobalt) in the full upper denture gives the wearer more room for the tongue, as the metal is alot thinner (virtually paper thin) then a conventional acrylic denture