Missing Teeth? Everyone loves a full natural smile. Getting your great smile back is easy.
Dentures have come a long way over the years, and now we can fit them to suit your lifestyle. Modern techniques can now provide dentures that are secured in place with dental implants to provide better stability. Ask your dentist at Confident Smile if this is suitable for you.
WHAT ARE DENTURES?
Dentures (also known as false teeth) are custom-made to fit your mouth so that they can appear as natural teeth. Constructed to replace missing teeth, dentures have traditionally been removable. More modern techniques can now provide secured dentures in place with dental implants. Book an appointment with your dentist in Shepperton to find the best solution for you.
IMMEDIATE DENTURES
Should you require some or all of your natural teeth to be removed, you’ll need immediate dentures. Your dentist will work with you and the clinical dental technician to deliver an immediate denture.
How it works:
- Take an impression of your mouth
- Remove your tooth/teeth and fit denture right then and there
- Review the healing process during the first week
- After 3 to 6 months, your dentures are adjusted
- After 6 to 12 months, your dentures are re-lined
REPLACING YOUR DENTURES
To ensure that your dentures offer good support for your cheeks and lips and continue to fit well, you may need to replace your dentures every eight to ten years. If your dentures seem to be uncomfortable, worn or broken, please get in contact Confident Smile dental practice to book an appointment.
RE-LINING YOUR DENTURES
As your mouth gradually changes shape over time, you may notice that your dentures no longer fit as well as they used to. If your dentures are less than four years old, they can be re-lined. This is a simple procedure that can usually be carried out by your dentist on the same day and will get you smiling again.
NEED TO KNOW
APPOINTMENTS
- Making a denture usually requires at least four appointments
- At the consultation, your dentist at Confident Smile will examine your teeth and recommend the best solution for you.
- If you need teeth extracted, your dentist will take an impression of your mouth for an immediate denture. This denture will then be fitted at a later appointment, immediately after the teeth have been extracted.
- After fitting, your dentist will see you for another appointment during the first week to review the healing process
- Usually, your dentures are adjusted within the first 3 to 6 months
- Your dentures will then be re-lined within the first 6 to 12 months
- Further appointments may be needed if you have any queries with your dentures
HOW LONG IT TAKES
- The consultation will usually take around 30 to 60 minutes
- Following appointments will usually take around 1 hour
YOU MAY BE ASKED ABOUT
- Your dental and medical history.
- Any pain or problems you may be experiencing with your dentures
- Your normal dental home care routine
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT
No special preparation is needed.
AFTER YOUR APPOINTMENT
- Eat soft foods that are easy to chew in the first few weeks following your denture fitting
- Rinse with warm salt water to help with healing
- Don’t smoke for at least 48 hours after denture surgery
- Follow care instructions as directed by your dentist
QUICK TIP
Following proper denture care, as directed by your our dentist, your dentures can last for years.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Learn more about some possible treatment options with your local Shepperton Dental practice. We recommend you book an appointment with a Shepperton dentist to further discuss, so they can provide expert advice on getting your mouth on track.
Alex is very professional..I have had implants and various other work done at Confident Smile all to the highest standard...thank you
I have been a patient of Confident Smile (Shepperton) for the last 4 years now, when I found them on a google search, after an stressful experience in another dental practice. I do my regular check ups and any emergency appointments now always with them. The team is very proffesional. The offer a personalised attention. At the time I'm in the clinic, they all make me feel that I'm their highest priority. I seriously recommend Confident Smile.
Alex has been fantastic throughout my Invisalign journey. I am now nearly a year down the line and couldn’t be more impressed with Alex and his team. I absolutely love my teeth and will now use Alex going forwards as my dentist. Thank you 🙂
Love Alex and team!! Completely pain-free filling today. The team always make you feel comfortable and put you at complete ease. Wouldn’t go anywhere else!
One of the best dental centers in London indeed. For more than two years, every dentist I went to for the problem of one of my teeth did not accept me, but Dr. Hashemi did it in the best way and at the best price for me. Also, I had one of the best experiences of scaling and whitening my teeth in this center with Claudia. Everyone at this facility is the best and friendliest. I am really grateful to everyone
I have been visiting Cofident Smile Dental Practice for over 6 years now. Seeing Alex as my dentist has been great, he has done an amazing job with my implants. Very professional, explaining the procedure in detail and being gentle too.Claudia as my hygienist is one of the very best I have seen. She is very good at her job, gentle with the treatment as well.I would definitely recommend you visiting this practice, if your someone like me and doesn't like visiting the dentist the team here really make you feel at ease, very welcoming and considerate.
Friendly and knowledgeable staff and great work.I had a temporary crown fitted in Brazil which had become loose. After visiting two other dentists who didn't have the correct equipment, I was finally able to get the tooth tightened up here.I would have no issue recommending this place if you have an issue which other dentists can't fix.
I’m so pleased that I’ve finally found a dental practice that I feel completely at ease with. I joined a few months ago having tried several others. I won’t be going anywhere else. Alex is lovely and I have total trust in his ability to finally give me a smile to be proud of. Claudia is an angel; so friendly and my teeth feel great after treatment with her. 100% I would not want to go anywhere else now.
I have a big, anxious, phobia of dentists. All the staff put me really at ease at all of my recent appointments, and were able to arrange sedation for me for 2 hours of a major procedure.I am now able to show my teeth again when I smile, and have no more constant pain from broken teeth, and I remember nothing of the procedure after the sedation.I would wholly recommend this practice for any dental work, especially if you have anxiety or phobia. They treat you so well and with so much care.
The team at Confident Smile are lovely. They put me at ease as I'm an anxious patient, this make such a huge difference to my experience at the dentist. I can't thank them enough.
Can’t speak highly enough about Confident Smile. Totally transformed my teeth. Just amazing.
I cannot thank Alex and Julie enough for everything they did with my procedure. I had left a badly damaged tooth for a long time which made the procedure quite complex. But the whole way through from consultation to the final fitting, they were so accommodating to all my needs. If something wasn’t quite right it would be corrected so everytime I left I had a smile I could be confident about.A true perfectionist of his work. I am so happy with the results it’s always something I notice in pictures now when before, it was something I would avoid looking at. Thank you so much both of you for all your work!
I recently finished having treatment where I had to have an implant . Previously with another practitioner it had failed. There was no problem with my implant from Alex . He was super quick and efficient when doing the prep work and I was amazed how the treatment felt after my previous experience. I would 100% recommend Alex who is very skilled at implant surgery. Thanks 🙏
Alex and his team have restored my smile! Having had various issues with my front tooth since breaking it many years ago and having various different repairs done to it over the years I eventually opted to have an implant consultation with confident smile dental practice after reading reviews of their work.Alex was very detailed in his plan for my front implant. He broke things down for me and explained his plan whilst managing my expectations all the way. I felt very secure in the teams care when having my procedure where I was offered different options of how they were going to carry out my dental surgery. If you are scared of having you need not be as Alex is very gentle. I was offered regular check ups during my journey in which my opinion was also listened to and respected. 6 months later my teeth have never looked this good in nearly 25 years. Thank you Dr Alex and Team. I’m really really happy. Alex took pictures along the way and I’d be happy for him to show other patients to show off his stills with dental implants.
I wish I had transferred to Confident Smile much sooner than I did, but I am very glad to be there now. The staff are very friendly, professional and efficient, and my teeth are in better shape now than they have been for years. Alex is a star dentist, and Claudia one of the best hygienists I've ever had. I can recommend them highly.
After recommendation from a work colleague I have been going to see Alex and his team at Confident Smile dental practice for over five years for both general and restorative dental care. Alex is an extremely experienced and skillful dentist, he has corrected my bite and restored my smile. Alex is very caring and puts his patients at ease by his calm nature and good communication, explaining every step of the treatment required. I am extremely pleased with every aspect of my treatment including general dental care. All the staff at Confident Smile are very welcoming and professional. Thank you.
