Types of dentures to get you smiling

Upper dentures are created to custom fit your mouth by following the shape of your upper jaw. They replace either your entire upper row of teeth (also known as an arch) with a full denture that can be secured to your gums using adhesives; or they replace a section of missing upper teeth with a partial denture. Upper partial dentures may contain metal clasps to help secure them into place. At Aspen Dental, our best, clinically-recommended denture solution to help ease any potential discomfort with an upper denture is with implant dentures. These types of dentures feel most like your natural teeth by having a more secure fit than traditional or removable dentures.

Lower dentures are created to custom fit your mouth by following the shape of your lower jaw. They can replace the entire bottom row of your teeth, or a lower partial denture can replace a section of teeth. Due to where it’s located in your mouth, these types of dentures can feel loose or uncomfortable for some patients.

When replacing a full row, or arch, of teeth with a lower denture, some medical providers will use suction cups or clips to help you secure your lower denture in your mouth. While these can help temporarily, they can also lead to discomfort on your gums or cause sores. At Aspen Dental, our best, clinically-recommended solution to help ease any potential discomfort with a lower denture is implant dentures. These types of dentures create the most natural feeling denture by having the most secure fit of any traditional or removable denture available.

At Aspen Dental, our implant denture is a breakthrough solution that combines the affordability and removability of a denture with the security of permanent dental implants. Each implant denture comes with a premium, custom-fit denture that snaps onto titanium implants. These implants fuse with your jaw so you get a secure, affordable solution that helps you eat the foods you want with teeth that function similar to your original smile.

A popular smile replacement solution for total tooth loss, full dentures are removable dental appliances or prosthetics made by your Aspen Dental Denture Experts to replace a complete upper or lower arch of missing teeth (or both). Dentures restore your smile’s appearance, functionality and ability to chew and speak so you smile easy again. Custom-made to fit your smile in our onsite labs, our dentures are composed of artificial teeth set in a gum-colored acrylic base, with options to personalize your smile further based on the denture treatment you select.

A removable prosthesis that’s customized to your unique smile, partial dentures are dental appliances that restore partial tooth loss for multiple teeth so you get a seamless fit between your natural teeth. They consist of artificial teeth attached to a gum-colored plastic or metal framework. Partial dentures are custom-made to fit your mouth so they’re supported by your remaining natural teeth or dental implants, and they restore the look and functionality of your smile.

Snap-in dentures (or implant dentures) are removable rows of teeth, or arches, that securely attach to dental implants affixed in your mouth. Depending on your dental needs, your dentist may recommend a single arch to replace a row of teeth, or 2 arches to restore both rows of your smile.