If you’ve had dentures for a while, you might be wondering how long they’re supposed to last — or if the problems you’re experiencing mean it’s time for a change. Maybe they’ve started slipping, causing sore spots, or just don’t feel like they used to.
In this guide, we’ll break down when it might be time to replace your dentures, what your options are, and why more people are choosing to ditch dentures altogether for something permanent.
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How Often Should You Get Replacement Dentures?
The short answer is that you should replace your dentures a few years after getting them. However, some people find they have to replace their dentures much more often than every 5-7 years due to breakage, cracks, or a change in fit.
Here are some other tools you can use to see if you need to replace your dentures.
Age of Dentures: Your dentures are between 5-7 years old. The American Dental Association suggests replacement for proper fit every 5-7 years.
Comfort: Wearing dentures for long periods of time acn result in sores or sensitivity around the gums and oral cavity, as well as put tension on your jaws and underlying nerves and tissues. If dentures are no longer comfortable for you, now might be the time to consider replacing them with a permanent teeth replacement option.
Damage: Worn, damaged or broken dentures can reduce your ability to eat, chew and speak, as well as negatively impact your oral health and wellness. You can either get replacement dentures or look for durable, lasting solutions.
Concerns About an Aged Face: Unlike dental implants and your own natural teeth roots, dentures don’t give your jaw the needed stimuli to keep your bone levels healthy. Over time this can result in a sagging, aged appearance that alters your facial features in a potentially unflattering way.
Convenience: For some, caring for dentures is a hassle in and of itself. Dealing with soaking solutions, glues, and removing them at night can be a burden. If dentures are causing problems in your life instead of fixing them, it may be time to replace them.
Replacing Dentures with Permanent Teeth (Done in 24 Hours!)
If any of the indicators above are telling you it’s time to replace your dentures, you have a couple of options. 1. Get another pair of dentures and wait until they need to be replaced again, or 2. Get a permanent solution that solves the problem of dentures and are built to look, feel, and function like actual real teeth.
For all of their benefits, dentures fall short of mimicking your natural teeth. They can be cumbersome, tedious to maintain, require glues, and can be downright uncomfortable at times. Not to mention they can slide and move around, making it difficult to enjoy certain foods. And as if that weren’t enough, they can result in bone resorption, changing the structure of your face, resulting in a sagging aged appearance.
With full mouth dental implants, you can kiss all of those issues goodbye for good.
Permanent Teeth in 24 Hours
There are a couple things that commonly delay someone from freeing themselves of dentures and getting dental implants. One, is the timeline.
Traditional methods of getting dental implants can take up to 10+ months before patients are getting their final teeth. That is a long time to wait, especially if dentures can be done so much quicker.
However, you can get your permanent set of teeth just 24 hours after the dental implant procedure at Nuvia. Day in and day out your Nuvia team is giving patients new smiles without using old, outdated methods.
How is this possible? It’s a combination of decades of research, advanced technology, in-house labs, and an expert team of providers at each Nuvia location that makes a 24 hour smile possible.
See if you may be a candidate for permanent teeth in 24 hours with the 60-second quiz.
How Do Costs Compare?
The other factor that may delay someone from replacing their dentures with dental implants is cost. However, it may surprise you how quickly patients switch to dental implants after learning the truth about dental implant cost.
As you read above, the American Dental Association recommends replacing dentures every 5-7 years - and that’s assuming you aren’t having to replace them when they break or get them relined…
Even though you may have chosen dentures due to their “affordability”, it may not have been clear how the cost of dentures will likely need to be paid over and over and can quickly add up.
Alternatively, dental implants are a one-time investment. They are designed to last a lifetime with proper care so you won’t need to re-pay every few years.
They also may be more affordable than you think. 92% of Nuvia patients are able to make dental implant payments work for their every-day budgets using financing plans.
For more details on dental implant cost and what the investment could look like for you, see the dental implant cost guide here.
Can Dental Implants Be Removed and Replaced with Dentures?
Absolutely — dental implants can be removed. But the real question is: why would you want to go backward?
Here’s the truth. Most people don’t go from dental implants back to dentures. They go the other direction — from dentures to implants, and don’t switch back. Why? Because once you’ve experienced the stability, comfort, and confidence of permanent teeth that don’t move, click, or come out… there isn’t likely to be a real comparison.
That said, in rare cases where implants need to be removed — due to health changes, trauma, or implant failure — dentures can be used as a fallback. But for the vast majority of people, dental implants are the upgrade they’ve been waiting for.
So yes, implants can be removed. But once you’ve had permanent teeth in 24 hours, chances are you’ll never want to go back.
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