Dentures
A denture is made up of tooth-coloured plastic teeth that are attached to a pink acrylic base. It is specifically moulded to fit the shape of the gaps in your mouth caused by missing teeth.
A denture in Singapore can replace a single tooth or multiple teeth (partial denture), and even an entire jaw of teeth (complete denture).
What Are Dentures?
What Are Dentures?
Specific superficial measurements of your mouth are taken over a few progressive stages in coordination with our dental laboratory, to ensure an exact and comfortable denture is created in accord with the shape of your mouth.
Types of Dentures
Full Plastic or Acrylic Dentures
Full plastic or acrylic dentures are the most basic type of denture. They are simple to construct and affordable.
However, in some situations, they may not stay in your mouth as well as you would like. If done on your upper jaw, it can also cover the roof of your mouth, and affect your taste slightly.
Cobalt-Chrome Dentures
Cobalt-chrome dentures use metal to reinforce their plastic or acrylic base and gain support from neighbouring teeth. The denture’s strength, stability and retention in your mouth is greatly enhanced.
This is especially useful for lower dentures which are likely to be displaced by your tongue, and for upper dentures to cover less of the roof of your mouth to enable you to enhance the taste of food.
However, cobalt-chrome dentures tend to be costly due to the stellar quality of materials used and its complex manufacturing process.
Do I Need Dentures?
- The replacement of a large number of gaps of missing teeth;
- Patients who want a removable tooth replacement option;
- Patients who are unable to have dental implants, for example, due to certain medical conditions, insufficient level of jaw bone, etc;
- Patients who are unable to have a bridge, for example, due to unusable supporting teeth;
- Temporarily replacing teeth in an interim stage whilst waiting for your tissues to heal and be ready for a bridge or dental implant, for example in some cases after having an extraction.
Rather than leaving gaps of missing teeth as they are, dentures can restore your natural-looking smile, help you to eat comfortably, help with any speech problems due to lack of teeth, and reduce the amount of bone loss from your jaw.
Do I Need Dentures?
What Does the Procedure Involve?
Stage 1: Consultation and Pre-Treatment
- At your denture consultation, your dentist will explore your concerns, thoroughly examine your teeth, and take any necessary X-rays, pulp tests, intraoral scans or mouth impressions.
- You will be informed if a denture or other treatment options are suitable for your situation.
- If a denture has been decided upon, the types of dentures will be discussed and decided upon according to your condition and expectations.
Stage 3: Post-Operative Care
Once your denture has been fitted, you will be provided instructions on how to look after your mouth and novel denture.
Stage 2: Denture Procedure
- Depending on the complexity of your denture, a few to several visits are be needed to take progressive measurements of your mouth in coordination with our dental laboratory to construct your final denture.
- Each stage and appointment will last 15 to 30 minutes. As these measurements are all superficial, no local anaesthetic is usually needed.
The Nuffield Dental Clinic Network In Singapore
Seletar Dental
Nuffield Dental Seletar
Greenwich V
1 Seletar Road #01-07/08
Singapore 807011
Kovan Dental
Nuffield Dental Kovan
Simon Plaza
2 Kovan Road #01-03
Singapore 548008
Serangoon Dental
Nuffield Dental Serangoon Gardens
Serangoon Garden Estate
57 Serangoon Garden Way
Singapore 555953
Siglap Dental
Nuffield Dental Siglap
The Domain
914 East Coast Road #01-03
Singapore 459108
Bedok Dental
Nuffield Dental Simpang Bedok
East Village
430 Upper Changi Road #01-64
Singapore 487048
Holland Village Dental
Nuffield Dental Holland Village
7 Holland Village Way #03-16
Singapore 275748
Jurong East Dental
Nuffield Dental Westgate
Westgate
3 Gateway Dr #04-32
Singapore 608532
HarbourFront Dental
Nuffield Dental HarbourFront
HarbourFront Centre
1 Maritime Square #02-64A
Singapore 099253
Novena Dental
Nuffield Dental Novena
Novena Medical Centre
10 Sinaran Dr #09-26
Singapore 307506
Orchard Dental
Nuffield Dental Jewel
Wheelock Place
501 Orchard Road #05-01
Singapore 238880
Raffles Place Dental
Nuffield Dental Raffles Place
One Raffles Place
1 Raffles Place #05-19
Singapore 048616
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Why Choose Nuffield Dental?
Nuffield Dental is a one-stop, multi-disciplinary dental care centre in Singapore. At Nuffield, we put you first. We believe in providing personalised service for each patient.
Nuffield Dental is a one-stop, multi-disciplinary dental care centre. Here at Nuffield Dental, we pride ourselves of our personalised oral care for each and every one of our patients. We need to make sure you get all the help you need to make your dental procedures comfortable, accessible and seamless.
Our dentists have a special interest in prosthodontic treatments and are accredited dental providers who have been helping patients achieve confident smiles.
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