Initial consult
For new dentures, the first step is coming in to see us for a consultation appoint (usually 30mins or so). During this appointment, your prosthetist will examine your mouth (and any current dentures) and work out a treatment plan and provide you with a quote according to your required needs. Often we find patients prefer to start treatment at this first appointment, while others may wish to take time to consider their options and return to start treatment at a later date.
If you choose to continue with starting treatment at this first appointment, your prosthetist will then take some quick alginate impressions of your mouth, which we use to form a custom impression tray used at your next appointment. Then, we can book your next appointment before you leave. If starting treatment, we will also need to take a deposit before you go (after that, no further payment is required until the very end of your denture treatment).
Second appointment – bite registration and custom tray impressions
In most cases, your second appointment will then take place a week or two after the initial consult and usually takes around 20mins. During this time, we use a special quick setting material to take an impression of your bite, a well as a second set of full mouth impressions using the specially made custom tray/s.
Third appointment – try in
After another week or two, we get you back for your third appointment (usually taking between 15-20 minutes). For this appointment, a not-yet finalised version of your denture is inserted into your mouth to check the bite and fit of the denture is correct. Once we are satisfied that everything is good to proceed, we will organise a time for your final insert appointment.
Insert appointment
For the final appointment, your completed denture is tried in and checked for any needed adjustments to the bite. We’ll then walk you through all the dos/don’ts of your new denture, including care and cleaning instructions, and demonstrate taking the denture in and out for you.
At the end of this appointment, the final payment is made (after claiming with your health fund, for patients that have one). Finally, your new denture is yours to take home and wear with a smile!
Follow up appointments/adjustments
In some cases, your prosthetist may book you in for a follow up appointment after the insert, to check on the status of the denture and how things are going. In other cases, we advise patients to get in touch with us if they have any concerns/issues.
As part of your denture treatment, these follow up and adjustment appointments are free of charge, and it’s not uncommon to need an adjustment or two in the few weeks after you receive the denture.