All You Need To Know About
Dentures: Complete and Partial
Types
Generally, dentures are referred to as prosthetic teeth. Simply
put, they are false teeth that are used to fill or replace missing
teeth. From the overall application of dentures, it is inferred that
they can also be called ‘oral cavity’ enhancement devices.
However, patients can restructure their oral cavity with either full
or partial dentures. Therefore, the types of dentures are
classified as complete or partial.
It is expected that the reason for the types of dentures is
because each type yields a certain result. As both names imply,
the difference is in the number of missing teeth. When there is a
need to replace gaps left by one or more teeth, then the
patient opts for partial dentures. In other cases where the
patient is missing multiple teeth (more than a few), complete
dentures are used. As expected, complete dentures are more
difficult to install. The reason is that the dentures have little or no
teeth to hold on to unlike in partial dentures.