Hi I have had 2 implants in my upper to hold my denture. They keep coming out.

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Hi I have had 2 implants in my upper to hold my denture. After about 4 months the left side implant came out went back and they replaced it then 3 months later the left implant came out again and now the right side implant has come out. The Dentist won't help me he is saying I need all on 4 upper for it to work. Should he give me my money back?

Leonard Tau, DMD · Answer

You usually need 4 implants in the upper arch to have it work with a denture.  Your case is bound to fail unfortunately.

Victor Sanz, DDS · Answer

Two implants for an upper denture is usually doomed. If you get two more with a metal base denture it may help.

German Arzate, DDS - Account Suspended · Answer

Dental implants are a very effective and they work very well. The problem is that you do not have enough dental implants to hold your upper denture. You are loading too much pressure (bite pressure) over 2 dental implants and that makes it difficult to become steady or strong. My suggestion is to divide all that bite force over 6 dental implants,  this would make all the masticatory forces to be more distributed. You case has a solution, speak with your dentist. I hope this helps.

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