Have you ever had a door, railing, or handle in your house come loose? Think of how irritating it is every time you touch it, feeling it wobble around or not sit flush the way it should. And the annoyance certainly escalates if the connection breaks and it falls off completely. Now, imagine that same frustration occurring inside your mouth with a dental prosthetic that doesn’t stay put. That’s what life is like living with loose dentures. When traditional dentures no longer fit properly, they impact your quality of life. They can move inside your mouth, making eating and speaking a challenge. At the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Scottsdale, AZ, we specialize in mini dental implants—a simple, effective way to stabilize loose dentures.
Why Traditional Dentures Come Loose
A traditional pair of dentures is designed to rest comfortably on your gums. They rely on the friction and suction between the acrylic base, the saliva in your mouth, and the gumline to stay put. While they may fit appropriately at first, they are likely to feel loose over time. That’s because tooth loss leads to gradual changes in the shape and size of your jawbone, impacting how the prosthetic fits. Additionally, dentures will suffer wear and tear over time, reducing their effectiveness further. Adjustments or replacements become necessary to ensure the dentures can function properly.
The Solution for Loose Dentures: Mini Dental Implants
The best way to ensure dentures stay put is to give them an anchor to latch onto. We can quickly and easily place those anchors in your jawbone using mini dental implants. With just 4-8 mini implants, we can stabilize and secure a pair of dentures, ensuring they won’t move again. As a bonus, this gives your false teeth a more natural feel and increased functionality.
So, what are mini dental implants? They’re thin titanium posts precisely placed into your jawbone. They create a solid foundation for different restorations, such as dental crowns, implant-supported bridges, and implant-retained dentures. By acting as artificial tooth roots, these implants not only offer secure attachment but also stimulate the jawbone, preventing further bone loss. Even for those who have already experienced some loss of bone density, mini implants can often be used without additional bone grafting procedures.
At the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Scottsdale, AZ, we prefer mini implants because of their small size, streamlined placement process, and impressive reliability. Because they’re only as thick as a toothpick, we can place mini implants quickly using Dr. Shatkin’s patented minimally invasive technique. This gentle approach and the use of a local anesthetic make the procedure pain-free. We can even place mini implants immediately following an extraction, ensuring you don’t have to go without teeth during the process.
Dr. Mann and Dr. Shatkin are experts in placing mini implants, so you know you’re in experienced, knowledgeable hands when you visit our practice.
The Benefits of Stabilizing Dentures With Mini Implants
There are several benefits to stabilizing a loose denture with mini dental implants. By turning your denture into an implant-retained denture, you’ll experience:
- Superior stability: When we connect your false teeth to dental implants, they aren’t going anywhere. The days of worrying that they’ll slide around or fall out at an inconvenient time are over.
- Increased functionality: Traditional dentures don’t have the same biting and chewing power as your natural teeth, making certain foods difficult to eat. Implant dentures offer much more functionality than their conventional counterparts.
- Improved jawbone health: The implants replace your missing tooth roots and stimulate your jawbone to halt bone loss.
- Better durability: Implant dentures are more reliable than old-fashioned removable ones because they don’t suffer as much wear and tear. If properly cared for, they can last for many years!
- More natural look: The bulky acrylic base of traditional dentures doesn’t lend itself to a very natural look. Implant dentures use less material, which means they feel, function, and look more like natural teeth.
Stabilize Your Loose Dentures Today
You’ll be amazed at the improvement in your quality of life when you fix daily frustrations like loose dentures. With mini dental implants, a shifting dental prosthetic won’t ever bother you again. Imagine eating, speaking, and smiling confidently without worrying about your dentures moving out of place. If you’re ready to take the first step towards a more comfortable and confident smile, contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
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