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Dentures and Implant Retained Dentures
Quality Dental Implants for Your Lasting Smile
Dentures are dental prostheses often referred to as ‘False Teeth’ or ‘Falsies’ made of coloured (pink) acrylic with prefabricated acylic teeth that can be used to replace a full set of teeth in either the upper or lower jaw.
When constructed with care, dentures look just as natural as the teeth they are replacing. However, the BIGGEST PROBLEMS patients encounter with dentures are lack of retention and denture movement that can cause pain, gum irritation and ulcers…. Worse still loose dentures have been known to to fall out of the wearers mouth during eating and speaking. In addition, the wearing of dentures can alter one’s sense of taste and all of these problems can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life.
Fixed Implant Dentures
Benefits Of Fixed Implant Dentures / Bridges
- Eliminates embarrassing unstable and loose dentures.
- Immediate placement – In some cases, implants can be placed and loaded with new teeth within 1-2 days from the time of approval.
- Its important to note that an implant is not needed for every missing tooth.
- See the official “All On 4 Plus Clinics” dedicated website that discusses implant supported dentures and bridges in detail at www.allon4.com.au
Implant Supported Removable Dentures – Overdentures
Implants can also be placed into the jaw bone to help retain what is called an ‘overdenture’, that is clipped on and off the implants by the patient.
In the bottom jaw (mandible), a minimum of 2 implants are required for a removable implant-retained denture. The denture has two fitting components that clip onto a matching component screwed down onto the implants… a common system used at CDIC is called “Locators™”.
In the upper jaw (Maxilla), a minimum of 4 conventional implants are required. These are often joined by a milled titanium bar that carries the Locator™ components allowing the denture to be clipped on and off for easier cleaning.
Advantages of Overdentures
- Stabilises your existing denture or new denture on 2-4 implants dependent upon which jaw and the bone volume and quality. The upper jaw requires 4-6 implants to retain an upper denture and the lower jaw requires a minimum of 2 implants.
- Overdentures eliminates the looseness of dentures, however it is still able to move a little and food particles can still get stuck underneath the denture causing gum irritations and ulcers.
- Overdentures can be a more cost effective treatment option due to fewer implants being placed and cheaper components being used than a fixed alternative.
- The overdentures (teeth) are easy to remove by the wearer and keep clean.
- Overdenture aesthetics are usually very natural and facial profile can be maintained, providing lip support when needed for facial aesthetics.
Please call the CDIC Dental to discuss your denture needs.