Fashion, health & beauty
Dentures that can
bring back your smile
In this, the second report in a series about dentures that we
started in Feb/March edition, James Spence from James Spence
& Colleagues Dental Surgery in Ryde discusses dentures, and
how it’s possible to rescue a bite before it’s too late.
Only 5 teeth left
I met Mike on a round-
the-Island bike ride, while
we were having some
refreshments, and in
an amusing encounter
he told me that he just
couldn’t wear dentures
and as a result had been
left with few teeth.
We arranged to experiment with
a small impression technique (not
the old fashioned tray system)
and over four appointments,
came up with a slender and
• The five natural remaining teeth with dentures
natural looking partial denture as
can be seen above.
The advantages are obvious – it’s
easier to eat, better-looking, and
more importantly, if Mike does
lose another tooth, a replacement
c