882C Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
6116 Merced Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the Oakland, California area, Dr. Kenneth Childers is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Montclair Dental Care provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
If you're looking for denture repair in the Oakland area, our team at Montclair Dental Care offers friendly service. Dr. Childers understands the importance of reliable dentures that fit properly.
We'll get your repairs done professionally and quickly. You'll be able to eat and smile again with confidence as soon as possible.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Montclair Dental Care, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Kenneth Childers's Oakland, CA area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
For comfortable tooth cleaning in the Oakland, California area, Dr. Kenneth Childers is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Montclair Dental Care provides dental hygiene treatments for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
At Montclair Dental Care, most major credit cards are accepted, including Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card. If your're looking for affordable Oakland area dentistry, contact our office today.
43625 Mission Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539
If you're looking for dentures that look great and last, look no further than Jeffrey Ching, DDS, INC. located in the Fremont, CA area. Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S. will assess your needs and fit you with durable, comfortable, natural-looking dentures - at a price you can afford.
A beautiful smile can brighten your life! If you are continuously hiding your chipped, stained, or cracked teeth from others, it's time for a change! Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S., a trusted Fremont area dentist, can fix chips, cracks, and stains to reveal a great new smile - and a new you. You'll look so good you'll wonder why you waited so long!
Jeffrey Ching, DDS, INC. offers natural-looking partial dentures. Fremont area dentures dentist Dr. Jeffrey Ching uses the latest technology to produce materials custom-blended to your skin, hair and eye color. You'll look like you were born with perfect teeth.
If you have older dentures or think you may need dentures, you're in luck. As people age, dentures can make them look older than they really are and can cause discomfort when chewing. Fremont area dentures dentist Dr. Jeffrey Ching can replace worn out dentures with top quality custom made, state-of-the-art dentures that blend with your skin, hair and even eye color. Your new dentures will look as natural as possible, and you'll look and feel younger, too.
Dental bonding in the Fremont area is available from experienced dentist Jeffrey Ching, D.D.S.. If your teeth have unsightly cracks or discoloration, dental bonding can help.
It's a quick and non-invasive procedure that corrects minor cosmetic flaws and restores your natural smile. You'll feel great being able to show your natural again.
Pleasant Valley Dental
1880 Pleasant Valley Ave # F
Oakland, CA, 94611-4211
Dr.Richard Curotto D.D.S.
485 34th st
Oakland, CA, 94609
Lee Vaughn A D.D.S. Inc
373 9th St Ste 401
Oakland, CA, 94607
(510) 834-4640
TIMOTHY LEE D.D.S. INC
2844 SUMMIT ST STE 206
OAKLAND, CA, 94609
(510) 452-1704
There is no specifically agreed-upon chronological answer by dentists to "When should a denture be replaced?" There are instances where dentures have been replaced after 1 year or less, and on the opposite side of the spectrum, there are people who have worn the same dentures for 25 or more years. These ranges obviously are extremes.
However, on average, dentists seem to be replacing dentures somewhere between four to eight years. This would seem to imply that the average denture fabricated from contemporary biomaterials will wear out and deteriorate within that time and/or the average denture patient's jaws have changed so much that a new denture must be redone.
Each individual's denture needs are different. There are some factors that a licensed dentist takes into consideration when evaluating the need to replace dentures.
The proper linear distance relationship between the upper and lower jaws is called vertical dimension. This is unique for each individual.
As one's jaw changes and the ridges upon which dentures rest shrink, a denture becomes loose and vertical dimension begins to change (the vertical dimension is said to be lost by a certain linear measurement unit such as millimeters). Additional plastic (acrylic resin) is added to the inside of a loosening denture (called relining a denture) to stabilize it by reducing looseness caused from jaw shrinkage. However, relining does not restore vertical dimension in an accurate way.
The current position held by most dentists is that when vertical dimension has been lost by three millimeters or more, a new denture should be fabricated in order to restore vertical dimension and maintain functional health.
There are individuals who have worn the same denture for extended periods with considerable loss of vertical dimension over time. Since vertical dimension loss is a slow, but nevertheless progressive, process, they have gradually adapted to a continually increasing closed bite position. These individuals often have a sunken facial appearance and usually appear much older than their chronological age.
Functioning with an abnormal vertical dimension may eventually result in alterations of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ, the jaw joint located in front of the ears). This can lead to significant pain and difficulty with effective eating and even the jaw motions involved with speech. It frequently becomes quite difficult, if not impossible, to restore such individual's proper vertical dimension and chewing efficiency by relining and repairing this older denture.
Aside from impaired ability to chew effectively, excess tooth wear will adversely affect esthetics and cause other problems associated with lost vertical dimension, as described above. While porcelain denture teeth will wear at a slower rate than plastic teeth, they nevertheless will wear and are more susceptible to chipping and cracking. Multiple cracked teeth will need to be replaced.
Deterioration: While the biomaterials used by dentists to fabricate dentures today are quite durable, they still deteriorate and exhibit dimensional change over time -- no longer fitting properly, even after relining.
Aging plastic looses its natural appearance and texture, and coloration fades, making dentures look quite artificial.
Deteriorating plastic also makes it easier for dentures to become excessively contaminated with microorganisms. This contributes to mouth irritation and bad taste, and socially unacceptable odors will develop that no amount of denture cleaning will seem to eliminate.
Keeping regular dental check-ups with your dentist so that one's dentures, soft tissues, and jawbone may be checked is essential to extending the life of a denture and maintaining oral health.
by Joseph J. Massad, D.D.S.
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You may be surprised to learn that false teeth aren't expected to last more than 5 to 10 years and still give a natural look. So even if your dentures are in perfect condition, maybe it's time for a change even if there's nothing wrong with the materials or the original denture fitting.
It's a fact of life the tissue in your mouth shrinks as you age. The ridges that support your prosthodontics recede, slowly but surely. New wrinkles and laugh lines appear, and your chin moves toward your nose. You may feel fine but look tired all the time.
Take a good look in the mirror. If you don't like what you see, it may be time to have denture repair or to replace your false teeth. With new dentures, your face will look fuller and younger, and you'll get your youthful smile back, too!
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