Brunswick County · Since 1987
Dentures in Southport, NC
A well-made denture restores chewing and the shape of the lower face. A poorly made one is the reason people give up on dentures altogether.
- Three doctors, one location
- Sedation available
- Most major plans accepted
- Written estimates before treatment
Understanding dentures
We make full dentures, partials, and implant-retained overdentures that snap onto two or more implants. That last option is what we recommend most often for a lower arch, because a lower full denture has little ridge to hold on to.
Southport patients and this treatment
Southport is the oldest town in our service area, almost 45 percent of residents are 65 or older, and St. James adds thousands more active-adult households next door.
Most of the restorative work we do for this community is second-generation: replacing crowns and bridges placed twenty or thirty years ago that have finally given out. The question is rarely whether to treat it, it is whether to keep patching or rebuild properly.
Patients come up from Southport specifically for implant and full-arch work, which is a deliberate choice over closer options.
The drive is long enough that we consolidate consults, records and treatment planning rather than spreading them across separate trips.
Almost 45 percent of Southport is 65 or older, and St. James Plantation next door adds thousands more active-adult households.
We see patients from across Southport and the surrounding area, including the Southport Historic District, Fort Johnston, Franklin Square Park and the 28461 ZIP code.
Brunswick County is the fastest-growing county in North Carolina and the sixth fastest in the country, up about a quarter since 2020, and 35 percent of residents are 65 or older. That combination, rapid in-migration and an older population, is why so much of our Brunswick caseload is restorative.
We will tell you honestly whether this is worth doing now or whether it can be watched for a year, and we will say which of your existing work is likely to fail next.
Patients drive up from Southport for full-arch and implant work specifically. We build the treatment plan around the drive, not around our schedule.
You may be a candidate if
- You are missing all the teeth in an arch
- You are missing several teeth and want one appliance to replace them
- Your current denture is loose, sore, or needs adhesive daily
- Implants are outside what you want to take on right now
- You want the option to add implant retention later
How the treatment runs
- Assessment and recordsWe examine the ridges and tissue, then take impressions.
- Try-inYou see the teeth set in wax and approve shape, shade and midline before anything is processed.
- DeliveryThe finished denture is fitted and adjusted.
- AdjustmentsTwo or three short visits over the following weeks. This part is expected and included.
Afterwards
Take them out at night. Clean them over a folded towel or a basin of water so a drop does not become a remake. Come back when they start to feel loose rather than waiting until a sore spot has become an ulcer.
If getting to follow-up visits is difficult, tell us. We can often combine checks into fewer, longer appointments.
What it costs
Dentures span a wide range depending on whether they are immediate, conventional or implant-retained. Many plans include a denture benefit on a multi-year cycle. We check that cycle before quoting, and we lay out what adding implant retention later would cost so you can decide with the full picture.
If you are on Medicare, note that it does not cover routine dental treatment. Many supplement plans include a limited dental benefit with an annual cap, and we will check yours before quoting anything.
In their own words
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Dr. Frazelle on why the injection is nothing to dread, and a cheap whitening habit he gives patients.
Questions we get asked
Do I have to use adhesive?
A well-fitting upper usually does not need it. Lowers often do, unless they are implant-retained.
Will people be able to tell?
A denture designed for your face rather than a stock mold reads as natural. Tooth shape, shade and how much shows when you smile are all choices we make with you at the try-in.
How far is your office from Southport?
About 30 miles, or roughly 48 minutes via NC-211 to US-17 North, then US-74/76 over the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. We are at 1301 Physicians Dr in Wilmington, with parking at the door.
Do you see patients from Southport?
Regularly. Southport is part of our core service area in Brunswick County, and patients drive up from Southport for full-arch and implant work specifically. We build the treatment plan around the drive, not around our schedule.
What are your hours?
Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm. Outside those hours, leave a message or use the appointment request form and we will come back to you with the first available time.
Dentures · Southport, NC
You have probably been told several different things about this.
Bring the opinions you have already been given. We will look at your scan with you and say which parts we agree with.
- Three doctors, 50+ years of combined experience
- Implant surgery and restoration in one building
- Sedation available for longer appointments
- Written, phased treatment plans with costs attached
Worried it is too much work at your age? Health matters far more than the number, and we will tell you if we think a smaller plan serves you better.
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Please do not include Protected Health Information. For anything urgent, call (910) 762-0958.
