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Denture Relines
Do you find yourself struggling to eat and control your dentures? Often when you least expect it, your smile comes undone.
Denture relines are an important and definitely a regular requirement for denture maintenance. All too often it creeps into a denture wearers mindset that once dentures are fitted and feel comfortable there is no further dental treatment required. It is important to realise that this is not the case and the question is clearly a sign that dentures often require attention and maintenance and need to be refitted.
When dentures are first placed and teeth are removed, rapid soft tissue and hard bone begin to resorb (shrink) and reform. This process happens immediately after teeth have been removed and often a reline (refit/adjustment) is required within 9 months.
Again, as more time passes these tissue and bone changes are ongoing. For some this can be reasonably constant and others, not so much. Research will also tell us the lower jawbone is always more susceptible to these changes. Another reason for refitting dentures can often be a result of weight loss. Patients find that when they have lost weight their denture(s) can become ill-fitting and may require relining.
Talk to us about repair and reline options for worn or ill-fitting dentures to make them look and feel like new again.
