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Lower dentures are very hard to stabilize and many patients complain of loose lower dentures. The bone under a denture will shrink over time which makes a denture loose. Weight loss can also loosen the denture. If the ridge supporting the denture is fairly flat, the teeth will ride up with eating and speaking. Implants are the best option to help preserve the remaining bone and to act like a fencepost to support a denture.
An Implant Retained overdenture will address this issue. If a traditional denture does not fit well because of bone and tissue loss adding 2-4 STANDARD implants, NOT mini implants will address the issue in most instances. They will help to retain your denture and you will be very happy. Mini Implants are a temporary fix and often destroy the remaining bone you do have. This causes a problem with any subsequent procedures. If you have standard implants placed from the start, this will not occur, Seek the consultation of a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon for your options
Try to reline the denture first. If that doesn't do it, consider mini implants and conversion of your current denture to an overdenture
Butler self threaders, yarn and you should know are your teeth going to be screwed down, cemented or snap on and off? Good Luck Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
Many practices use a “team” of specialists to perform the “All-on-4″ procedure, or you are referred to a “team” of specialists, when this happens every member of the “team” must get paid! This results in higher costs for the Patient. Don't become a just another number, make sure you are tr...
Dentures can be anchored to implants in numerous ways. The least invasive (and least costly) treatment is mini implants. Utilizing a new or existing denture, the Dentist places several (5 optimum) mini implants in the anterior jaw. Through use of snapping in male- female attachments a lower...
