The perfect alternative to conventional maxillary dentures. At our practice, we can avoid the need to cover the upper palate with innovative missing teeth procedures like: A row of missing upper teeth featuring an upper denture with no plate coverage.
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If you’re interested in a palateless denture, you should expect it to be secured with dental implants.
A traditional upper denture covers the roof of your mouth.
Palateless dentures, just like their name suggests, do. Traditional dentures often come with a palate that covers the roof of the mouth, which can cause discomfort and interfere with the taste and enjoyment of food. Thanks to modern dentistry, upper dentures are now made without the palate, also known as palateless dentures or horseshoe dentures. Roofless dentures are a possibility and can technically be made without dental implants.
This type of denture is made for patients. And they are exactly what they sound like—upper dentures with no palate. However, they’re uncommon simply because they present several challenges. Palateless dentures, also known as open palate dentures or roofless dentures, are a type of denture designed without the acrylic plate that usually covers the roof of the mouth.
