The History and Purpose of Dentures
Dentures are an important dental tool both for functional eating as well as aesthetic purposes. Clover House Harrogate Dentists are more than capable of meeting the needs of the people of Harrogate, as well as, all of Yorkshire and beyond in regards to denture placement.
The usage of dentures began as far back as 700 BC when the Etruscans began crafting them out of human and animal teeth. Despite how rapidly they degraded they remained quite popular due to their ease of replacement until the nineteenth century. However, other materials that were noted to last longer began appearing throughout the world in the sixteenth century. The oldest set of dentures made of wood that is currently known were crafted in Japan in the year 1538. Wooden dentures became very sophisticated during the Meiji Era of Japan.
The first modern denture material to be used was porcelain. It is one of the mainstay denture materials even today and began its usage in 1770. In 1791 the original British patent for porcelain dentures was granted to Nicholas Dubois De Chemant, the assistant to the one whom first created porcelain dentures Alexis Duchateau.
Dentures are used to replace teeth and may be either removable or grafted permanently into the mouth depending upon the type of surgery desired. Crowns with bridges can be utilized as a permanent type of denture while allowing the individual to keep their natural teeth. Dentures of this type are often implanted by Clover House Harrogate Dentists to solidly reinforce natural teeth. While this is a far more expensive type of implantation many prefer it since they can retain feeling in their teeth as opposed to the way artificial designs lack sensation.
There are many reasons people receive either partial or complete dentures. The primary reason is so that they can chew their food properly. This will allow individuals that had been unable to eat solid or tough food the ability to do so again. The secondary reasons are aesthetics, speech clarity, and general self esteem. The aesthetic reason is quite simple really. With dentures the face and mouth can retain a natural look. Missing teeth can cause problems with speech. This is especially true if the anterior teeth are missing. The issue of self esteem is simply to clarify as well. The fact that the individual has functional teeth that look straight and beautiful makes them feel more capable of facing the world.
