Dentures on metal not acrylic

I have dentures on metal, my palate is exposed. They are much more comfortable than the acrylic kind and have lasted for at least fifteen years. They were certainly not cheap even years ago! But worth it.

Thanks Midgey. Your response is very much appreciated. Obviously not many people have experience of metal based dentures, as yours has been the only response so far, but I’ll pass on your comments to DH. I suspect he’ll go for plastic/acrylic ones as he doesn’t like shelling out a lot of money, but he’s definitely considering the more expensive option of metal.

Same as midgey, metal with palate exposed. It was worth every penny. I think the fit is more to do with your mouth/remaining teeth etc than with the materials used. Some metal sets have a bar across the palate, for example although mine doesn't. Depends what teeth you have left for the denture to hook on to.

Some years ago I had a partial denture set on metal with a bar across the top and an exposed palate. It was very lightweight and very expensive and worth it. Though I had never experienced a plastic denture at that time. My dentist described it as a piece of jewellery, a work of art. The teeth i now have left don’t lend themselves to this type of denture.

Does anyone have any experience of a lower partial denture, my sisters distraught as she now needs one but been told no one gets on with themo, she puts her hand over her mouth when speaking so people can’t see the gap. Thank you

For a full denture, I think you would need to have full palate to achieve the 'suction'. This would make the denture heavier and more subject to gravity. They are useful if someone has a very heavy bite.

Allsorts. I’ve had one for nearly 15 years. First one was replaced 6 years ago as the tooth it clipped to had worn slightly. Without it, I have only one back tooth to chew with. It’s got one tooth, one side and three the other.
I’d be lost without it. Mine bridges across my mouth behind the front teeth. I quickly got used to feeling the metal with my tongue.
Please encourage your sister to have one. I know a few others (including my DH) who have lower partial dentures. All get on with them.

My upper plastic denture mentioned above has no clips. I have one back tooth. I use a smear of Fixadent each morning for security and all is excellent.
Just to note …. I have a spare denture which lives in my handbag as I never want to be caught out with a broken denture.

Thank you so much Muse, I think her problem is no back teeth on the bottom now, she had bad dentistry when young. Do you recommend acrylic or metal and I hope I can persuade her.

There is a huge difference between full upper dentures and partial upper ones.

I have got eight back teeth, four either side on a metal plate, the metal more or less covers the roof of my mouth. I have had this for must be getting on for 10 years and it was expensive. It did have little pockets clipped into little bits of wire coming out the side of my bridge but I cannot replace those little pockets now so rely on denture fixative to keep it in place and it’s fine. I was left some money about that time and spent about £6000 on a bridge and replacing metal fillings with white ones and also this denture and I do consider it money well spent ?

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Thank you so much Muse, I think her problem is no back teeth on the bottom now, she had bad dentistry when young. Do you recommend acrylic or metal and I hope I can persuade her.

This isn't my denture but it's very similar to the metal+acrylic one. I've one tooth on the left and three on the right. I wish I could have had two teeth on the left but there is nothing on the top for the second one to bite on.

It is really comfortable denture.

I wasn't offered a complete flexible at the time but I broke a clip on mine 3 years ago and the laboratory managed to repair it. Reading about these flexible ones, I might go for one of those if ever the needs be, but wonder if they are repairable.

The wire clips can't been seen when I smile. I had it done privately and the cost was £500.

The thread had disappeared off the active list allsorts so I’m giving it a bump.

Thank you Muse you have been invaluable. I have told my sister and she’s mulling it over, so fingers crossed.

Thanks everyone for your responses. My DH has decided to go with the plastic/acrylic base for his new upper set of dentures as he seems a bit averse to trying something new! I think I knew this would be the case, but I offered to ask my fellow Gransnetters, for which DH and I are grateful for your kind replies.