Dentures NYC — Full and Partial Dentures at Centre Dental

Cost depends entirely on the type. A conventional full upper or lower denture, a cast-metal or flexible partial, and an implant-supported overdenture — which includes the implants plus the denture — are all priced differently. Rather than quote a number that won't fit your case, we give you an itemized written estimate at your consultation, including a clear breakdown of what each stage covers and financing options if you'd like to spread the cost.

Many dental plans contribute toward dentures, often with a replacement clause allowing a new set only every several years, and implant components are usually capped at a separate implant benefit. Centre Dental is non-participating with most PPO plans — you pay us directly and we help you submit for out-of-network reimbursement. We'll review your specific benefits and put the expected coverage in writing before you commit to anything.

Conventional dentures take about six to eight weeks across four to six visits — the multiple appointments are what verify the fit, bite, and appearance before anything is finalized. Immediate dentures placed the same day as extractions shorten the wait but require a reline as the gums heal. An implant-supported overdenture adds roughly three to six months for the implants to integrate before the denture connects to them.

Yes — usually for the better. A properly fitted denture restores the lip and cheek support that collapses inward when teeth are missing, so many patients feel their face looks fuller and younger, not older. Tooth size, shape, shade, and position are all reviewed with you at the wax try-in stage, so you approve the appearance before the denture is fabricated. Bringing old photos helps us rebuild the smile you recognize.

It's not you — it's anatomy. An upper denture covers the palate, which adds surface area and suction, while a lower denture has only a narrow, horseshoe-shaped ridge to sit on and a moving tongue working against it. That's exactly why the evidence points to implants for the lower arch: a two-implant overdenture snaps the lower denture down onto the bone. According to PubMed, an international expert panel (the 2002 McGill Consensus) named the mandibular two-implant overdenture the first-choice standard of care for this reason.

For a loose lower denture, the evidence is strong. According to PubMed, in a crossover clinical trial patients reached the same food breakdown in 40 chewing strokes with a two-implant overdenture that took 69 strokes with a conventional denture, and reported significantly higher satisfaction (Sharma AJ et al., 2017). A separate randomized trial found even a single implant significantly improved chewing efficiency (Rocha COM et al., 2021). It costs more up front, but it transforms stability and eating — we discuss the trade-off candidly, and whether your bone supports it, at the consultation.

Yes — those are called immediate dentures. They're made in advance from impressions taken before your teeth are removed, then placed the same day, so you're never without teeth. They act as a protective bandage over the healing sockets. The honest trade-off is that as your gum ridge remodels over three to six months, an immediate denture loosens and needs a reline or a definitive remake — a second step we plan for from the start.

Almost certainly residual ridge resorption. Because a conventional denture rests on the gum without transmitting chewing load into the bone, the ridge underneath slowly shrinks, and a denture that sealed perfectly at delivery gradually loses its grip. A reline can recapture the fit for a while, and eventually a remake restores it fully. If loosening keeps recurring — especially on the lower — adding implants to anchor the denture is the durable fix, because implants preserve bone at their sites the way natural roots did.