Dentures are an option for a patient that has lost all of their teeth. They are important for:
- Allowing you to eat
- Improving your speech
- Adding lip support and making you look younger
- Regaining your self esteem
A Complete Denture consists of an acrylic plate with acrylic teeth. It is delivered 
after all the teeth have been extracted and the gum tissue has healed, which may take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, depending upon the patient.
An Overdenture is a denture placed over the top of tooth roots. These roots give support to the denture and help retain the ridge the denture sits on.
An Implant-Retained Denture is similar to an Overdenture, but uses implants as anchors.
An Immediate Denture is placed the same day the teeth are extracted. An immediate denture enables the patient to continue to have teeth during the healing period. 
A Partial Denture or "removable bridge" replaces one or more missing teeth. It is removable, unlike a bridge, and the patient must still have some teeth for the partial denture to attach to. Partial Dentures can now be made with no metal showing. Click here to read about bridges.