Have you become accustomed to missing a few teeth, or perhaps an entire lower or upper arch of teeth? Are you simply changing the way you eat and socialize rather than looking for alternatives to living without a complete smile? If you live in the Duncan, OK, area, we would love to talk with you, about partial or full dentures. Dr. Matthew Bridges provides patients with custom-fitted traditional, partial, and implant-supported dentures at our practice, fostering healthier, more functional smiles.
Considering Dentures: Are you a candidate?
If you have only one or two missing teeth, you probably are not quite ready for most denture appliances. In fact, you may want to talk to Dr. Bridges about dental implant placement for long-term replacement of a single missing tooth. However, if you are completely edentulous (missing all your teeth) or have a significant number of missing teeth, dentures could be the better solution.
Usually, people who work with their dentists to obtain comfortable dentures, whether traditional or stabilized via dental implants, have numerous missing teeth. For example, they may be missing all the teeth in their upper or lower arches. In some cases, patients first require safe tooth extractions to prepare for dentures. Typically, this is due to severe tooth damage or decay that cannot be restored.
A New Smile With Dependable Dentures
After living for many months or even years of not having some or all of your teeth, you may be accustomed to a certain way of eating, speaking, or socializing. This only makes sense, because anyone can compensate for physical losses, whether purposely or subconsciously.
What you may not realize are all the wonderful and exciting changes that can come when you work with your dentist in Duncan, OK, to receive custom-created dentures. Not only will you no longer have to give up some of the things you used to love doing, but you will be able to positively affect your future.
Consider the following ways that dentures can make life easier and healthier:
- You can eat a wider variety of foods. This allows you to improve your daily nutrition, which can have major health advantages.
- You can speak more clearly. Imagine how this could affect your professional or home life. Not only would you have less trouble saying certain syllables and sounds, but you could more confidently speak up and be understood in social and workplace situations.
- You can have a complete smile. If you have not been pleased with the way you look in the mirror, you will no doubt enjoy having a bright, natural looking smile.
Paying for New Dentures in Duncan, OK
As you work with your dentist at Chisholm Trail Smile Center to explore the right type of dentures for your situation, you will want to speak with our office staff about financial choices for your upcoming treatment. Some insurance providers cover some or all of the cost of certain kinds of dentures, such as removable appliances. Our team can help you find out what your out-of-pocket payment expectations will be, if applicable.
Without dental insurance? Not a problem. Financing choices are available to help you get closer to the smile you deserve.
Setting up an Exam to Discuss Dentures
Excited at the thought of a completely new you, thanks to dentures and other dental treatments? Call us at (580) 255-4880 to set up your first appointment with Dr. Bridges.
