There are several advantages of an immediate denture. The most important factor is that you will never need to appear in public without teeth.

It is also easier to duplicate the shape, colour and arrangement of your natural teeth while some are still present in your mouth.

It is ultimately much easier to make a new denture look like your natural teeth if it is made while you still have some of your own teeth.

• An immediate denture may not fit as well as one made after your gums have healed.
• The cost of relining the denture or replacement final dentures makes it a more expensive option.
• It is not possible to predict how much your gums will shrink, and whether your dentures will need replacing as they loosen, or whether they can be fixed by relining.
• You cannot try the denture in before your teeth are extracted. Therefore, you cannot see how they will look.

A new denture may take several weeks to get used to as the muscles in your cheeks and tongue learn how to hold it in place. You may have ‘sore spots’ or bite your cheeks or tongue as you learn to use your new denture.

You may also produce more saliva (spit) for a short time. Learning to eat and speak takes patience and practice. Start with soft foods cut into small pieces.

Chew slowly and use both sides of your mouth at the same time. This will help the denture to stay in place. Don’t bite with your front teeth. As you begin to get used to your denture, add other types of food until you are back to your normal diet.

Eating will take a little training. Start with soft foods cut into small pieces. Chew slowly using both sides of your mouth at the same time to prevent the dentures from tipping. As you become familiar to chewing, add other foods until you return to your normal diet.

Continue to chew food using both sides of the mouth at the same time. Be cautious with hot or hard foods and sharp-edged bones or shells. Some people worry about how dentures will affect their speech. Consider how your speech is affected when you have a number of your natural teeth missing.

Pronouncing certain words may require practice. Reading out loud and repeating troublesome words will help. If your dentures "click" while you're talking, speak more slowly. You may find that your dentures occasionally slip when you laugh, cough or smile. Reposition the dentures by gently biting down and swallowing.