FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Here you will find the most common questions and concerns presented by patients over the years. Dr. Massad believes this to be a useful reference for both his patients and fellow practitioners.
Here you will find the most common questions and concerns presented by patients over the years. Dr. Massad believes this to be a useful reference for both his patients and fellow practitioners.
- REPLACING OLD DENTURES
- Do I need a denture replacement?
- What considerations influence the decision to remake a denture?
- FIRST TIME WEARING DENTURES
- How can I possibly live with dentures?
- What are some factors to consider when wearing a new denture?
- IMMEDIATE DENTURES
- What are immediate dentures?
- What are the procedures involved in immediate denture therapy?
- What are some of the characteristics of the second (definitive) denture?
- Are there any other approaches for immediate denture therapy?
- What are the advantages of immediate dentures?
- What are the disadvantages of immediate dentures?
- USE OF DENTURE ADHESIVES
- Why do I need denture adhesives?
- Why may a denture lack good retention?
- How should denture adhesives be used?
- How should the adhesive be cleaned from the denture?
- What are the advantages of adhesives?
- What are the disadvantages of adhesives?
- SOFT DENTURE LINERS
- What are soft denture liners?
- What are some of the characteristics of soft denture liners?
- What are the advantages of soft denture liners?
- What are the disadvantages of soft tissue liners?
- PORCELAIN VERSUS PLASTIC DENTURE TEETH
- What should I know about porcelain and plastic denture teeth?
- What factors may favor one type of tooth over the other?
- Which type of denture tooth is best?
- DENTURE BREAKAGE/REPAIR
- Why would my denture break?
- What am I supposed to do while my denture is being repaired or maintained?
- DRY MOUTH AND THE DENTURE PATIENT
- What is dry mouth?
- Why is saliva important to denture wearers?
- What causes dry mouth?
- How can xerostomia be managed?
- Are there alternative denture treatments for patients suffering from xerostomia?
- COMPREHENSIVE DENTURE CHECK-UPS
- Why is there a need for check-ups?
- What other benefits may be derived from routine check-up?
- THE PROBLEMATIC LOWER DENTURE
- Why is the lower denture problematic?
- What are the inherent problems with lower dentures?
- What are some treatment considerations for improving lower denture stability?
- What's the best approach?
- IMPLANT OVERDENTURES
- What are implant overdentures?
- What does dental implant surgery involve?
- What happens after the implant surgery?
- What will the implant-supported overdenture be like?
- Does the implant overdenture require special maintenance?
- How long will an implant overdentures last?
- PRECISION AND SEMI-PRECISION PARTIAL DENTURES
- What are precision and semi-precision partial dentures?
- How does a partial denture clasp function?
- What are some of the problems with clasps?
- Are there any alternatives to conventional partial dentures?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of semi-precision and precision partial dentures?
- Which type of partial denture is best?
- CONVENTIONAL REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES
- What exactly are removable partial dentures?
- Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed? Why are partial dentures be needed?
- Are conventional partial dentures always unattractive?
- How long should a partial denture last?
- How often should a partial denture be checked?
- When will my partial denture need to be relined?
- CONVENTIONAL OVERDENTURES
- What is a conventional overdenture?
- What happens to the jawbone following loss of the natural teeth?
- Can jawbone resorption be prevented?
- What philosophies support the use of overdentures?
- What procedures are necessary for overdenture therapy?
- What are the advantages of overdentures?
- Are there any disadvantages of overdentures?
- THE METAL-BASE DENTURE
- What is a metal-base denture?
- How many types of metal-base dentures are there?
- Why have a metal-base denture rather than a plastic denture?
- What are the advantages of metal-base complete dentures?
- What are the disadvantages of metal-base dentures?