How long does it take to get a denture after a tooth extraction?

Generally, teeth with serious lesions that cause great pain to the patient need to be extracted. Otherwise, it will have a great impact on the patient's physical health and normal life. In order to ensure a normal diet, you still need to have a denture after tooth extraction. Because the extracted teeth are different, the time interval between dentures is also different. Below, I will give you a detailed introduction on how long it will take to get a denture after tooth extraction.

1. Transitional dentures (immediate dentures)

Dentures can be worn 30 minutes after tooth extraction. They are mainly used to temporarily cover up the ugliness of front teeth where aesthetic requirements are high. To make this type of denture, the model is taken before the tooth is extracted. Make the dentures on the model first, so you can wear them immediately after the teeth are extracted. This type of denture does not fit tightly against the extraction site, so the retention and long-term effects are poor, and it needs to be redone after the extraction wound is completely healed.

2. Removable dentures

Generally, the tooth to be extracted is removed 2-3 months after the last extraction (the time should be changed according to the specific situation of the residual root, such as a very short root, you can even get a denture about 1 month after the extraction). The precision requirements for removable dentures do not need to be too high. When the absorption of the alveolar bone is basically stable, you can put on the dentures. You only need to make follow-up visits and make appropriate adjustments later.

3. Fixed dentures

These dentures require very high precision and unless there are special circumstances, it usually takes 3 months before they can be replaced.

4. Dental Implants

Generally speaking, 6-8 weeks after tooth extraction (better dental implant materials can be done earlier), the extraction wound is filled with new woven bone and the implant operation is simple. Because there is still some time before the delayed weight-bearing function can be performed, the extraction wound and the implant can heal at the same time, while reducing the absorption of the alveolar bone and facilitating implantation (the gums begin to atrophy after tooth loss, and the longer the tooth is missing, the more serious the gum atrophy. Severe gum atrophy can make the implant operation very complicated because of the need for bone grafting, etc.), reducing the financial burden on patients. There is also an immediate implant, which is to implant immediately after tooth extraction. There are not many hospitals in China that can perform this operation. Immediate implantation is mainly used for incisors, and the best situations are: traumatic root fracture; failure of root canal treatment such as lateral root canal perforation; root resorption caused by various reasons; horizontal resorption of alveolar bone caused by periodontal disease.