An interview with...

Roddy Patterson Clinical Dental Technician

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Changing Faces® Denture Clinic
Compton Acres Dental Practice
Compton Acres Shopping Centre
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7RS
Tel: 0115 832 0095

Sunshine Denture Limited
20 College Street,
Long Eaton
Nottinghamshire
NG10 4ND
Tel: 0115 973 3591

Changing Faces® Denture Clinic
36 Frederick Street
Loughborough
Leicester
LE11 3BJ
Tel: 01509 590 278

About Roddy

Roddy Patterson qualified through the Royal College of Surgeons, England, as a Clinical Dental Technician in 2007 and prior to this he graduated from George Brown Colleague, Toronto, Canada with a diploma in Clinical Dental Technology. Roddy's training included sciences and developing clinical skills, which coupled with his 28 years' experience as a Dental Technician, enable him to create natural looking hand crafted dentures with passion and artistic flair. Roddy founded Sunshine Denture Limited in Long Eaton seven years ago where all dentures are created entirely on site within his state of the art dental laboratory, using the very latest techniques and dental materials so each patient knows exactly where their dentures are designed and produced.

Roddy is a board member of the British Association of Clinical Dental Technology and works hard to develop professional standards through the associations network of CDT's in the UK.

Roddy also works as an expert at Changing Faces Denture Clinic based at Compton Acres Dental Practice in Nottingham where his skill and experience help the team solve the most difficult of denture retained problems. He gives his patients confidence and the much needed reassurance that their new dentures will more than meet their expectations. Roddy's skill in creating life like dentures work was highly commended by the judging panel at this year's national dental awards.

Roddy is highly respected throughout the Nottinghamshire area. Here, he has worked side by side with the region's best dentists for more than 30 years. Educated to the highest level, Roddy is committed to continuing his professional development, and he regularly attends specialist denture training courses around the UK and abroad. It is his commitment to his patients, his clinical expertise and his natural understanding of his patients that makes Roddy a true dentures.org.uk expert.

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Why is it important to have missing teeth replaced?

Aside from the obvious aesthetic implications of replacing missing teeth, filling the spaces also eradicates problems related to speaking and eating. Replacing missing teeth with dentures also means the replacement teeth support the tissue in the cheeks and lips so dentures assume this role in the absence of the original teeth.

The remaining teeth can change position and move into the gaps, which may damage the tissues of the mouth and affect the bite. Also it is difficult to clean in between rotated and crooked teeth, which increases the risk of developing tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to additional tooth loss. The health of the remaining teeth may also suffer if some teeth are missing.

Partial dentures prevent natural teeth from shifting and moving into unsightly positions, improving the overall health of the mouth.

Can dentures be fitted on the same day as teeth are extracted?

Yes an immediate or transitional denture can be inserted on the same day that any teeth are removed and can be in the form of a partial or a complete denture. This type of denture will replace the extracted teeth while the permanent set of dentures are being manufactured by a Clinical Dental Technician.

The most important advantage of immediate dentures is that they eliminate the need for people to spend weeks, or even months, without having any teeth and allow the patient to get on with their lives. Immediate dentures are not as effective as permanent dentures but they restore a degree of function and are an attractive alternative to having no teeth.

If a patient has experienced total loss could they benefit from Swiss dentures?

Yes because complete denture wearers often notice that over time the lower jawbone will start to shrink altering the shape of the mouth. In the lower jaw especially, this can result in a flat ridge with none of the retentive elements needed to keep a lower denture stable. Complete dentures rely on the suction, and without this, dentures become unstable and are easy to dislodge. Swiss dentures are a good solution to this problem, since they offer greater stability created by the pestle and mortar design of the replacement back teeth making the complete lower denture more stable when a patient chews or bites.

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