A dental plate, or traditional denture, is designed to cover as much of your gums as possible. Typically, the more area your denture covers, the more stable it is. However, even the largest dentures will eventually come loose over time, as your jawbone makes for a poor foundation. At Bivona Family Dental, we stabilize dental plates with dental implants! These titanium screws anchor your denture in place, allowing you to chew and speak normally without worry.
If you have a troublesome dental plate making your everyday life more difficult, don’t hesitate! Reach out to us in Foley, AL, for a free implant consultation.
Loose Dental Plate Problems
With a loose dental plate, everyday tasks become a hassle. You may struggle with simple things like:
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Chewing effectively- Speaking clearly
- Smiling confidently
To chew, you need a strong enough bite to break down food into digestible pieces. But with loose or floating dentures, you may struggle to bite into certain foods. Eventually, this may lead to a change in diet, as you avoid the foods you can no longer eat. And with changes in diet, you may lack the important nutrients you need to stay healthy.
Speaking clearly involves using your lips, tongue, and teeth. But with a loose dental plate, you may find it difficult to use your tongue’s full range of movement or rely on your teeth to stay in place. Additionally, patients with loose prosthetics may hear a constant whistling or clicking sound when they speak, disrupting their ability to communicate clearly.
Loose dentures also make it difficult to smile and laugh confidently, as many patients are afraid of their dental plate falling out. But when you find yourself holding back laughter or hiding your smile behind your hand for fear of social embarrassment, it’s time to find a better, more secure solution.
At Bivona Family Dental, we recommend anchoring your dental plate to your jawbone with dental implants!
Secure Your Smile With Dental Implants!
Dental implants are titanium screws that we embed in your jawbone. Once in your jaw, they will integrate with your bone, forming a strong bond. Then, using these implants as a foundation, we anchor crowns, bridges, or dentures in place.
At Bivona Family Dental, the implant denture process always starts with a free consultation. There, we will examine your smile and determine if you’re eligible for dental implants. To be eligible, you must have sufficient jawbone to support a dental implant. And if you do not, we can always rebuild lost bone using bone grafting procedures.
Once we determine your eligibility, we will create a custom treatment plan for your smile and go over pricing. Unfortunately, many insurance companies don’t cover dental implant treatment. But more and more are beginning to offer partial coverage, so it depends on your specific provider. At your consultation, we will review your coverage and help you understand how to maximize your benefits.
Then, if you’re left with out-of-pocket costs, we offer flexible financing to help make your implant denture affordable! These third-party lending institutions help break your costs into manageable monthly payments that fit your budget. At our office, we will help you apply and find the plan that suits your needs.
Transforming Your Dental Plate Into an Implant Denture
In some circumstances, we may be able to transform your traditional dental plate into an implant denture! However, the restoration must be in good condition and large enough to fit implants. If your denture is suitable for this process, we will use it as the base while retrofitting it to house dental implants.
First, we set the bite. Using dental puddy or wax, we record where your teeth align so we can adequately design your treatment plan. Then, using a 3D digital X-ray, we’ll determine where to place the implants and create a guideline. This guide helps us place each titanium screw exactly where it belongs, while avoiding important anatomical structures like your sinuses.
Then, we’ll place the implants! The process itself is pretty simple and only takes one placement appointment. Immediately after placement, we’ll provide you with a temporary denture to use while you wait for your final prosthetic. Using denture reline material, we retrofit your traditional denture to fit securely and align with your implants.
Finally, we’ll create housings inside your denture base, or spaces where the implants connect. After removing your temporary denture and adding attachments to your implants, we secure your final dental plate to your implants, restoring your smile!
Book a Free Consultation With Us in Foley, AL!
A dental plate is meant to restore your smile. But often, these restorations come loose in your mouth, causing issues with chewing and speaking clearly. To stabilize your smile, we recommend anchoring your denture with dental implants! And in some cases, we may even be able to transform your current denture into an implant denture. Book a free implant consultation with us in Foley, AL, to learn if implant treatment is right for your smile!
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