Removable dentures
When teeth are missing or need to be removed, a prosthesis restores efficient chewing, comfort and your smile. Depending on your situation, it can be fixed or removable.
Fixed or removable?
A fixed prosthesis (crown, bridge, implant-supported restoration) is cemented or screwed in place: it does not come out. → Learn more about fixed prostheses
A removable denture is taken out to be cleaned, then put back in. This is what we present on this page.
I'm missing a few teeth: the partial denture
When you still have some teeth, we make a partial denture. It rests on a thin metal framework and is held by small clasps that grip your natural teeth.
These teeth act as supports and provide very good stability. It is a little less comfortable than implants, but it works very well in many situations.
I'm missing all my teeth: the complete denture
When all the teeth in a jaw are missing, we make a complete denture, which can be upgraded over time.
In the upper jaw, the denture rests on the palate: it is generally very comfortable and stays in place well.
In the lower jaw, the tongue, cheeks and muscles make stability more difficult. We can make a conventional denture, and there are solutions to stabilise it as well as possible.
A denture that clips in: stabilisation on implants
To help a complete denture stay in place, we can place:
mini-implants, in the upper or lower jaw;
or, in the lower jaw, two conventional implants.
The denture attaches to them with press studs. You still take it out to clean it, but once in place it clips in and stays stable when you eat, speak and smile.
A denture you try before you approve it
Making a final denture usually takes 4 to 5 appointments.
We talk first: we discuss your wishes and the shade and shape of your future teeth.
Very precise impressions: appointment after appointment, we record your mouth, your gums and the movement of your muscles for a perfectly fitting denture.
Try-in appointments: you try your future smile in your mouth. We can adjust it as many times as needed.
Approval: only once the trial model has been approved with you do we make the final denture.
Teeth to be removed? You never leave without teeth
When teeth need to be extracted, we prepare your temporary denture before the appointment.
On the day of the procedure, we remove the teeth concerned, carry out the necessary care, and you leave straight away with your denture. You keep your smile and your social life throughout the treatment.
