What does stability mean to you? For some, they think of a stable job or relationship. Others imagine a stable chair or table, sturdy on four wooden legs. For those with loose dentures, stability means having a secure bite that allows them to eat the foods they love.
Traditional dentures are made to fit perfectly in your mouth, but they often lose this fit over time. Those dealing with loose or floating dentures struggle with everyday tasks like eating, speaking, and even smiling confidently. If ill-fitting dentures are affecting your quality of life, it’s time to find a better solution. With mini dental implants, you can stabilize your smile by anchoring it in place. Book a free consultation with the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Springfield, MO, to learn how we can secure your smile for good.
What Causes Loose Dentures?
When you first get traditional dentures, they are custom-crafted to fit perfectly on your gums. While upper dentures rely on saliva and suction to stick to your upper palate, lower dentures simply rest on your jawbone. It’s no surprise, then, that lower dentures often shift over time as your jaw loses mass and volume.
Your natural teeth have important roots that embed in your jaw. These tooth roots both keep your smile in place and stimulate your jawbone, keeping it healthy and full. But when you lose teeth, you lose stimulation, causing your bone to deteriorate gradually. With an acrylic denture and a shrinking jawbone, most patients find that their artificial smile no longer perfectly fits in their mouth.
Loose dentures cause issues like:
- Challenges speaking: To pronounce certain words, you need the full use of your teeth and tongue. But when your dentures are loose in your mouth, it becomes more difficult to communicate clearly. This is especially true if your dentures start clicking or whistling when you speak.
- Embarrassing mishaps: Eating, speaking, and even laughing with loose dentures is a risky business. With every movement, your dentures slide around on your gums, irritating the soft tissue and potentially slipping out of your mouth. Loose dentures may fall out at inopportune moments, ruining things like dinner or group pictures.
- Difficulties eating: To chew foods, you need a strong bite. With loose dentures, it can be difficult to break down certain foods, ultimately forcing you to alter your diet.
Fortunately, dental implants can secure your smile in place!
Stabilizing Loose Dentures With Mini Dental Implants
Dental implants are titanium posts that we anchor in your jaw to replace tooth roots. Thanks to their biocompatible structure, these screws bond with your bone over time, creating a strong connection.
At the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Springfield, MO, we use this connection to secure your denture to your jaw. Not only do dental implants keep your jawbone healthy, but they also effectively stabilize your smile, allowing you to eat, talk, and laugh confidently again!
Depending on your needs, we provide several implant denture options. To stabilize loose dentures, we typically go with a snap-on denture secured by mini dental implants.
This prosthetic is reminiscent of a traditional denture, but with mini implants for support. Along the bottom and top of the denture base are holes, or housings, that securely attach to your implants. When you want them in place, simply “snap” the denture onto your implants. Then, to clean your restoration and your gums, “snap” it back off with ease.
Our Implant Denture Process
The implant denture process at the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Springfield, MO, is simple.
First, we begin with a free consultation. During this appointment, we assess your smile to determine if you’re eligible for dental implant treatment. Amazingly, most patients are eligible for mini implants, thanks to their small diameter and sleek one-piece design. Next, we’ll craft a custom treatment plan for your smile, discuss costs and financing options, and schedule your placement appointment.
There, we’ll use a local anesthetic to numb your gums. Then, we’ll place your implants in your jaw, typically putting 4 along the lower arch and 6 on the upper. Mini dental implants are minimally invasive, meaning that their procedure is very gentle. Because of this process, we can then secure your denture that very same day!
In some cases, we may be able to use your current denture and transform it into a snap-on denture. However, your prosthetic must be in good condition, and large enough to fit the housings. If it is, we’ll add implant housings to its base and secure your denture with mini dental implants.
Secure Your Loose Dentures in Springfield, MO
Stability is important, especially for those with loose dentures. If you’re struggling to chew food or speak clearly because of a floating denture, it’s time for a more secure solution. With mini dental implants, we can secure your smile to your jawbone. At the Mini Dental Implant Center of America in Springfield, MO, we place mini implants and secure smiles in just one day.
Book your free consultation with us today to learn if you’re eligible for mini dental implant treatment.
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