You can keep them. What you cannot keep is the fit, because the bone and gum under an immediate denture shrink for months after the extractions and the plate was shaped before any of that happened.
Most people run an immediate denture for six months to a year, then either reline it or move to something built on the healed ridge.
It exists so you never walk around without teeth. It is made from impressions taken before the extractions and is placed the same day the teeth come out, which is its whole reason to exist.
An extraction socket fills in and the ridge above it flattens. Most of that movement happens in the first three to six months, and it does not stop cleanly, it just slows down.
The denture does not change shape. So a plate that gripped on day one starts to rock, then clicks when you talk, then rubs a sore spot in one place instead of resting evenly.
If you still have healthy teeth to anchor to, a partial denture is the cheaper and steadier of the two. Prices per arch are below.
| Partial denture | Top or bottom | Both arches |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic | $469 | $619 |
| Flexible for 2 to 5 teeth | $549 | $949 |
| Flexible for 6 to 8 teeth | $649 | $1,049 |
| Metal cast | $749 | $1,498 |
Home impression kit included in every price.
The acrylic partial denture is the entry build, a pink base with thin wire clasps covering up to six missing teeth on an arch.
The flexible partial denture drops the visible metal for a gum-toned base and comes in two widths. The cast metal partial is the thinnest and the strongest, and it is what people choose when they intend to keep it for years.
All three are built in a Florida dental lab from impressions you take at home. The kit reaches you by USPS in 3 days or FedEx overnight and the appliance arrives 14 to 28 days after your impressions pass review.
Pain, bleeding, a sore that does not close or a denture that has cracked all go to a dentist first. We build appliances, we do not diagnose what is happening under one.
Health account cards work at checkout like any other card, and how HSA and FSA payment works covers the itemized receipt your plan will ask for.
They can be kept, and many people do keep them. What changes is the fit, because the ridge under them shrinks for months after the extractions and the plate stops matching it.
Most of the shrinkage happens in the first three to six months and it slows through the first year. That is why a reline is usually timed after the six month mark.
It rocks when you chew, clicks when you talk and rubs a sore spot in one place. Sore spots that break the skin or bleed need a dentist before anything else.
Yes if you still have healthy teeth to anchor a partial. You take the impressions at home with our kit and the appliance is built in a dental lab in Hollywood, Florida.
Dentures and artificial teeth appear in IRS Publication 502 as medical expenses, so a partial normally qualifies. Your plan administrator makes the final determination.
Weighing the smaller appliances first, read the flipper and partial denture comparison or the cheapest ways to replace a missing tooth.