Dentures & Partials, St. Louis, MO


Dentures & Partials St.Louis

Dentures are a set of artificial teeth fused together to create a natural looking and functioning smile. Missing teeth can spoil your smile and diminish your confidence. Dr. Hill renews smiles and improves lives with durable, natural-looking dentures and partials.

Full dentures contain an upper and lower row of prosthetic teeth on a gum-colored base. If you have lost all of your teeth to disease, decay, or trauma, dentures will restore your smile and let you eat, laugh, and talk with confidence. Dentures are usually held in place with adhesive, but may be secured with dental implants for optimal security.

Uses of Dentures

Dentures serve many functions:

  • Fix improper biting and chewing abilities
  • Even out sagging facial features
  • Ensure proper speech capabilities
  • Keep any remaining teeth from shifting

Dentures are used to restore a patient's smile who has lost their teeth due to traumatic injury, disease or aging. Missing teeth can be embarrassing, as well as create problems with speaking and eating. Our natural looking and functional dentures restore your biting and chewing abilities and can even make you look younger if you have experienced facial sagging due to missing teeth.

Dental Partials

Dr. Hill may remove existing teeth to place full dentures or suggest a partial if you have some healthy teeth remaining. Partials fill the gaps left by missing teeth, like a puzzle piece fits in a puzzle. Dr. Hill will use metal clasps to anchor your partial to neighboring teeth.

Tooth Loss

Losing teeth is most common in elderly individuals and is often a result of plaque accumulation, gum recession, old fillings and dry mouth. Plaque accumulation can lead to gum disease and is often a factor in those people seeking dentures. Gum disease produces toxins that damage the teeth's connective tissue and bone, leading to their loss.

To learn more about dentures or other possible solutions to missing teeth such as dental implants, please contact our St Louis Dentist office today or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hill.