Shortfalls of traditional (non-implant) dentures: While traditional dentures typically look nice and are the most cost-effective way to replace bad or missing teeth, they can leave a lot to be desired in terms of overall function, stability, and chewing ability. This allows you to taste your food better. Taste your food better | Some patients with implants can have part of their upper denture’s palate removed. Increased comfort | Dental implants help reduce or eliminate the irritation caused by movement of the dentures. This reduces or eliminates gagging caused by your denture. Reduce or eliminate gagging | In some cases a portion of the palate can be removed exposing the roof of the mouth. Reduce bone loss | While a person may continue to lose bone after having their natural teeth removed, dental implants provide stimulation down into the jaw which encourages the body to continue to produce bone. Receive better nutrition | Chew up food better Live more comfortably | Dentures not moving as much, less rubbing and chafing Smile and laugh without worry of your dentures falling out Speak confidently | Speak in front of crowds or amongst friends and family with the confidence of knowing your denture is securely snapped on to your implants. Snap-In Implant Dentures help to improve all of these issues tremendously.Snap-In Implant Dentures are dentures with special fittings that allow them to attach (snap-in) to the dental implants your doctor places.Īnchoring your dentures with dental implants allows you to:Įnjoy more of your favorite foods | By securing your denture with dental implants, patients are able to chew with much greater power and confidence. Trimming the denture to reduce this gagging leads to a decrease in stability and loss of natural suction. Unfortunately, for many people, the denture covering the roof of their mouth causes them to gag. Gagging | Traditional upper denture covers the roof of the mouth to provide suction and stability.This means that traditional dentures become more and more difficult to wear over time. Bone loss | After a person’s teeth are removed, they typically lose a great deal of bone and will continue to lose it for the remainder of their life.Poor nutrition | Again, due to the loss of chewing power, patients may be unable to eat a balanced diet and chew food sufficiently for proper digestion.Discomfort | Since traditional dentures, especially lowers, often move around, they can rub and chafe the gums causing irritation and discomfort.Embarrassment | Caused by the inability to eat around other people, laugh loudly, and converse confidently due to fear of dentures becoming loose and falling out.Speech | Speaking can be difficult due to the movement of the lower denture.The movements of a denture wearer’s tongue and cheeks continually pushes and pulls on the lower denture keeping it unstable. Limited chewing power | Very little chewing power due to movement of the lower denture usually only 10-20% of what a person had with natural teeth.Taste your food better | Some patients with implants can have part of their upper denture’s palate removed.Increased comfort | Dental implants help reduce or eliminate the irritation caused by movement of the dentures.Reduce or eliminate gagging | In some cases a portion of the palate can be removed exposing the roof of the mouth.Reduce bone loss | While a person may continue to lose bone after having their natural teeth removed, dental implants provide stimulation down into the jaw which encourages the body to continue to produce bone.Receive better nutrition | Chew up food better.

Live more comfortably | Dentures not moving as much, less rubbing and chafing.Smile and laugh without worry of your dentures falling out.Speak confidently | Speak in front of crowds or amongst friends and family with the confidence of knowing your denture is securely snapped on to your implants.Enjoy more of your favorite foods | By securing your denture with dental implants, patients are able to chew with much greater power and confidence.Snap-In Implant Dentures are dentures with special fittings that allow them to attach (snap-in) to the dental implants your doctor places.Īnchoring your dentures with dental implants allows you to:

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