To merge the best of the most popular methods to replace missing teeth, traditional dentures can be supported by dental implants. This treatment, called an overdenture is a life-changing procedure. Implant-supported dentures offer many advantages over the traditional method of placing dentures.
Application of Removable Dentures vs. Implant Dentures
Normal, non-implant-mounted dentures are usually held in place with adhesive paste. Simple actions such as eating, drinking, or even talking may loosen the grip of dentures until they move out of place entirely. Dental implant supported dentures, however, offer more security through the permanence and stability of implants.
Dental implants are titanium fixtures placed into the jawbone that can serve as anchors for dentures. Implants have been increasingly popular as a restorative dental therapy over the last 50 years after the discovery that titanium is biocompatible (meaning the human body does not reject it). The jawbone actually grows into the titanium post, securing it in place.
The denture is fixed into place on the implants to allow for a great deal more stability than traditional adhesives. Overdentures are held in place by a bar that runs along a few implants which dentures snap onto. These overdentures can still be removed, when necessary, but provide a far improved denture-wearing experience, as they are attached to permanent fixtures. Patients with an overdenture can take advantage of the easy removal of a traditional denture, but the strength and durability of implants.
Benefits of Implant Dentures
Normal dentures do not support the jawbone, as the denture is placed only on the gum. Just like a muscle that is not regularly used will weaken, bone will lose nutrients and become thin without stimulation from a tooth root -- this can cause facial collapse as the bone withers. The use of implants counteracts this, allowing the jaw to find purpose again in supporting the denture.
While the care for the overdentures may be the same as standard dentures (they both must be taken out at night and cleaned) the benefits are tremendous. With implant dentures, there is no clicking, no slipping, and no worry about your denture failing in social situations. Implant dentures make wearing full dentures significantly more comfortable, and give you the oral function you need to eat, talk, and smile with confidence.
If you have traditional dentures and are interested in a better way to hold them in place, call our Brooklyn dental office to learn more about getting implant-retained overdentures.
Application of Removable Dentures vs. Implant Dentures
Normal, non-implant-mounted dentures are usually held in place with adhesive paste. Simple actions such as eating, drinking, or even talking may loosen the grip of dentures until they move out of place entirely. Dental implant supported dentures, however, offer more security through the permanence and stability of implants.
Dental implants are titanium fixtures placed into the jawbone that can serve as anchors for dentures. Implants have been increasingly popular as a restorative dental therapy over the last 50 years after the discovery that titanium is biocompatible (meaning the human body does not reject it). The jawbone actually grows into the titanium post, securing it in place.
The denture is fixed into place on the implants to allow for a great deal more stability than traditional adhesives. Overdentures are held in place by a bar that runs along a few implants which dentures snap onto. These overdentures can still be removed, when necessary, but provide a far improved denture-wearing experience, as they are attached to permanent fixtures. Patients with an overdenture can take advantage of the easy removal of a traditional denture, but the strength and durability of implants.
Benefits of Implant Dentures
Normal dentures do not support the jawbone, as the denture is placed only on the gum. Just like a muscle that is not regularly used will weaken, bone will lose nutrients and become thin without stimulation from a tooth root -- this can cause facial collapse as the bone withers. The use of implants counteracts this, allowing the jaw to find purpose again in supporting the denture.
While the care for the overdentures may be the same as standard dentures (they both must be taken out at night and cleaned) the benefits are tremendous. With implant dentures, there is no clicking, no slipping, and no worry about your denture failing in social situations. Implant dentures make wearing full dentures significantly more comfortable, and give you the oral function you need to eat, talk, and smile with confidence.
If you have traditional dentures and are interested in a better way to hold them in place, call our Brooklyn dental office to learn more about getting implant-retained overdentures.
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