{"id":382,"date":"2023-09-19T13:09:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=382"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:16:10","slug":"how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"Man<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dentures<\/a> are a popular way for those with missing teeth to refurbish their smile. After all, they help you speak and eat normally like you did prior to losing your pearly whites. If you haven\u2019t had dentures before, you might have questions about how to get started. Many patients wonder how they\u2019re made and how long it takes to create them to plan in advance. If this sounds familiar, keep reading to learn more about the 4 steps your dentist takes to create your dentures. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Step #1: Examination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that will happen is an examination with your dentist. They\u2019ll evaluate your oral health to ensure that your mouth is able to successfully house your dentures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s unfortunate, but as we lose teeth our body reabsorbs the surrounding bone mass because it\u2019s no longer needed. This can leave your jaw in a weakened state. Because dentures rest on your gums and jawbone, they need to be healthy enough to provide support.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, if you have other issues like gum disease or decay in your remaining teeth, it will need to be cleared up. Each person\u2019s circumstances are different so it\u2019s difficult to predict how long this step will actually take, but your dentist can provide an estimated timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step #2: Extraction and Recovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In many cases, it\u2019s necessary to remove certain pearly whites, like wisdom teeth or back molars, for the dentures to be fitted correctly. The recovery period after an extraction can be expected to last a few weeks if everything goes smoothly, and even longer if there are complications. Generally, you can plan on this step taking 6 to 8 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re considering dentures, have your examination completed beforehand to get a jump start in case extractions are necessary. If your dentist performs a procedure, your gums need to mend and close before they can proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step #3: Making Impressions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once your mouth is healed after extractions or other required treatments, then impressions of your teeth can be made. These impressions can be made one of two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Traditional mold.<\/strong> This involves biting down into an arch filled with a putty-like material that captures the shape of your teeth. After a few minutes, it hardens and can be removed. It\u2019s then sent to a lab for your customized dentures to be built.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Digital scans.<\/strong> If your dental office has the right equipment, they can virtually scan your teeth and send that information to the lab to create your dentures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Step #4: Mock-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Depending on your situation and how your dentures are being made, you might need to test how they fit before they are completed. Once the lab creates your dentures, they send it back to your dentist to \u201ctry it on\u201d you first. That way you\u2019ll be able to see what they look like, and the dentist can ensure everything sits the way it’s intended to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After you try them on, your dentist will send them back to the lab with any minor changes to be finalized. This entire process could potentially take anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months, so you may have a temporary solution put in place, like immediate dentures, while you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As you can see, the entire process can take quite a while from start to finish. If you\u2019re looking forward to being fitted for dentures, you\u2019ll want to plan accordingly! Once it\u2019s all said and done, you\u2019ll be able to show off a full smile once again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About the Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    At Geller Dentistry, our husband-and-wife dental team works together to improve their patient\u2019s oral health as well as their overall appearance. They have a family-friendly atmosphere combined with top-of-the-line technology so that you\u2019ll feel comfortable knowing that you\u2019re getting the best care possible. Dr. Benjamin is a certified prosthodontist, making him an expert at replacing your missing teeth. If you\u2019re interested in dentures and would like a consultation, you are welcome to request one on our website<\/a> or by calling (323) 467-1472.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dentures are a popular way for those with missing teeth to refurbish their smile. After all, they help you speak and eat normally like you did prior to losing your pearly whites. If you haven\u2019t had dentures before, you might have questions about how to get started. Many patients wonder how they\u2019re made and how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Geller Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-19T13:09:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-02T13:16:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"drgeller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"drgeller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/\",\"name\":\"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-19T13:09:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-02T13:16:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3bea39d7b2cfe25107dce832de18900f\"},\"description\":\"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Geller Dentistry Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3bea39d7b2cfe25107dce832de18900f\",\"name\":\"drgeller\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/086df5656a999c30c7a98b289ec120fee57bfcaebdf3131cf498953db8382f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/086df5656a999c30c7a98b289ec120fee57bfcaebdf3131cf498953db8382f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"drgeller\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/author\/drgeller\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry","description":"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry","og_description":"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/","og_site_name":"Geller Dentistry Blog","article_published_time":"2023-09-19T13:09:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-02T13:16:10+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-300x200.jpg"}],"author":"drgeller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"drgeller","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/","name":"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures? | Geller Dentistry","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-19T13:09:50+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-02T13:16:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3bea39d7b2cfe25107dce832de18900f"},"description":"Dentures are a great solution to replace missing teeth but require a bit of pre-planning. Keep reading to learn more about the process from start to finish.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AdobeStock_415486213-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-long-will-it-take-to-get-my-dentures\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Long Will It Take To Get My Dentures?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/","name":"Geller Dentistry Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3bea39d7b2cfe25107dce832de18900f","name":"drgeller","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/086df5656a999c30c7a98b289ec120fee57bfcaebdf3131cf498953db8382f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/086df5656a999c30c7a98b289ec120fee57bfcaebdf3131cf498953db8382f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"drgeller"},"url":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/author\/drgeller\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":384,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions\/384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gellerdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}