How Are Dentures Anchored by Implants?

Dentures Can be anchored to dental implants in a few different manners.  Each way has its own function, complexity and associated cost.  Dentures can be attached to implants with a ball and o-ring attachment or Locator attachments which allow the pt to remove them and clean them.  These are very comfortable and usually require a fewer number of implants depending on the particular case. Dentures can also be attached to implants by screw retention which makes the denture a more "permanent" fixture which can only be removed by your dentist. This would be done on occasion for cleaning of the prosthesis. This can be done as as Teeth in an Hour or All On Four.  If considering this treatment, you should avoid the dental implant "SuperCenters" out there.  They basically treat patients like they are being sold a timeshare, they have no vested interest in the patient, just their bank account

There is multiple reasons that a denture anchored on implant is the option other than financial. Mainly the lack of enough bone in the jaw requires an alternative treatment this kind of solution can be ideal especially for the lower jaw. The technicality of anchoring the denture to the implants has become so simple and predictable that financially and medically it is a sound treatment. For the lower jaw, the existing denture can be used to convert to the new placed implants via using the locators. For the maxilla or upper jaw, a new denture should be done to accommodate the minimum four implants needed to snap the denture on them.