Immediate dentures in Miami

Planning

We examine your teeth and gums, take X-rays and impressions, and record your bite. Together we choose the shape and shade of your new teeth.

Extraction day

Your teeth are removed under local anesthesia, with oral or IV sedation if you'd like, and the denture is placed straight away.

The first days

Leave the denture in for the first 24 hours unless we tell you otherwise — it works like a bandage. You'll come back the next day so we can check the fit and ease any sore spots.

Healing and relines

As your gums heal over the next few months they shrink, and the denture loosens. We reline it along the way, and once healing is complete you'll have a final reline or a new denture made for your healed gums.

• Some swelling and soreness for several days
• A denture that feels bulky at first, while you learn to speak and eat with it
• Adjustments in the first weeks as sore spots show up
• Relines as your gums shrink during healing

The alternative is to let your gums heal for a few months before a conventional denture is made. That gives a more precise fit from the start, but you're without teeth in the meantime. Most people choose not to wait. We'll talk through both.

Implants can sometimes be placed the same day the teeth come out, and in suitable cases fixed provisional teeth are attached within 24 hours. If you'd rather not have a removable denture at all, ask about All-on-X dental implants.