Natural Appearance

When a new complete denture is being planned, it is often helpful to be able to visualize how the position of a patient's teeth has altered during the intervening time between the final loss of the natural teeth, and the current denture set. This often allows a more natural appearance to be achieved in the new denture, if we can 'copy' the natural position and facial symmetry.

Unfortunately, many of the helpful reference points change in the years following the loss of the natural teeth. But help is at hand!

One useful way of identifying the position of the natural teeth, their size and shape, and sometimes their colour, is by use of existing photographs, taken before the teeth were removed.

With modern computer generated images, it is possible to copy an older photograph which may show these helpful positions, and it is then possible to magnify specific areas of the print to identify the teeth.

This technique has greatly improved our ability to provide as accurate a denture in appearance to the natural teeth. thus adding to the all round satisfaction of all those concerned with providing the most natural denture for a patient.