The Prosthodontic Principles of Dentures

There are three (3) major rules you should follow, while wearing your dentures; retention, support and stability. Following those three (3) rules will help keep dentures in good conduction until your next normal dentist appointment for adjustments. Nobody wants to see the dentist more that what they already do for simple check ups.

The first principle of wearing dentures, is retention. Retention is the prevention of the dentures moving vertically because it can move in the opposite direction of were it was inserted. The better the interior surface on the denture base is, the better the retention will be.

The second principle is support. The support you can get from the denture flanger, the more support you will get the better it will be. The support will prevent the dentures to more deeper into the arch. The gums will also help with the support. The stronger the gums are the better the dentures will have the support.

The last principle is stability. Stability can come from the dentures and how smooth they lye on your gums. The smoother they run together, the better the stability, you will have. Also, if you have a higher ridge (the middle part of your upper jaw, that is between the teeth, or the roof of your mouth), the more stability you will have. But that depends on the person because everybody's ridge is different. There is no type of surgery to make the ridge higher, it has to be given to you naturally (that is if you were born with it or not.)