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Did you know the prevalence of total tooth loss for adults 65 and older is about 13% and only increases with age? As you grow older, your enamel becomes thinner, and your teeth may weaken. This can result in sensitive teeth, discoloration, and, in some cases, tooth loss! Many methods exist to replace teeth, but traditional dentures are the most common solution for total tooth loss. Unfortunately, traditional dentures have many drawbacks that impair your beautiful new smile’s functionality. At Aspire Dental Group, however, we offer mini implant retained denture options that secure your smile! Because of the various benefits mini implants have, we provide a comfortable, stable, and beautiful smile.
Issues With Traditional Dentures
When people think of dentures, they often imagine traditional ones with bulky pink gums. These restorations replace upper teeth, lower teeth, or both, depending on your needs.
A full upper denture relies on moisture to suction the denture plate to the roof of your mouth. The denture plate has a large puck shape, entirely covering your upper palate. This bulky puck blocks key taste buds, so you no longer fully taste the foods and drinks you love. Even temperatures are dulled, restricting your ability to enjoy what you eat fully. In contrast, the lower denture relies on the gums and jawbone for support, which causes instability.
When you lose a tooth, you lose both the crown, which rests above the gumline, and the root, which lies below. Tooth roots are embedded into your jawbone, stimulating the bone when you chew or bite. After losing a tooth root, you lose that stimulation! With all your tooth roots missing, your jawbone will deteriorate, eventually changing your facial structure.
As your jawbone shifts and your denture stays the same, the denture will no longer rest perfectly in the contours of your mouth. This ill-fit causes major instability issues that irritate your gums, resulting in denture sores and mishaps like your dentures slipping out of your mouth!
So, how do you combat instability? We use mini dental implants to secure your dentures in place!
How Mini Implants Improve the Denture Options Available
At Aspire Dental Group, we use mini dental implants for all our implant needs. These titanium posts are less than 3 millimeters in diameter and consist of only one piece! Compared to traditional implants, which are much larger and consist of various pieces, mini implants are much less invasive. Our dentists will create a small pilot hole in the gums and jawbone to place these implants. Then, they will carefully drill the implant in place. Mini implants are immediate load implants, meaning they can support a temporary restoration the same day we place them! With mini implants, you never walk away without functional teeth.
Using these narrow-diameter implants to retain dentures, we eliminate the need for a bulky pink base that covers your upper palate. Implant-retained dentures offer a sleek horseshoe design, freeing your taste buds! Additionally, mini implants act as artificial tooth roots, stimulating your jawbone and preventing it from losing mass or volume. These implants keep your bone healthy, maintain your facial structure, and provide a stable foundation for your restoration!
Mini Implant Denture Options
There are many mini implant denture options to choose from, all of which have their own unique benefits!
- Snap-in denture: These dentures act similarly to traditional dentures in that you take them in and out whenever you please. However, that is where their similarities end! Because of their innovative implant design, you can “snap” your dentures on and off the implants at any time without fear that they will fall out when you eat, laugh, or talk.
- Semi-permanent roundhouse: As their name suggests, these dentures mostly stay in your mouth. Our dentists only remove these restorations for routine cleanings. Semi-permanent roundhouses remain secure the rest of the time, offering a durable and functional smile.
- Permanent roundhouse: These dentures feel almost like your natural teeth, as they never come out! Their incredible durability and seamless design make these restorations look natural in your mouth. Their durable and fixed nature allows you to eat the foods you love and smile confidently! Our dentists permanently secure these teeth using dental cement, forever restoring your smile.
Just like natural teeth, these restorations must be cared for properly. Brushing, flossing, and coming into Aspire Dental Group for routine cleanings are essential to keeping your teeth beautiful and functional. Our experienced dentists have helped patients like you for a combined 65 years. You can trust us with your smile!
No-Cost Consultations: Explore Denture Options That Secure Your Smile!
If you have lost all your teeth, you don’t have to settle for unstable traditional dentures to restore your smile. With our mini implant denture options at Aspire Dental Group, you can have a smile that is as secure as it is beautiful!
Schedule a no-cost consultation today to explore the many denture options we provide. Trust us to restore your smile using mini dental implant retained dentures!
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