Teeth may be lost due to trauma, dental caries, and gum disease.  They may also be missing because they failed to develop.  All missing teeth need to be replaced not only for aesthetic reasons but also to prevent drifting, tilting or supra eruption of other remaining teeth.

The bite needs to be maintained to avoid stress to the temporal mandibular joint.  The absence of teeth also has a direct effect to your speech and digestion process.  Partial and complete dentures are removable prosthesis that can last many years.  But with the bone changes, the fit of the denture changes too.  Your dentist will tell you if you need relining of denture base to improve denture fit or if you need to get a new denture made.

If you only have a few teeth missing and you want a fixed alternative, then, partial denture is not for you.  Talk to us about the best option that will suit you.