If you have lost or need to remove several teeth, you may consider traditional dentures. While they are one of the most common options on the market for your situation, you have other possibilities. Implant-supported dentures are one of these. But why should you choose implant-supported dentures over traditional ones? Here is some information to help you decide.

What Are Implant-Supported Dentures?

Implant-supported dentures are an overdenture your dentist designs to replace several or all of your missing teeth at once. Their appearance is very similar to traditional dentures, but how they fit in your mouth makes the difference. 

Traditional dentures sit directly on your gums. Unfortunately, their positioning can be uncomfortable as they can rub and irritate your gums. As you age and the shape of your gum tissue changes, your dentures can also slip and slide, which affects how you eat and speak.

Implant support dentures fit onto dental implants that your dentist surgically implants into your gums. While you will need at least two implants to affix them to, your dentist may suggest more implants than that. Many dentists typically recommend an all-on-six implant if you need an entire dental arch. An all-on-six requires four implants.

What Are the Advantages of Implant Supported Dentures?

Because your dentist anchors your implant-supported dentures into your jawbone, they are usually only removable by the dentist. This anchored connection makes them much more stable than standard dentures. You do not have to worry about them slipping, sliding, shifting, or coming loose from your gums. 

This stability allows you to speak more clearly and confidently. Because implant-supported dentures are affixed, you do not have to worry about misplacing them outside your mouth. Even during medical procedures, you do not have to worry about removing and entrusting them to others. 

Because implant-supported dentures do not shift, you do not have to worry about them irritating your gums. The lack of irritation makes them a much more comfortable fit than traditional dentures.

The implants act as the roots of your natural teeth normally would. They prevent jawbone atrophy by stimulating the bone where your dentist inserts them. This stimulation means that you don't have to worry about your jawbone deteriorating over time from the lack of stimulation.

Implant-supported dentures are convenient. You no longer have to remove your teeth to brush them and soak them in a cleaning solution. You brush and floss as usual. Speak to a dental service such as Koehn Dentistry & Aesthetics to find out more. 

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