“Do dentures look natural?”
I will replace my missing teeth with dentures. Do dentures look natural?
5 Answers
DentalHygienistDentist
Dentures can be made to look natural.
The first step is to make sure that the vertical height of occlusion (the height of the face with the jaw closed and at rest) appears normal. If your mouth is over closed it will look like you have dentures even if the tooth shape and shade are perfect.
Next you need to have your dentist make sure that your lips have the proper support and that you don’t look as if your face is sunken in. However, sometimes that is difficult if you had a lot of bone recession.
Next is select the correct tooth size for the height and width of your smile. Once that is done you need to select the appropriate shape of the teeth. The shapes vary and you need to select the best tooth set up for your personality and or, what you want to look like. They can vary from natural, to aggressive, to athletic, etc.
The next thing to do is select the correct shade and then even have the dentist set the six front teeth to make sure you love them.
To get the height of the face and the lip support done correctly you need to have your dentist try in “wax rims” which are the dentures without any teeth. Once that first step is done you go on to the steps of selecting the tooth.
However, to save the best for last; the absolute first thing that must be done is have the dentist take preliminary impressions and then get custom trays made for final impressions. Next, the dentist must do border molding with a special wax called “green or brown compound.” This will enable the dentist to take a final impression that will result in the dentures having an excellent fit so you’ll have great retention without denture adhesives.
In summary, there are a lot of steps that must be taken to get natural looking dentures.
Sincerely,
Dr. Druckman
The first step is to make sure that the vertical height of occlusion (the height of the face with the jaw closed and at rest) appears normal. If your mouth is over closed it will look like you have dentures even if the tooth shape and shade are perfect.
Next you need to have your dentist make sure that your lips have the proper support and that you don’t look as if your face is sunken in. However, sometimes that is difficult if you had a lot of bone recession.
Next is select the correct tooth size for the height and width of your smile. Once that is done you need to select the appropriate shape of the teeth. The shapes vary and you need to select the best tooth set up for your personality and or, what you want to look like. They can vary from natural, to aggressive, to athletic, etc.
The next thing to do is select the correct shade and then even have the dentist set the six front teeth to make sure you love them.
To get the height of the face and the lip support done correctly you need to have your dentist try in “wax rims” which are the dentures without any teeth. Once that first step is done you go on to the steps of selecting the tooth.
However, to save the best for last; the absolute first thing that must be done is have the dentist take preliminary impressions and then get custom trays made for final impressions. Next, the dentist must do border molding with a special wax called “green or brown compound.” This will enable the dentist to take a final impression that will result in the dentures having an excellent fit so you’ll have great retention without denture adhesives.
In summary, there are a lot of steps that must be taken to get natural looking dentures.
Sincerely,
Dr. Druckman
Often times they do, dentures come in a variety of shapes, colors,sizes. Dentures with porcelain teeth tend to be more natural looking.
Labs have been able to create beautiful natural smiles through dentures, if you consult with your dentist, bring in pictures of your smile in the past, you may be able to replicate your natural smile.
Dentures can look very natural! Custom dentures crafted by an artistic dentist can be made to look very natural and can help you regain a beautiful smile and confidence.
Yes, they can look very natural. Look at the set up of the teeth before
processing, if possible.
processing, if possible.
