When you lose the vast majority of your teeth, or all of them, this can mean negative impacts on multiple facets of your life. But we can help, and with an option far more lifelike and durable than removable dentures. In fact, these could potentially last a lifetime. In today’s blog, your Conroe, TX, dentist takes a look at dental implant dentures and how they address total tooth loss.
The Dangers of Losing Your Smile
Suffering from total tooth loss is often the result of periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease that is linked to adult tooth loss. When you have lost all of your teeth, your meal options are severely limited and your nutritional intake could fall. Likewise, you could have trouble speaking clearly and may simply avoid social interactions, which harm your overall quality of life. You could also develop a prematurely aged appearance, as the body will suspend the flow of calcium and phosphates to the jaw around lost teeth, which means your jawbone gradually breaks down to cause an older appearance. But with dental implants, we can help rebuild your smile.
Support with Grafting and Sinus Lifts
Sometimes, the upper and lower jaw could weaken and lose mass and density to the point that there simply isn’t enough structure to support multiple dental implants. But that doesn’t mean strong and secure implant dentures are beyond your reach. Our team could offer unique surgical procedures to rebuild what has been lost, and fortify your smile to make placement possible.
With jawbone grafting, we will use donor or synthetic tissues, or be taken from the rear of your jaw or hip, to build a matrix that encourages and supports new jawbone growth. We apply this to the lower portion, creating new tissue to support dental implants. For the upper portion, we could conduct a sinus lift, in which we raise the sinus floor to uncover new tissues that can secure your new roots.
Preserving Your Jawbone Density
Once your jaw is properly fortified and ready, we will insert the dental implants. We plan this process with digital technology and guide them into place, securing a portion and angle that supports bone growth and strengthens your smile. The body sees these biocompatible titanium posts as natural roots. The body resumes the flow of calcium and phosphates to the jaw, keeping your smile strong and preserving your youthful features. This also means your new teeth can last for decades to come!
Fixed Partial Dentures
If you have lost most of your teeth, but still have a few left that don’t need to be treated, we could create a set of partial dentures. This involves new teeth set in an acrylic base. The new teeth are designed to look natural and blend with your remaining ones, and the base will appear like gum tissue. We then insert multiple posts and connect the denture to them, so you have a complete smile. Being fixed in place means the prosthetic doesn’t need to be removed for maintenance, and that it can last for decades without slipping.
Complete Dentures
If you need a complete set of dentures, then we will gently extract the last few teeth and take detailed digital images of your smile, which we use in a dental lab setting to design and craft the finished prosthetic. We insert the posts into the jaw, and then attach abutments and connect the prosthetic. The denture will contain a complete row of lifelike ceramic teeth, and a base that mimics gum tissue. The denture is firmly held in place and can last far longer than removable dentures. They can restore your ability to eat your favorite foods and smile with confidence, and never sip when you eat or speak. We can secure a complete set with as little as four dental implants in some cases.
If you have any questions about treating more advanced cases of tooth loss with implant dentistry, then contact our team and schedule a consultation, so we can decide on the best course of action for your smile. We want you to smile with confidence again, and enjoy better oral health and bite function as a result.
Do You Have Questions About Rebuilding Your Smile?
With our fixed dentures, you can gain a full smile again. You will be able to smile and talk without complication, and eat your favorite meals again too. To learn more about fixed dentures, then please contact The Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX by calling 936-441-4600 and schedule your next appointment with our team today.