Dentures allow our team to take on severe tooth loss. To help you obtain a full smile, we have both full and partial dentures. But to ensure your new teeth can last for decades, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist could secure fixed dental implant dentures. These can last for decades instead of just 5 to 10 years, and they never slip either!
The Difference Between Removable and Implant-Supported
With removable options, your prosthetic is held in place with suction or adhesives, or possibly the assistance of metal clasps that attach to natural teeth. You need to remove them each night for soaking, and they last about 5 to 10 years. This is because the jaw ridge changes shape due to tooth loss, which means they need to be updated to ensure a proper and comfortable fit.
With dental implant options, we secure your prosthetic with several posts that we insert into the jaw. These act as new roots, bonding with the jaw to ensure the flow of nutrients and to prevent the ridge from changing shape. As a result, your new teeth can remain intact for much longer, decades or even a lifetime with proper care and attention. They ever slip when you eat or speak and they don’t need to be removed for cleaning or soaking. They look and function like a natural smile, in fact.
Securing Your New Tooth Roots
How do we place your dental implants? Our team will examine your smile with digital x-rays to choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert these posts, so they bond with the jaw and support new teeth with ease. We could use several per arch, or as little as four in some cases. Once these are in place, we can connect your new teeth.
Connecting Your Custom Denture
The denture will be custom-made to ensure it not only looks natural, but that it fits comfortably and acts like a natural smile. We attach this to the dental implants in a follow-up visit or in some situations, the same visit. You will be able to eat your favorite foods and speak without difficulty. No slippage or complications. If you have any questions about how we secure fixed prosthetics with our dental implants, or if you have severe tooth loss you want to see addressed, then contact our team today to learn more. You deserve a complete smile and we want to help make it a reality!
Call Dr. Robert Browne, D.D.S. Address Your Lost Teeth
A full smile is possible with our lifelike and durable fixed prosthetic. To find out more about fixed dentures or to schedule an appointment, please call Dr. Robert M. Browne, D.D.S. in Prairie Village, KS at (913) 901-8585.
