Loose Denture Alternatives Using Dental Implants [Video Breakdown]

Are you tired of loose dentures that constantly shift in your mouth while you eat or speak? You’re not alone. Many patients with traditional dentures face these challenges, significantly impacting their ability to function. With an unstable denture, patients like you may struggle to chew certain foods, which can lead to drastic changes in your diet. In some cases, sticking to softer foods may cause you to lose out on important nutrients, affecting your overall health and potentially your quality of life. But at the Mini Dental Implant Center of America (MDICA) in Springfield, MO, we offer loose denture alternatives that use dental implants to anchor your prosthetic in place!

What Causes Loose Dentures?

Traditional dentures are custom-fit to the shape of your jaw, staying secure while you go about your day. But over time, this fit fades as your jawbone loses mass and volume.

Natural teeth have roots that stimulate your jaw every time you chew or bite down. After losing teeth, you lose out on stimulation, causing your jaw to gradually shrink. As your jawbone shrinks, your denture loses its perfect fit, resulting in loose dentures that shift every time you move a muscle.

With shifting dentures, patients have trouble with everyday functions that used to come naturally. Chewing certain foods, speaking clearly, and even enjoying meals with loved ones become more of a hassle. The only way to anchor loose dentures in place while also keeping your jawbone healthy is with dental implants! Rather than relying solely on your jaw for support, implant dentures use implants and a healthy jawbone to stay stable.

Secure Your Loose Denture With Dental Implants

Patients with loose or floating dentures often find everyday tasks frustrating. No matter how much denture glue they use or how many times they reline, their dentures will eventually lose their fit again.

But at the MDICA in Springfield, MO, we offer loose denture alternatives that keep your smile secure!

Using mini dental implants, we help anchor your denture prosthetic to your jaw. These titanium posts secure in your jawbone, creating a strong, secure connection. Then, with this connection as a foundation, we restore your smile with implant-stabilized dentures.

In some cases, we may be able to transform your current prosthetic into an implant denture! However, your loose denture must be in good condition. If the denture fits well and has enough room to secure onto dental implants, we will create housings in the denture base to hold the implants. Then, we’ll place mini implants along your jawline, creating a stable foundation for your prosthetic to rely on.

If your denture isn’t in good condition, we will create a new custom prosthetic to fit your smile, using mini dental implants for support.

Our Loose Denture Alternatives

Implant dentures generally come in two categories: fixed or removable. While both options are excellent solutions, the best denture for you depends on several factors. The amount of jawbone you have after bone loss, the number of implants we can place, and your preferences all affect which implant denture is right for your smile.

Our loose denture alternatives include restorations like:

• Removable snap-in dentures: For implant dentures that you can remove, we use snap-in dentures. These prosthetics use the fewest implants but require the most maintenance, as they need to be taken out at least twice a day for cleaning.
• Semi-removable roundhouse bridges: A roundhouse bridge has a sleek design that doesn’t need a denture base. Instead, it’s typically an arch of artificial teeth, bonded together to form one unit that secures directly to your implants. A semi-removable roundhouse bridge is never removed by you. Instead, only we will remove it at routine dental appointments for maintenance. Otherwise, it stays secure on your implants.
• Non-removable roundhouse bridges: For implant dentures that replicate the strength and permanence of your natural teeth, we use a non-removable roundhouse bridge. This denture is never removed, as it’s cemented to your implants. While a non-removable roundhouse bridge uses the most implants, it’s also the most natural-looking and feeling, as you treat it like your natural teeth.

Removable snap-in dentures are the most affordable of our loose denture alternatives, as they use the fewest implants. And while non-removable roundhouse bridges are the most expensive, they require little maintenance and are incredibly strong, allowing you to eat all the foods you love without hesitation.

Find Loose Denture Alternatives in Springfield, MO!

Traditional dentures often come loose over time as your jawbone loses mass and volume. But with dental implants, we can anchor your restorations in place to keep your smile secure and functional! At the MDICA in Springfield, MO, we use mini dental implants to secure your smile. And depending on your preferences, we may provide you with a removable or non-removable prosthetic.

To learn which loose denture alternative is right for your smile, book a free implant consultation with us!

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