If you are missing all your teeth, you need a
complete denture. But unless that denture is retained with dental
implants, you could have significant trouble. Here we will explain why.
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When all your teeth are extracted, over the
next few years you will have a condition called
facial collapse, which is illustrated at the left.
- Both the upper and the lower jawbones shrink.
- The height of the lower face decreases,
causing the face to appear shriveled and old.
- The upper lip sinks in.
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However, if dental implants are placed, they
will stop this process. That is a primary reason for having your
complete denture retained by dental implants.
Additionally, implants will secure your denture
so that you will be able to function normally, without awkwardness
in speaking and eating, and without the continual annoyance of sore
spots, your teeth coming loose at embarrassing times, or other
difficulties associated with the wearing of false teeth. |
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Complete Denture Options
There are many ways to place dental implants
to help retain your complete dentures, and the various options can
be tailored to your budget. Dr. Chal's recommendation for an
entry-level treatment is the snap-on denture. Two implants are
placed toward the front of the jaw, and the complete denture will
snap onto these. Since there are only two implants, they won't
completely stop the shrinking of the bone, but they will stop it
enough so that you won't have facial collapse. And your teeth will
be much more secure than if they were simply allowed to float in
your mouth.
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A snap-on complete denture |
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There are various other options, from an
implant overdenture to complete
restoration with implant-retained crowns and bridges. Costs are generally
proportional to the number of implants placed, though there are other
factors. For more information, see our page on
dental implant costs.
Phoenix implant dentist Dr. Chal is especially skilled in creating
beautiful smiles. Whichever treatment option you select, he will
make sure that you look your best.
Especially if you are already suffering from
facial collapse, you need a dentist with the expertise of Dr. Chal.
If this is your situation, many dentists will tell you that you are not
a dental implant candidate
because you don't have enough bone to support
the implants. Dr. Chal, however, has assembled a team of the best surgeons,
radiologists, and technicians, and he can reconstruct your mouth when
other dentists would consider you hopeless.
Visit Dr. Chal's Phoenix dentist website and read
the impressive patient testimonials, and see the photographs of the
beautiful work that he does. |
