What About False Teeth?

In my office, I regularly field questions about “false teeth” and what to expect with them. Of course most people are referring to complete dentures and partial dentures when asking about “false teeth.”

A complete denture is an appliance that replaces either all your upper teeth or all your lower teeth. A partial denture is, as the name implies, replaces a few of the upper or lower teeth, and uses your remaining teeth to “anchor” the denture securely.

For all my denture patients, I always use the analogy of a dance partner when explaining what to expect from their denture. Your natural teeth can be thought of as a dance partner you have grown up with and practiced together with your whole life. You and your teeth move in rhythm when chewing without thought and rarely out of step with each other.

A new partial denture is like a new dance partner that has had some formal training and can usually follow your chewing rhythm with little or no growing pains because it uses your remaining teeth as a guide. A new complete denture is like a complete novice dance partner. For some it takes little time to get use to it and for others it can be a struggle for the rest of their lives.

For these reasons, if at all possible, I always attempt to design a partial denture rather than a complete denture.

For all denture patients I always recommend soft foods like pasta, eggs, and mashed potatoes for at least the first week. As is the case for most things in life, moving to more solid foods is a question of tolerance by each patient. Your gums will need to get used to rubbing against the hard material dentures are made of when chewing. Usually within 2-3 weeks most patients are well on their way to a regular diet. Of course with complete dentures every patient needs to “learn” a new way to chew harder foods like steaks and veggies, but necessity always breeds success in this regard.

Of course with modern dental advancements, there are treatment options available to patients today that can eliminate the need for dentures. The most talked about of course is the dental implant, and we will be discussing that in the future.

Congratulations to Our Winners

We here at Avalon Dental would like to thank all the wonderful participants from the First Colony Montessori for taking part in the Avalon Dental Coloring Contest. We had no idea we had so many young artists in our community. Unfortunately, we couldn't award the two grand prizes to every deserving participant. But if your child would like to participate in our next coloring contest, please feel free to contact our office manager Michelle at 281-240-5559 for details on our next contest.

So without further ado, we would like to congratulate the two Grand Prize winners, each of which received a $50 Gift Certificate to Toys 'R Us.

And the winners are...

Avery

and Allison

Congratulations!!!

First Colony Montessori: Oral Hygiene Day

Once again the Avalon Dental Team visited with the future of our community to help educate the importance of good oral hygiene and nutrition at First Colony Montessori. Lead by our hygienist Nguyet, office manager Michelle, and lead assistant Leslie, we helped the youngest members of our community learn about taking care of not only their teeth and gums, but also their bodies through good hygiene and nutrition.



Our team at Avalon Dental takes particular joy from meeting the community and educating everyone on good oral health. Although we are here to treat the various oral diseases, such as cavities and gum disease, we understand our value to our community lies in education to promote prevention.

During our trip to First Colony Montessori, we taught proper brushing and flossing techniques, components of a healthy diet, and what to expect a dental check-up.



We also invited the students to participate in our semi-annual coloring contest.

We would like to thank the wonderful team of teachers and administrators at First Colony Montessori for inviting us an accommodating us for this visit. To contact the school for enrollment please contact them via phone at:

First Colony Montessori
281-980-9744
2229 Settlers Way Blvd
Sugar Land, TX 77478

And if you have any questions, concerns, or would like to invite our team to your school, office, or organization please feel free to contact our office manager, Michelle at:

Avalon Dental Group PC
281-240-5559
2205 Williams Trace Blvd
Suite 108
Sugar Land, TX 77478