Snap-In Implant Dentures are specifically designed dentures that can securely attach to the dental implants installed by your doctor. By anchoring your dentures with dental implants, you can benefit from:
- Dental implants provide a secure foundation for dentures, allowing you to enjoy your favorite foods with increased power and confidence.
- Non-removable dentures eliminate the need for taking them in and out of the mouth.
- Worry-free smile and laughter without the fear of dentures coming loose.
- Experience greater comfort with dentures that stay in place, reducing irritation and discomfort.
- Improve nutrition by chewing food more effectively.
- Ideal for individuals with limited bone or insufficient bone for implants.
- Dental implants can help reduce bone loss by stimulating the jaw to produce more bone even after natural teeth extraction.
- Removing a section of the palate can alleviate gagging sensation caused by dentures.
- Dental implants enhance comfort by reducing or eliminating denture movement irritation.
- Improved ability to taste food by removing a portion of the upper denture's palate in certain cases.
Snap-in Implant Dentures Vs. Traditional Dentures
Although traditional dentures have a reasonable cost and are visually appealing, they often fall short in terms of function, stability, and the ability to chew properly.
The disadvantages of traditional dentures are as follows:
1. Limited chewing power: Lower dentures tend to reduce chewing power, typically only allowing for 10-20% of the chewing ability that natural teeth provide. The constant movement of the tongue and cheeks can make the lower denture unstable.
2. Speech difficulties: Speaking can be challenging due to the movement of the lower denture.
3. Embarrassment: The fear of dentures becoming loose and falling out can make it difficult to eat in front of others, laugh freely, and engage in confident conversations.
4. Discomfort: Traditional dentures, especially lower ones, can rub against and irritate the gums due to their tendency to move around.
5. Poor nutrition: The loss of chewing power may prevent patients from consuming a well-balanced diet and properly digesting food.
6. Bone loss: After tooth extraction, significant bone loss occurs and continues throughout a person's life. This makes wearing traditional dentures increasingly challenging over time.
7. Gagging: Traditional upper dentures cover the roof of the mouth for stability, but this can cause gagging in many individuals. Trimming the denture to reduce gagging compromises stability and natural suction.
Fortunately, Snap-In Implant Dentures greatly alleviate these issues.
How Many Implants Will I Need?
Upper | An upper implant denture requires at least 4 implants.
Lower | A lower implant denture requires at least 2 implants, although 3 or 4 typically provide a significant improvement in retention and stability.
Am I A Candidate?
Most patients are candidates! We’ll just need to see you for a quick consultation to say for sure. At this appointment, we’ll take a 3-dimensional scan of your jawbones, the doctor will perform an oral examination of your mouth, and they will go over your medical history in detail with you.
