Denture Implants Can Stabilize Your Denture
Denture patients often find conventional dentures uncomfortable or ill-fitting. Because of this, using dental implants to retain, or support, your denture is becoming popular with patients. Denture implants are a versatile, long-term solution that helps reduce the slipping of a denture and can greatly improve a patient’s ability to eat and speak naturally.
What Exactly is a Denture Implant?
It’s a type of denture that is supported by, and attached to, dental implants versus a regular denture that rests on the gums. With an implant supported denture, the denture “snaps in” to securely fasten to your jaw. The denture can be removed by a patient or doctor for cleaning and care.
Denture Implant (Snap-In Denture) Demo
Benefits of Denture Implants
- Improved confidence
- Stability while speaking
- Bone and gum preservation
- Improved dental hygiene
- Improve esthetics
- Nutritional benefits from being able to eat
| Implant Retained Dentures | Dentures Without Implants |
|---|---|
State-of-the-art tooth replacement. Implants are a long-lasting investment. | Replaces basic chewing function. Most affordable tooth replacement option in short-term. |
Implants paired with a denture or single crown provide a proper fitting solution that maintains healthy bone. | Due to bone loss, dentures will need to be replaced periodically for a proper fit. |
| Preserves bone quantity and quality. | Bone quantity shrinks and integrity continues to degrade. |
Provides firm support of facial structures (jaw, lips and cheeks) to maintain a more youthful appearance. | Facial structures decrease over time and can cause the medical issues associated with bone loss over time. |
Functions most like your own teeth so you can eat foods you like. | Dentures may float or move on the gums limiting the ability to eat some foods. |
| Strong and stable – keeps denture securely in place. | Dentures may slip and move, especially on the lower jaw, creating sore spots in the mouth. |
| No need for denture creams or adhesives. | Denture creams or adhesives often needed. |
