When is the best time to get a denture after tooth extraction

Tooth extraction is also a very common situation for modern people. Because of certain accidents or certain diseases, teeth may fall out. Once the tooth is extracted, it should be replaced with a denture. But when can you replace the tooth after extraction? It takes a certain amount of time to replace the tooth after extraction. If the time is not right, the denture will not be effective. So how long after tooth extraction can you replace the tooth? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to have a dental implant about 2-3 months after tooth extraction. This is because it takes time for the wound to heal completely. Under normal circumstances, after tooth extraction, a tooth socket cavity (i.e. wound) will be exposed, which is filled with blood clots. In the next few days, granulation tissue will grow in the cavity and slowly fill the wound. Then the cavity will gradually flatten until the wound is completely healed. After the wound heals, the alveolar bone still needs to go through an absorption process, which will take two months to stabilize. If you get a denture before the wound has healed, the extraction wound will continue to change due to the absorption of the alveolar bone, and gaps will appear between the denture and the gum tissue, causing food impaction, bad breath, and loose and unstable dentures, which may require re-installation. As for whether the wound heals well and whether it is suitable for dentures, of course you should ask a dentist to check. If the alveolar bone at the toothless site is uneven, alveolar bone repair surgery is sometimes required, especially for patients who have undergone full-mouth tooth extraction.

There is a kind of immediate denture: a model is taken before tooth extraction, and the denture is made on the model first, and then worn immediately after tooth extraction. This kind of denture has poor retention and long-term effects because the extraction site is not tight. It is only suitable for temporary front teeth for aesthetics and needs to be redone after the gums heal.

If you are going to have dental implants, the time for the implant surgery should be longer after tooth extraction, at least not less than 3 months. There is a new implantation method currently, which is to implant the tooth immediately after extraction. There are not many hospitals in China that can perform this operation, and the long-term effect remains to be explored.

In short, it is best to get dentures about 3 months after tooth extraction. Don't delay too long. If you don't get dentures for more than half a year, the surrounding good teeth will more or less tilt towards the gap between the missing teeth, which is what the dentist does not want to see, and you will be the one who is affected.

Under normal circumstances, it is normal to have dentures one month after tooth extraction. Removable dentures only need one month. And if you want fixed dentures, you still need to wait three months after tooth extraction. Dental implants are also very popular nowadays. Generally, it is most appropriate to have dentures after half a year. If you are interested in having dentures, you should choose the right time to do it.