Dentures/Partials

What causes you to lose your teeth is gum disease and decay that decays the teeth from the top of the root all the way down to the root.

Partials are dentures that come in and out of the mouth.The partial is made out of cast metal, and has clasps that grab onto your natural teeth.

Dentures are needed if cracked roots and gum disease cause all the teeth to need to be pulled. Dentures of the past would fall out easily. Now, dental implants can be used to support dentures.

If someone has lost all of their teeth and they don’t have $50,000 to put in bridges supported by implants, there is another solution. We can put in 4 implants as anchors on the upper jaw, 4 on the bottom and then have snaps put onto the dentures and use those to snap the dentures in place.

With the lower implants, I’ll adapt their denture the same day. With the upper implants, I’ll wait a few weeks.

Mini dental implants or full-sized implants are commonly used for denture anchors.

Covid-19 Update

Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update

Dear Patients of Cornerstone Dental Center,

In order to better serve the community, to limit your and everyone’s potential exposure and conserve important medical resources during the Covid-19 challenge, we ask the following:

Please do not come into Cornerstone Dental Center if you have a fever (100 F or higher) or recent onset (last 2 weeks) onset of cough.
Please do not bring another person with you to your appointment unless you are a parent or guardian of the patient being seen.

We will need to take your (and your companion’s) temperature and ask a few questions before you come into our facilities.

If you believe you are ill with Covid-19 or influenza please call your primary care doctor’s office or your local urgent care rather than going in.
Testing for Covid-19 is recommended for you if you meet the following conditions:

If you have a fever over 100 F and a cough, and have any chronic health conditions or are over the age of 60,
If you have a fever over 100 F and a cough, and have had contact in the last 14 days with a known Covid-19 patient or recent travel to affected areas

People with mild symptoms and no underlying chronic health issues (chronic lung or kidney disease, diabetes, immune suppression are examples) are advised to STAY HOME until symptoms (cough, fever) have resolved for 72 hours. But do call your primary care doctor’s office to find out if you need testing. If you have shortness of breath, you should go to the Emergency Room (but call first, or have someone call for you).

The Panhandle Health District has set up a hotline if you have questions: 1-877-415-5225

Kootenai County is a strong community and we will get through this by working together to limit the spread, and to protect our medically vulnerable friends and neighbors. Thank you for helping us and each other in this challenging time.