Ditch the Denture Reline With Implant Dentures!

Think of traditional dentures like an outfit for your smile. When you first get them, everything fits perfectly! However, as time passes and your body changes, you may find that your outfit doesn’t fit as well as it used to. In some cases, clothes become too small as your body grows. In other cases, your clothes are too large as you lose weight or muscle mass. Like your body, your jawbone changes over time, often shrinking in mass and volume after tooth loss. While your denture originally fit like a glove over your gums, it tends to lose its fit, making chewing and speaking more challenging. While a denture reline helps reshape the denture to your jawbone, it’s only a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Fortunately, implant dentures never need a reline, as they stay securely in place!

Why Is a Denture Reline Necessary?

Traditional dentures need relines after they become loose in your mouth. While these prosthetics are originally made to sit perfectly atop your jawbone, this fit isn’t meant to last.

Natural teeth have important roots that embed in your jaw to provide stimulation when you bite or chew. After losing these roots, your jaw loses stimulation! Over time, your bone will shrink, losing its density and structure in a process called bone resorption. Without adequate bone structure holding up your denture, the prosthetic will slide around in your mouth. Loose dentures cause a variety of issues for patients like you, including:

• Speaking problems: To speak clearly, you need a secure smile. Otherwise, you’ll likely experience the slurring of words, clicking sounds, and a limited range of movement with your tongue as it naturally tries to hold the prosthetic in place.
• Increased risk of infection: As your denture moves with every bite, it’s common for food to slip underneath the prosthetic. If left there, this food will accumulate bacteria, potentially spreading bad breath and infection around your mouth.
• Gum irritation: The motion of your denture rubbing against your gum typically causes gum sores and irritation. With your soft tissues irritated, it can become painful to wear your denture.
• Chewing challenges: To break down food, you need a strong bite. Without the ability to chew effectively, you’ll likely have to alter your diet, missing out on important nutrients.

While a denture reline solves most of these issues, its effect is only temporary. At Brent Bradford, DDS, we offer a more permanent solution that keeps your smile in place without the need for constant relines!

Experience the Stability of an Implant Denture

To prevent bone loss, we need to replace your missing tooth roots. Fortunately, dental implants do just that!

These titanium screws secure in your jawbone, taking the place of your roots and providing the necessary stimulation to keep your bone healthy. Once inside your jawbone, these implants become a stable foundation to anchor your denture prosthetic in place!

Without experiencing continual bone loss and the effects of loose dentures, patients like you can enjoy the stability of a stable smile! With implant dentures, you can eat and speak confidently, without any hesitation.

Our Implant Dentures Don’t Need a Denture Reline

At Brent Bradford, DDS, we offer three distinct implant dentures supported by mini dental implants. These implants may be small, but they’re incredibly effective, creating a solid foundation for your smile!

• Snap-on dentures: Unlike traditional dentures, these prosthetics don’t need the upper denture plate that typically covers your upper palate. By freeing your taste buds, you can enjoy the foods and drinks you love to the fullest extent. These prosthetics are also removable, maintaining the convenience of traditional dentures without the hassle of a denture reline! Simply “snap” your prosthetic on and off your implants, and enjoy a secure smile while they’re in place.
• Semi-permanent roundhouse bridges: A roundhouse bridge is different from a traditional denture, as it requires less of the denture base that rests on your jawbone. Instead, it has a sleek design that follows the natural curve of your gums and secures on your implants to create an incredibly stable restoration! While you never remove this prosthetic, we will remove it at routine dental visits to ensure your gums and bone remain healthy.
• Permanent roundhouse bridges: To replace your missing teeth with a prosthetic that is as close as possible to the strength of your natural teeth, we recommend a permanent roundhouse bridge. These restorations don’t need a bulky denture base. Instead, they secure permanently on your mini implants. With your prosthetic cemented in place, this denture never needs a reline. A permanent roundhouse bridge allows you to enjoy the look and feel of having your natural teeth back!

Skip the Denture Reline at Brent Bradford, DDS, in Syracuse, NY

When your clothes (or dentures) don’t fit anymore, it’s time for an upgrade! Visit Brent Bradford, DDS, to learn about our implant-supported prosthetics that never require a denture reline. These implants help keep your bone healthy and full, while securing your denture in place for optimal function.

Book a free implant consultation to discover if you’re eligible for mini implant dentures!

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