If you have teeth removed to make room for dentures, it’s natural that you’d want the prosthetics right away. Anyone would want a speedy reward for going through such efforts. Even so, the fact remains that you can’t immediately get dentures after a tooth extraction treatment. You’ll have to wait until your smile and restorations are ready first; you’ll face complications otherwise. For the specific details, here’s why (and how long) you must wait for dentures after an extraction.
Context: Extraction Requires Recovery
In the first place, your mouth can’t handle dentures when you’ve just had teeth removed. It has to heal from the initial treatment before it’s ready for prosthetics.
A tooth extraction is a naturally invasive dental service. Over the course of the removal work, a dentist has to make tissue-damaging incisions in your gums. The spots that get these incisions need to heal before they can support a denture. If they don’t, prosthetic teeth will just injure them further.
Note also that a mouth’s shape changes as gums heal. Given this fact, permanent dentures won’t help much until a dentist can tailor them to your final smile.
The Wait for Dentures Can Vary
Despite the facts above, your wait for post-extraction dentures could run long or short. The exact timeline will depend on your recovery speed, treatment priorities, and similar factors. Unless you know such things precisely, the best you can get beforehand is rough estimates.
Such estimates often depend your denture type. So, consider the kinds listed below:
Standard Dentures
After a tooth extraction, patients should wait 3-6 months to get standard dentures. That period allows your gums to heal fairly well, ensuring they’re ready for future fittings and adjustments. Once it’s over, you can get permanent dentures that’ll work for years.
Many patients rely on “immediate” dentures during the wait. These kinds can be placed after tooth extraction safely, though they require regular relining or refitting.
Implant Dentures
Implant dentures demand an even longer wait after a tooth extraction. Indeed, patients must undergo 4-6 months of recovery before their mouths can handle implant posts. Only then will the gums and jaw heal enough for osseointegration to work.
The good news is that this extended wait is worthwhile. Since implant dentures are permanent, they won’t slip or fall out like regular kinds. They also restore your bite force, allowing you to chew tough foods.
Getting dentures after a tooth extraction is a lengthy process. For more details about it, talk to your dental provider today!
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