What is an Immediate Denture? and how it's different from a regular denture.

Explaining what an immediate denture is and how it's different than a regular denture.

I go over the pros and cons of both regular dentures and immediate dentures.

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[Kimberly_K_]

⁠I’d like to extend a very heartfelt Thank you for taking the time & compassion to offer so much care & concern as well as great advice to any and all of these beautiful people that are struggling with the necessary evil of replacing their teeth .
It has such a gigantic impact on one’s self esteem, confidence & well being .
Thank you again Dr.
And … best of luck and health to all that are in the process of this journey ❤

[octane_rl]

After spoiling my wife with everything she ever wanted, I decided to splurge on myself after divorcing her. Had all my upper teeth pulled for denture implant. Didnt last, the screw posts fell out, and was at a crossroads, After watching every denture video known to man I decided to buy all the materials and tools online and make my own. Thats what I do, I make stuff. I will say I was super pleased with the results. Perfect fit, perfect alignment and great bite. Nobody can tell either. I even made my mother a partial. These videos are great inspiration.

[eileenschultz]

I'm getting ready to have all of what's left of my teeth extracted and while ld prefer to wait several weeks to heal..I will be getting immediate dentures.you have explained this process just amazingly well!! I'm still very nervous as I'm 74 years old..and it's pretty intimidating but can't continue with bad teeth and gums.thank you for such a great video I'm saving this.

[DOSBoxMom]

I appreciate your explanation, which went into a little more detail than what I was told by my dentist.

[Leddex_vr]

Twelve years with an immediate denture for my top. Never had a redline or ever used pads, any liners or adhesive. I consider myself very lucky . Now I’m looking to get the bottom done, but hear that it’s slot harder to get right. I’m opting for a whole new set including the top. I’m a little afraid that my luck won’t hold out. Crossing my fingers and hoping that by getting a set instead of just a bottom denture in hopes that it will be a better overall astetic along with them fitting well with each other.

[sandyberardelli]

I got an immediate top denture 10 years ago and they still fit perfectly.

[IceBreakBottle]

I'm going in 2 weeks to get 22 teeth pulled and get immediate dentures. This was very informative thank you

[barbrabass]

I do thank you for your explanation which is way more than I ever got from my dentist

[benitathomas]

Thank you for so much for giving such an in-depth explanation, I’m getting immediate dentures within the next few weeks and my own dentist wasn’t as thorough as you were, thanks so much for explaining the pros and cons.

[cindykhalid]

I want to tell you that you really helped me in understanding what's about to happen. I have oral surgery, I had all teeth taken out, I had several teeth cut out and had stitches. My oral surgeon did a contouring of my gums, shaved down the bone and I am a little over one month of my healing process. After discussion with my oral surgeon before the surgery, I was asked if I wanted to immediately have dentures put in right after surgery, or wait. I asked him what he felt would be the best way to go. My oral surgeon said If I felt comfortable going without teeth, that his advise would to go a month to two months with no teeth so the gums could heal better. I chose to take his advice and did not get any dentures in right after my surgery. The stitches dissolved, and I just had my once month check up last week. He said I had remarkable healing, and I didn't have to go another month of healing and I am ready to now get my impressions for my dentures. What confused me was when I called my local dentist to get my first appointment scheduled. They were telling me I need a temporary denture then after 6-12 months I would get another impression for my long term or permanent dentures. I thought by choosing to get the contouring of my gums and waiting a month of healing without any teeth that I wouldn't have to go through this process. So, my question is, am I ready to get my impressions of my top and lower teeth? From your video, I felt confident that I am ready for this process and I do not have to do the 6-12 months of a temporary. I'm hoping this is the case because I am not willing to do this process, I just want to get my impressions and get my full set of dentures. I hope you can respond and ease my mind. I have already spent a lot of money having the surgery and everything removed, including a wisdom tooth and paying extra to have the contouring done because my oral surgeon said that would have my gums all set up for dentures. Thank you for taking the time out to read this and I hope I get a response. Your video was very helpful, and I think by watching your video I got my answer, but I just wanted to make sure. By the time I have my appointment, I will be going into almost 7 full months of healing with no teeth at all.

[larrystradeski]

Great video, well explained.After being in the dental field for 50 years as a dental tech.for myself I would go for the permanent denture after waiting 6 to 8 weeks or more of healing.I can make the patient a better set of dentures after the healing, better fit and the patient can try in and look at the dentures before they are finish.This way usually is a lot less expence then immediates.

[nanwijanarko]

Hello! I've realized I need to start taking a better care of my dental health and found your videos very informative. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[RCTPatriot]

I got extremely sick and all my top teeth basically disintegrated(strangely my bottom teeth were barely effected) . I am having all my top teeth removed and I have opted for an immediate denture followed by a regular denture over getting implants. I'm diabetic and had infection issues, it's been 16 months since my last infection but I really don't want to have the posts put in and experience issues. If I can go several years without infection I'll consider implants at that point. Thank you for this concise video explaining everything.

[lyndamitton]

Wow… you must really like your work…you are so friendly, even happy…thank you for encouraging people with options and explaining them! I bet your patients don’t have ‘dentaphobia’ !

[beautifuldisaster]

1wk ago today had 15 extractions plus gum bone cut top & bottom & temp dentures all in same setting .. healing is going good stitches are starting to dissolve & come out everything’s looks good so far ..

[brodyrichard]

3 weeks until my immediate dentures. 29 years old 19 extractions 3 surgical removal including large eye tooth/canine. Very very very very afraid of all of this

[Johnnykgb-nsa]

In about a week, I will get full extractions, and then regular dentures after six weeks of healing. Many of my teeth now are loose, one very loose and wobbly, and some missing. So, I'm really looking forward to the process, although, I did back out originally, but not this time. Thanks, John

[rshettle]

I'm 6 weeks now with my immediate dentures doing fine. Thank goodness for adhesives. I have to use a ton of it, but my dentures remain rock steady. I can eat just fine and chew gum to. They are beginning to feel like my normal teeth. You get use to them. The key is for them to remain rock steady to feel natural and be able to eat anything you desire. Im hoping my permanent set will be even better with a fit being more precise. The only hassle is taking them out at night with all the glue to get cleaned out of my mouth, but I'm learning how to do that more efficiently. Chewing gum is a great way to practice and get used to using your new teeth and your tongue. Eating will begin to feel natural like before. I wish I could just leave them in my mouth but it is important to take them out for cleaning and soaking in water. I add white vinegar to the water. I wish you all luck. You can make this work. Immediates are only temporary.

[EarthtonesCymbals]

You did however fail to mention the cost associated with an immediate denture and the visits necessary to make adjustments during the healing process. It seems that if one were to have full teeth extractions, skip the immediate denture and just allow the gums to heal over the 6-8 week period, then you could return for permanent dentures at that time? Thoughts?

[brianrenwick]

Yes I just had my remaining teeth extracted (20) July 26.The surgeon installed my immediate dentures and I was wheeled to recovery where the recovery nurses proceeded to take out my freshly installed teeth taking along with tissue, stiches ....and it bled heavy....they gauzed me up and released me to my driver.So while at home I changed gauze frequently.The day after(27) I had appointment with my Denturist who thought it odd they would remove the dentures and not explain why.Anyhow after he checked out my gums he showed me the bag of take home brushes, denture soak and container, when done he showed me where on the dentures to apply the gum heal and he plopped them in, top fit pretty good and secure the bottom is a bit loose but I see him next week to possibly feline the bottom.Just saying with the amount of work to my mouth I wished I could afford implants....but at 3200.00 a tooth that's out....once the swelling goes down and gums healed up I'm sure I will get used to my immediates.