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Implant Retained Dentures – Overdentures
An important application of dental implants is to help retain dentures. This type of denture is referred to as an implant retained overdenture.
How Does an Overdenture Work?
Much like a press stud on a dentist’s clinical jacket, there is a male component attached to the implant with a female component housed within the denture. A minimum of two implants are required in the lower jaw, and often four to six implants in the upper jaw, to ensure the success of overdentures.Advantages of Overdentures
Talk to anyone who has had complete dentures or even a partial denture and they will tell you of the nightmares that they have had with their ‘teeth’. They will tell you how they have suffered for so long with the fear of their teeth flying out when they laugh or smile, the embarrassment of sneezing and losing their teeth.People with complete dentures dream of maybe eating an apple or steak. They often suffer traumatic ulcers from constantly moving dentures, as well as pain from exposed nerves due to bone loss. There may be also a need for relines, as well as having to cope with sticky, messy denture adhesives, not to mention the inability to taste or grasp food properly.
With implants, stable dentures become a possibility.
Overdentures - The appropriate standard of care for Complete Tooth Loss
At Geelong Smile Studio, we believe that the appropriate standard of care for complete tooth loss (edentulousness) in the lower jaw is the provision of implant retained overdentures.Implant Retained Dentures are biologically conservative.
Implants that are placed to retain dentures can function with total independence of the remaining teeth.If conventional bridgework were to be used , the surrounding sound teeth often need to be prepared and shaped. The shaping process can expose these surrounding teeth to nerve damage. Dental implants can be placed without damage to the surrounding sound teeth.
Arrange a visit to Geelong Smile Studio for an assessment for dental implants.
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