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Have you ever heard the term floating dentures? While it may sound like someone lost their dentures while swimming in a pool, the term actually refers to dentures that don’t fit well in your mouth. Loose dentures shift around on your gums, providing a very uncomfortable user experience. Patients with floating dentures often struggle to eat certain foods or to keep their prosthetic in place while talking or laughing. Fortunately, Dr. Bradford has a more secure solution. By combining dental implants and dentures, he restores your smile while ensuring it stays in place! Visit Brent Bradford, DDS, to learn if you’re eligible for our implant-retained denture solutions.
Dentures Without Implants: Why Don’t They Work?
If dentures are created to fit the contours of your mouth perfectly, how do they become loose over time?
Most often, loose dentures occur because traditional dentures don’t replace the most vital part of the tooth: the root! Tooth roots are essential for jawbone health, as they stimulate the bone when you chew or bite. When stimulation is missing, your jaw resorbs over time, losing mass and volume.
Jawbone resorption can result in:
Excessive wrinkling: As your jawbone shrinks, it no longer fills the area around your mouth. Your skin may sink inward, creating excessive wrinkles around your lips.- Sunken cheeks: Similarly, a lack of jawbone structure may lead to sunken cheeks. Without the support of hard tissues, soft tissue tends to sag or loosen.
- Changing facial structure: Bone resorption in your jaw slowly changes the shape of your face over time. While it is often unnoticeable at first, it becomes more obvious as time passes.
- Ill-fitting dentures: A shifting jawbone makes a poor foundation for dentures. In most cases, the denture will loosen as your bone changes, and fixes like denture relines or messy denture glue are only temporary solutions.
Thankfully, Dr. Bradford has another solution. By combining dental implants and dentures, he provides a secure smile that is both beautiful and functional!
Implant Dentures and Unmatched Stability
Dental implants are titanium posts we place in the jawbone to replace the entire structure of your tooth, from crown to root. These implants support restorations and serve as artificial tooth roots, keeping your jaw healthy and providing a strong foundation for dentures. And while there are different types of dental implants, we often prefer to use mini dental implants for their amazing benefits!
Mini dental implants are less than 3 mm in diameter and feature a unique one-piece design. This sleek structure allows Dr. Bradford to place mini implants in a single appointment. Additionally, their narrow diameter enables him to avoid using invasive procedures.
Instead, he uses a minimally invasive approach that doesn’t require any incisions or sutures. After creating a small pilot hole through your gums and bone, Dr. Bradford can place a mini implant with minimal hassle, making it instantly stable enough to support your denture.
How Our Implants and Dentures Work Together
At Brent Bradford, DDS, we offer three distinct mini implant dentures that provide stability and style.
Snap-on dentures: With 4-8 implants, this prosthetic stays in your mouth, with no reline or denture glue necessary. You simply “snap” your denture on and off your implants with ease for maintenance.- Semi-removable roundhouse bridge: Although technically a bridge, a roundhouse bridge functions as a denture because it replaces all of your teeth. With 6-10 mini implants for support, semi-removable roundhouse bridges don’t need the bulky denture base associated with traditional dentures. Instead, they secure directly on your implants to provide a seamless appearance. However, it’s important to note that you never take this restoration off. Only a professional dentist like Dr. Bradford will remove it during routine checkups.
- Non-removable roundhouse bridge: This roundhouse bridge restoration is cemented in place by 10-12 implants, never to come out. With incredible stability and a natural appearance and feel, this prosthetic is the closest you can get to having your natural teeth back!
To determine which denture is the best solution for you, visit Brent Bradford, DDS, in Syracuse, NY. At your free consultation, we will perform a thorough dental examination, take 3D X-rays of your smile, and discuss your goals to create a custom treatment plan.
Trust Dr. Bradford To Use Dental Implants and Dentures To Secure Your Smile
Unfortunately, traditional dentures aren’t built to last. Over time, they become loose and create various instability problems. But Dr. Bradford offers secure solutions that will keep you smiling for years to come! By combining dental implants and dentures, he stabilizes your smile and restores your ability to eat, talk, and laugh with the confidence that your teeth aren’t going anywhere.
Book a free consultation at Brent Bradford, DDS, in Syracuse, NY, to start your journey to a stable smile.
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