Removable Services

Removable Partial Dentures

A removable partial denture is for a partially edentulous dental patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons, and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any number of reasons, including a lack of the required teeth to support the bridge itself (i.e. distal abutments) or sometimes due to financial limitations. The reason that this type of prosthesis is referred to as a removable partial denture is because patients can remove and reinsert them when required on their own, without any professional help. Conversely, a "fixed" prosthesis can and should be removed only by a dental professional such as Dr. Cohen and his staff.

Dentures

Dentures (also known as false teeth) are a common prosthetic device constructed to replace missing teeth, and which is supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Conventional dentures are removable, however there are many different denture designs, some which rely on bonding or clasping onto teeth or dental implants. There are two main categories of dentures, depending on whether they are used to replace missing teeth on the mandibular arch or the maxillary arch.

Dentures can help patients with mastication, as chewing ability is improved by replacing edentulous areas with denture teeth. Aesthetics and self-esteem are improved, because the presence of teeth provide a natural facial appearance, and wearing a denture to replace missing teeth provides support for the lips and cheeks and corrects the collapsed appearance that occurs after losing teeth. There will be improvement of word pronunciation by replacing missing teeth, especially the front teeth, enabling patients to be able to speak better.