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Your Natural Teeth | Partial
Dentures | Supporting Bone |
Making the Decision
Partial Dentures
Removable partial dentures are either tooth supported or tooth and gum
supported. When entirely tooth supported, the space has been replaced or filled
in, but the supporting teeth remain the same. In other words, the load has been
increased on the remaining teeth. In the case of a partial denture that is both
tooth and gum supported the areas where teeth are missing have been filled in
with gum supported dentures. This means that the gum tissue and bone under
these dentures will gradually shrink, and the partial denture will have to be
remade or relined periodically. If these areas are not relined, a space
develops under the denture. It is not bearing its fair share of the chewing
load, and the remaining natural teeth are overworked. The teeth are overloaded
and under these conditions, the remaining teeth will undergo accelerated bone
loss.
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