Missing all teeth

The loss of all your teeth can be a crippling situation. Traditionally, removable dentures have been placed. However, most people with dentures are unhappy with them. Removable dentures move around when you eat, they can interfere with your speech, and they can come out at the wrong times. They can pinch or rub your gums and cause very uncomfortable sore spots. But the worst problem they cause is collapse of the face. Once all your teeth are gone, your body senses that loss and redistributes the minerals from your jawbones to other parts of your body. This gradual shrinking of your jawbone, over enough of a span of years, will make you a dental cripple.

Dental implants can restore your mouth to normal function. There are two basic options for dental implants in this situation:

You can have a number of implants placed and fixed crown and bridge work on the implants. See our Arizona dental implants page for a full discussion of this option. And with new teeth-in-an-hour technology, you can have teeth placed and be able to function immediately.
Or, you can have a complete denture placed over the implants. Anywhere from two implants on up, depending on your budget, can be placed. Dr. Chal will work with you, whatever your budget is, to give you treatment that will help you function and protect your health for the long term.

Within this last option, you could have a implant overdenture, as is shown in the picture. Dr. Chal prefers the snap-on denture because it is the same cost but is more secure and comfortable. There are also various hybrid and fixed-retrievable options you can choose. For more information on these choices, see the dental implant options page on Dr. Chal's main web site.

Implant-retained teeth. One option if you're missing all your teeth.

Implant-retained teeth

An implant overdenture is another solution if you're missing all your teeth.

Implant-retained overdenture

Visit Dr. Chal's main web site to see his impressive list of credentials and photographs of his beautiful work, and to read the testimonials of grateful patients.

Read about dental implant costs.