Same day dentures are placed immediately after the patient's teeth are removed and help the patient avoid being toothless after full mouth extraction. They act as bandages by reducing post surgical bleeding and help healing. The tissues swell after oral surgery so that the dentures fit well right after the surgery. Because the tissues are held together by the denture, stitches are usually not needed. Since stitches are made of foreign material that irritates tissue, patients heal well. It's important to wear the dentures full time for a few days or the post surgical swelling will prevent you from being able to wear them until this swelling goes down.

          Unfortunately, same day dentures become loose and fall out easily after 3 to 6 months since the tooth sockets heal and the gums shrink. During the healing period, the loose temporary dentures can only be held in with dentures adhesive. After healing, they can be relined to help them fit better but most patients choose to make a new set of dentures that look and feel better. Many patients are very unhappy with their immediate dentures for several reasons. These dentures are not tried in the mouth so that the patient never gets to see how the new smile looks until the dentures are delivered after oral surgery. If there are any problems with the color, shape or the arrangement of the teeth, such as with the smile, there's no going back.

          The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC make inexpensive throw away temporary same day dentures that have the exact shape and form of the patient's previous natural teeth. This allows the patient to enjoy the same bite as the natural teeth while wearing the temporary denture. At the end of the healing period, a new set of properly made cosmetic dentures are made. Because the patient is wearing temporary dentures, the dentist can take as much time as needed to insure that the new dentures are beautiful.

          To construct same day dentures, the denture impression appointment is completed in the early morning and they are made in about three hours. Later in the day the exisiting teeth are removed and the dentures inserted. If you need full mouth extractions and immediate temporary dentures and would like to have them both done at the same office, please call 404-874-7428 for a free dentures consultation with dentures dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky.