A missing tooth decreases your self-esteem, your health and your day-to-day life. This is amplified if one if missing all their teeth. No one should ever feel like they can not smile with confidence or eat the foods they love when numerous options for tooth replacement exist. In the past when one lost all their teeth dentures were made. The dentures looked like teeth but actually contributed to make the patient an oral invalid.
Traditional Dentures:
If you are missing some or all of your teeth, traditional removable dentures are a quick , easy replacement that will help you look normal again. However, one must understand the problems that arise with dentures.
Denture Problems:
- Only rest on the gum tissue
- Rub painful ulcers
- Can fall out during smiling, laughing, eating or coughing
- Accelerate the bone loss in your jaws
- Rapid bone loss increases the poor fit of dentures
- Bone loss requires denture reline procedures or new dentures
- Messy Denture Adhesive must be used
Implant-Retained Dentures
For a tighter , more secure and better looking solution to missing teeth, implant retained dentures are the solution. Instead of using suction or adhesion, dental implants are placed into your jawbone. The dental implants then serve as anchors for the dentures. The dentures will simply snap onto implants. The end result is less sliding and slipping than traditional, removable dentures. Furthermore, the dental implants stimulate and preserve bone levels.
If you think implant dentures might be a good option to replace your missing teeth, call our office today to schedule an appointment with Pasadena, Texas Dentist Michael Nugent, DDS.
Get the best in dental implant denture care for you and your family. Enjoy the foods you want. Chew with confidence and throw away your denture adhesives.