Stop Loose Dentures From Slipping With Mini Implants! [Video Demo]

Traditional dentures are custom-fit to your jaw, fitting perfectly in your mouth. However, over time, these prosthetics loosen on your gums. Loose or slipping dentures cause a variety of issues, including difficulty chewing, trouble speaking clearly, and even changes in facial structure. While a denture reline will refit your prosthetic, the solution is only temporary, and your denture will likely slip again. Only a dental implant-supported restoration can keep your artificial smile secure. At Healthy Habit Dental Care, we stabilize loose dentures with dental implants, anchoring your prosthetic to your jawbone. This treatment provides you with a secure smile that is built to last!

What Causes Loose Dentures?

If traditional dentures are made to fit perfectly in the contours of your mouth, how do they lose their fit over time?

The fact is, it’s not the denture that’s changing. Instead, your jawbone is gradually losing mass and volume, disrupting your prosthetic’s perfect fit.

Natural teeth have roots below your gums, lodged in your jawbone to keep your smile secure. And when you eat or bite down, these roots stimulate your jaw to keep it healthy and full! But after losing teeth, you lose that stimulation, causing your bone to deteriorate over time. As your jawbone shrinks, your denture maintains its original fit. This leads to an ill-fitting prosthetic that slips around on your gums when you eat or speak.

The only way to stop bone loss is to replace your missing tooth roots with dental implants! By securing these implants in your jaw, we anchor your denture in place and provide stimulation that keeps your jawbone healthy.

Converting Loose Dentures Into Implant Dentures

Many patients wonder if they can keep their current denture and just add implants. Fortunately, transforming your loose dentures into implant dentures is totally possible!

If you have a denture that is loose in your mouth but otherwise in good condition, we may be able to use it as a base for your implant prosthetic! But first, we’ll need to make sure it has enough room to accommodate dental implants.

Implant dentures have special housings inside their base that fit over dental implants. If your denture base is too worn or thin, it may not fit these necessary housings. But if it’s big enough, we’ll strategically add housings around your denture base, along with rubber O-rings that attach the denture to your implants.

Then we’ll remove the bulky upper denture plate that used to hold your prosthetic in place on the roof of your mouth. Thanks to the support implants provide, you no longer need this structure, freeing the taste buds on your upper palate.

Replacing Loose Dentures With Implant Dentures

While transforming your denture into an implant denture is a reliable solution, there are more secure options available.

At Healthy Habit Dental Care, we offer several denture restorations with mini dental implants for support.

• Snap-in overdentures: For a removable implant denture, we recommend a snap-in overdenture. This prosthetic secures on 4 to 8 mini implants, but is removable for ease of cleaning.
• Semi-permanent roundhouse bridges: If you’re looking for a more secure, natural-looking restoration, we may offer a semi-permanent roundhouse bridge. This denture doesn’t need as much of the bulky gum base, making it more comfortable. However, a semi-permanent roundhouse bridge stays secure on 6 to 10 implants, and only we remove it during routine cleanings.
• Permanent roundhouse bridges: For a denture that resembles your natural teeth in strength and appearance, we reccomend a permanent roundhouse bridge. This restoration relies on 10 to 12 mini implants for support, providing incredible stability. Additionally, this denture is permanently cemented to your implants, so it’s never removed.

To find out which implant denture is best for your smile, book a free consultation with us in Temecula, CA. We will go over your options, determine the right denture for you, and design a custom treatment plan.

Visit Healthy Habit Dental Care in Temecula, CA!

If you’re struggling with loose dentures, you need a more secure solution that allows you to chew and speak confidently. Using dental implants, we anchor your restoration to your jaw, creating a stable tooth replacement that keeps your smile functional and secure. At Healthy Habit Dental Care, we use mini implants to either transform your loose denture into an implant denture or provide you with a brand-new prosthetic.

Book a free consultation with us today to learn if you’re eligible for mini dental implant treatment.

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