The Anacapa Dental Art Institute in Ventura, Los Angles County specialise in restorative and cosmetic dental treatments that will repair, restore and enhance your teeth and smile.

Dentures are essentially removable false teeth attached to a plastic called acrylic or metal called cobalt.

Dentures can be made to closely resemble your natural teeth so that little change in appearance will be noticeable. Dentures will improve the look of your smile and help fill out the appearance of your face and profile. Dentures improve chewing ability and speech while providing support for facial muscles.

There are two main types of Dentures available: complete or partial.

Partial Dentures
A Partial Denture is similar to a bridge in that it fills a gap left by missing teeth with artificial teeth on a metal frame. Partial Dentures are primarily used at the end of a row of natural teeth, where there is only one abutment tooth. A Partial Denture is removable; however, it is attached to a crown on the abutment tooth with a metal clasp or precision attachment. The pressure exerted by chewing is shared by this abutment and the soft tissues of the gum ridge beneath the appliance.

Complete Dentures
Complete Dentures may be worn when all of the top or bottom teeth have been lost. A complete Denture consists of artificial teeth mounted in a plastic base molded to fit the remaining oral anatomy. It may or may not be held in place with a Denture adhesive.

While all Dentures do take some getting used to, today's Dentures are natural looking and more comfortable than ever.

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