25% of people aged over 60 have either partial or full dentures.

Dentures are a removable dental appliance that replaces lost teeth.

Dentures help distribute bite force when eating, they assist in clear speech and help with appearance by supporting lips and facial structure in the same way healthy teeth do.

By maintaining the structure within the mouth, dentures may also help prevent further tooth loss (if natural teeth remain).

Yes, removable denture configurations range from covering full tooth loss, which requires full dentures (both upper and lower), to partial tooth loss, which might require replacing any combination of missing teeth (a partial denture).

When it comes to maintenance, basic care helps to ensure your dentures remain in great condition.

Dentures should be taken out twice a day and cleaned with a soft toothbrush and dental paste. If there is a build-up of food or tartar, put into a container with a denture cleaner to remove it.

With good care, dentures normally last around five to eight years, although Denture Med frequently comes across patients who have had their dentures for much longer.

Holding on to dentures that are too old is not advisable. Wearers of ill-fitting dentures are at greater risks of oral infections. You should look for obvious warning signs that your dentures should be changed. If your dentures are very loose in your mouth, or if they have no cusps left and the teeth are flat.

In some cases, loose dentures can be made to fit again by upgrading with relines. This means we take new impressions of the dentures in the mouth and rebase the old denture so they fit like new again.

Dentures are generally suitable for most people, young or old.

A Dental Prosthetist is an oral care professional who has completed training to become firstly a Dental Technician and ultimately a Prosthetist, who is registered to consult patients directly. A Dental Prosthetist is registered to manufacture complete dentures, partial dentures and mouthguards.

A Prosthetist specialises in dentures and can deal directly to the public, therefore you are not paying the Dentist fees.