Lower Denture Never fits

Lower Denture never fits Highlands Ranch dentist

For patients who are missing their upper and lower teeth full dentures may be your answer. Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. James DeLapp and Dr H. Candace DeLapp serve the Lone Tree, Centennial, Castle Pines, Englewood and the Greater Denver area. Dentures may be one of several options available. As a general rule, lower dentures are more complex to do that upper full dentures and much more difficult to wear than upper dentures.

Complementary Denture Consultation... take advantage of this!

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A complementary denture consultation provides the following:

It provides a no-cost visit to discuss your case with Highlands Ranch Dentists Dr.'s DeLapp to see if dentures, a new denture or an implant supported denture is for you.
Consultation with these Highlands Ranch Dentists allows you to have your questions answered ahead of time and to decide Cottonwood Dental Group is the right fit for you.

It gives the Dr's James and Candace DeLapp the opportunity to evaluate the level of complexity of your case.
Many dentures are very complex and the Dr's James and Candace DeLapp can at least give you an "idea" of "what "might" be possible"!
The doctors can give you recommendations if traditional techniques that will give you the best results or might you need implant supported denture.
Is Cottonwood Dental Group convenient to you? Most of our dental patients come from the Highlands Ranch, Parker, Lone Tree, Centennial, Castle Pines, Arapahoe and the Denver Metro Area.

Why does a lower denture fit so much more poorly than an upper denture?

Good question.... but it is a very frustrating question for both patients and dentists in Highlands Ranch as well as patients and dentists through out the country. A lower denture has so many potential problems that include:

A thin skinny ridge in which to saddle the lower denture to... not a big broad palate that is seen in the upper denture
The tongue moves and this movement can contribute to the lack of suction of the lower denture.
The skinny bony ridge and gum that the lower denture sits on shrinks (resorbs) three (3x) faster than the upper (maxillary) ridge. The Mandibular ridge melts away quickly and has less and less support with time.
With time... there is little/no ridge to ":saddle" the denture to
As the lower ridge shrinks away... the bone can become so thin that the lower jaw (mandible) can fracture quite easily.
Teeth (and dental implants) act to stimulate the bone of the jaws especially in the mandible.
When teeth are removed, the stimulus to keep the bone is gone and the bone resorbs. This is why our Highlands Ranch dentists try to have patients either keep their teeth as long as practical or ... have implants placed.
Dental mplants are placed in the lower jaw (mandible) for at "least" two reasons

To act as a stabilizing factor for resistance and retention of the denture.
Help reduce the bone resorption found when teeth are removed... most critical on the lower (mandibular) ridge.

Good fit and retention (in general)

Complete implant supported denture tooth by tooth
Implant supported denture with more dental implants.
Implant supported denture a few implants

"Fair" fit (at best)

Maxillary denture (upper denture)

Poor/hopeless fit

Mandibular (lower denture)

Make an appointment today! Dr. Candace DeLapp and Dr. James DeLapp are Highlands Ranch Dentists that also serve the dental needs of patients in Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and dental patients in the Greater Denver area. Please feel to call (303) 694-9740