Flexible dentures pictures and prices

A flexible partial denture is usually made for a person who still has some natural teeth. The laboratory forms a gum-coloured polymer around the replacement teeth, with flexible retention areas that may fit around selected teeth. A photograph cannot show whether the fit, bite, gum support, or remaining teeth are suitable.

Ask for an examination, photographs or scans when useful, and impressions or digital records of both arches. The dentist checks the missing-tooth spaces, gum tissues, bite, tooth mobility, decay, and jaw relationship before selecting a flexible, acrylic, fixed, or implant-supported option. Request a written plan that separates the appliance, clinical visits, relines, repairs, and follow-up adjustments.

Arrange care when a missing tooth affects chewing, speech, appearance, or the position of neighbouring teeth. Seek prompt review if an appliance causes a sore spot, persistent redness, looseness, gagging, a change in your bite, or difficulty swallowing; do not keep wearing a painful appliance without an adjustment.

Ask which teeth will support the appliance, what polymer and artificial teeth will be used, how hygiene and removal work, and whether another design would protect your gums and remaining teeth better. Ask what is included in the written fee, how repairs or relines are handled, and how often the fit should be checked.