Fern MacPherson Denturist

Professional Denture Services in Chilliwack

For All Your Denture Needs

Valued Patients:

We trust you and your family are safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.

Our office is now open. To ensure you feel comfortable and safe during your appointment with us, we are following all guidelines set forth by the College of Denturists of BC, Coronavirus BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Ministry of Health.

Our promise to you:

Adhering to a strict hand hygiene policy
Wearing personal protection equipment
Adding plexiglass and sneeze guard barriers
Enforcing social and physical distancing by staggering appointment times to provide adequate time between patients to disinfect the dental equipment and minimize patient-to-patient interaction

Your health and safety is, and has always been, our top priority. If you have questions or have any concerns about visiting our office, please

Chilliwack Denture Services

Offering various denture services directly to the public since 1985, Fern MacPherson Denturist is capable of arranging in-home and hospital visits for patients who can’t come to our clinic. For a personalized denture experience, trust the experienced team at our clinic to provide the following:

Personalized Dentures

Immediate Dentures

Soft Liners

Implant Retained Dentures

Relines, Rebase & RepairsRelines

Removable Partial Dentures

Our Denture Clinic Accepts All Dental Plans

As a respected denture clinic serving the Fraser Valley, Fern MacPherson Denturist performs the construction of removable dentures, dentures-over-implants and partial dentures. Our clinic accepts all dental plans.

Conveniently Located in the Heart of Chilliwack

Conveniently located in the heart of Chilliwack on Ontario Avenue near the Southgate Shopping Centre, our clinic is easily accessible and features wheelchair accessibility and parking for all your needs. To schedule an appointment or to request more information about our services, please contact us!

Open Saturdays & Evenings by Appointment

Fern MacPherson offers various , including relines, repairs and complimentary cleanings. Accepting new patients, our clinic offers a comfortable, pleasant atmosphere and personable, professional service. Open Saturdays and evening hours by appointment to suit your busy lifestyle, we can also arrange for in-home and hospital visits, depending upon your personal circumstances.

Our Professional Affiliations

Member of the Denturist Association of British Columbia

Member of the Denturist Association of Canada

BPS (Biofunctional Prosthetic System) certified

Quality Dentures in Chilliwack

Fern MacPherson offers various denture services, including relines, repairs and complimentary cleanings. Accepting new patients, our clinic offers a comfortable, pleasant atmosphere and

personable, professional service. Open Saturdays and evening hours by appointment to suit your busy lifestyle, we can also arrange for in-home and hospital visits, depending upon your personal circumstances.

About Us

Learn More About Chilliwack’s Fern MacPherson Denturist

Fern is a lifelong resident of Chilliwack. She attended school in Chilliwack and went to pursue study of denturism Vancouver at VVI.

In 1985, Fern opened her office with her sister Faye and they have worked together at this location since opening.

Fern attends many continuing education courses, recently being invited to Zimmer Institute in Carlsbad, California to do a hands-on course for dentures over implants. Fern has attended the world symposiums on Denturism in Quebec, England, Australia, and Las Vegas to take in education sessions, as well as provincially-based study clubs. Fern coordinates with oral surgeons, periodontists, and local dentists to ensure that patients receive the care needed to have their dental needs completed.

Fern has served on the Board of Denturists.

Serving Your Denture Needs Since 1985

Established in 1985, Fern MacPherson Denturist has garnered years of experience in the denture profession to provide you with quality care.

Our Service Area Includes
Chilliwack & surrounding areas in the Lower Mainland, including:
• Harrison Hot Springs
• Abbotsford
• Mission
• Agassiz
• Hope

Helping You Improve Your Self-Confidence

We view the denture profession as a rewarding career in which we can help people of all ages.

Our clinic is dedicated to educating our clients about various dentures procedures that may improve their smile, self-confidence and overall oral health.

Our primary goal is to provide our patients with functional, aesthetically-pleasing dentures to replace their missing natural teeth in a timely, professional manner.

Services

Denture Services in Chilliwack

Precision dentures – BPS-certified
Partial dentures
Immediate dentures
Dentures-over-implants
Relines & repairs
Complimentary denture cleaning

Begin Your Transition to Dentures with a Good Fit

Let us help you begin your transition with dentures. Please contact us to discuss all of your available denture options and discover the right fit for you and your lifestyle today.

Discuss All of Your Available Options with a Professional

Whether you’re a new denture patient with several questions about proper denture care or someone requiring a denture cleaning, reline or repair, you can expect courteous service from our qualified staff. Everyone is entitled to a comfortable, personalized denture fit.

Personalized Standard Dentures

A Personalized Standard Denture is made to suit each person’s individual looks and needs. Your prosthesis is handcrafted to match your age, complexion and facial features. Considerations such as the shape of your jaw line, lips, eyes, eyeglasses and hair color are noted.

The teeth are set so that they look natural and your smile is aesthetically pleasing. A certain number of procedures and good quality teeth are used in the construction of your dentures. A personalized standard denture fits most people comfortably and functions well.

Full Denture Criteria for Immediate Dentures

When complete extractions of your remaining teeth become unavoidable, an immediate denture is a solution. This process will help you avoid the embarrassment of being without teeth. Your denturist will initiate this procedure before your teeth are extracted. An impression is made of your existing teeth and gums prior to the extraction surgery and is used as working models for the construction of your new dentures. From your models the denturist is able to copy and construct a denture, duplicating your original teeth with improvements to your appearance, if you so wish. At your extraction appointment, your immediate dentures are inserted avoiding the embarrassment of having no teeth during your healing period. During the healing period, postoperative instruction from the Surgeon and denturist must be followed carefully. Your gums and bone recede to a much smaller size, because of the tooth sockets closing. Regular check-ups and maintenance to ensure ideal healing are required. Temporary linings or tissue conditioners will be required to ensure a positive fit. This procedure may be repeated a number of times based on your physiological rate of healing. At the completion of the healing period, a permanent reline or a new denture may be constructed to ensure a comfortable and an exact fit.

Temporary liners, tissue conditioner and relines are additional services requiring payment beyond the service of manufacturing the immediate denture(s).

Removable Partial Dentures

A Removable Partial Denture can replace one or more missing teeth. It is designed specifically to meet the needs of the patient.

Aesthetic appearance and speech is restored along with the ability to eat confidently and efficiently. A removable partial denture may help preserve the natural tooth placement of your existing teeth.

They ensure proper chewing and digestion by thoroughly grinding your food. A properly designed partial denture will assist in support of your existing teeth.

Depending on the teeth remaining in your oral cavity, partial dentures may be completely tooth supported, tissue/tooth supported, and implant/tissue supported.

Partial dentures can be constructed out of a metal and acrylic composition or completely out of acrylic. The design process involved in creating a removable partial (denture) is specific to the patient’s needs. Every effort is made to design a self-cleansing partial denture that preserves the remaining teeth and oral structures.

When a partial denture is designed, the denturist acknowledges that chewing places a strain on the remaining teeth during eating. Partial dentures are designed with this in mind so that the chewing forces can be distributed evenly over the entire remaining teeth and soft tissues. Design modifications to your remaining teeth may be required to help equalize these forces.

Metal partials are considered stronger structurally, thinner and more hygienic than an acrylic partial. Acrylic partials are usually recommended as a transitional or temporary partial. Your denturist will determine the appropriate treatment plan and the appropriate partial for you.

Implant Retained Dentures

Optimum tooth replacement is achieved with implants. Implants are root replacements. Once implanted into your jaw, the bone and the implant body integrate into one cohesive member and provide a stable and reliable anchor on which a tooth may be fabricated. Implant bodies are also employed as retention abutments used in retaining full or partial dentures. In studies, dental implants are shown to preserve bone and reduce gum tissue loss. Eating, speech and laughter can now be performed with confidence. Patients feel better and gain a new found zest for life, as implants are the closest thing to natural teeth. Historically, dental implants have a high clinical success rate. Patients who have opted for dental implants often remark how similar the implant feels to their own natural teeth. The patient can enjoy new found confidence.

IMPLANT BENEFITS

Improved confidence
Stability during eating
Increased preservation of bone
Decreased gum tissue shrinkage
Less food seepage under the denture
Superior esthetics
Social interactions accomplished with confidence
A feeling close to that of your natural teeth
Dietary nutritional benefits

Relines, Rebase & Repairs

The requirement for relining occurs when bone and tissues change due to shrinkage.

Possible causes may be:

Post immediate dentures
Tooth loss
Weight loss
Bone loss in the upper or lower jaw
Sickness or disease
General physiological aging

The bite position, existing teeth and acrylic base(s) must be in good condition and not worn or stained to provide a reline procedure.

An impression of your oral tissue is taken inside your denture(s) to provide a working model. New acrylic base material is added to your denture to produce a correct fit. The appearance of your dentures will not change.

REBASE

Denturists in most cases have no way of trying the denture(s). The procedure is similar to relining. The difference being is that, a rebase replaces all the pink-acrylic denture base material. The existing teeth remain in the exact same place.

Reasons for rebase procedure:

Broken denture
Weakened or old pink denture base
Immediate denture

REPAIRS

Repairs restore a fractured or damaged denture close to its original condition. Most denturist can provide denture repair procedures on a same day basis. Your denturist will advise you of the condition of your denture and the necessary steps needed in preventing further breakage.

Soft Liners

Soft Liners are a medical grade soft polymer material applied to the tissue-fitting surface of your hard denture base. Soft liners behave like a shock-absorbing cushion when you are chewing. Soft liners can be applied to new dentures, old dentures, relines and rebase situations.

Soft liners are appropriate for:

Flat or nearly at gum tissues
Gums with thin tissues over bony areas
Chronically sore gum tissues

Facts about soft liners:

Over 20 years of advances and developments in quality soft liners
Increased comfort during chewing and daily wear
Clinical evidence indicating a high acceptance by patients
Based on patient home care cleaning, soft liners have an average lifespan of two to four years depending on your physiology.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Long Will My Dentures Last?

There is not a removable prosthesis made for the mouth that is permanent. The mouth is constantly changing; on average a partial or a denture may be expected to last about 5 Years.

Why Are My Dentures Becoming Loose?

If your dentures are over 5 years old and if they have not been relined every 2 years you probably will have some problems with the fit of your dentures.

Your gum tissue and jaw bone shrink with time. This causes the denture to become loose resulting in a poor fit. A visit to your denturist for an oral health examination will determine the cause of your ill-fitting dentures.

How Long Will The Implants For My (Dentures-Over-Implants) Last?

Reports show many implants lasting 20 years or a life time with proper care and regular yearly checkups at your dental professional. These are the factors which could reduce the life expectancy of your implants:

your general health
oral hygiene
smoking
grinding your teeth

Some parts of the implants may need replacing with time because of wear or deterioration. The dentures themselves should be replaced every 5 years and relined every 2 years.

I Seem To Be Having Some Difficulties Getting Use To My New Dentures. Is This Normal?

Learning to chew satisfactorily with new dentures takes 6-8 WEEKS. The tongue, cheek, and lip muscles must be TRAINED to keep the dentures in place during chewing and speaking.

The successful use of your dentures depends on you and the effort you put forth to master them. To learn to eat with your new teeth will take PRACTICE, PATIENCE and DETERMINATION. Start with SOFT foods, CUTTING everything into small pieces rather than trying to bite with your front teeth as this will dislodge the denture.

THICKNESS in your speech and perhaps a LISP are also common symptoms which will usually correct itself in a short period of time. SORE spots may also develop and these can be easily relieved by your denturist.

Contact Fern MacPherson Denturist for Service in Chilliwack

Schedule an Appointment Today
Fern MacPherson Denturist would love to hear from you! To schedule an appointment for our denture services, please contact us by giving us a call. Located in the heart of Chilliwack on Ontario Avenue near the Southgate Shopping Centre, our clinic is easily accessible and features wheelchair accessibility and convenient parking for all your needs.

Contact Information
Fern MacPherson Denturist
45713 Ontario Ave.
Chilliwack, BC V2P 6S8

Main Office: 604-792-0411
After-hours: 604-792-7573

fernmacphersondenturist@shaw.ca

Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays & evenings by appointment

Service Area
Chilliwack & surrounding areas in the Lower Mainland, including:
• Harrison Hot Springs
• Abbotsford
• Mission
• Agassiz
• Hope

Financing available through Medicard

Located in Chilliwack BC, serving the Lower Mainland
Main Office: 604-792-0411
After-hours: 604-792-7573

Personalized Standard Dentures

Full Denture Criteria for

Immediate Dentures

Removable Partial Dentures

Implant Retained Dentures

Relines, Rebase & Repairs

Soft Liners