Tooth-loss is a common but unsettling experience. Those missing most or all of their teeth usually rely on dentures to restore their smiles. While adhesive-based dentures can provide function and aesthetics, there are many drawbacks to this traditional appliance.
Limitations of Conventional Dentures
Traditional dentures have been the method of full-arch tooth replacement for hundreds of years, but they fail to provide function and stability similar to natural teeth. Despite accurate fittings, dentures are still susceptible to slipping out of place, and they daily rely on messy adhesive paste. Also, because the absence of tooth roots lead to jawbone loss, and changes gum contours, conventional dentures often need replacing.
Full Restoration of Form and Function with Dental Implants
Fortunately, we’re not stuck with our ancestor's dentures. Modern dentistry has developed a tooth replacement that eliminates all the drawbacks associated with traditional dentures. Dental implants restore teeth from root to crown, with full function and enhanced beauty.
After anesthetic is applied, a specialist places a minimum of four titanium posts per arch into the jawbone. These posts are biocompatible with the body, and through a process called osseointegration, bone growth completely envelopes the posts. Complete fusion of this fixture to the jaw takes about three months and results in a secure anchor for your permanent denture that mimics the function of a tooth root, providing necessary stimulation for the underlying bone.
Dental Implants Reduce the Look of Accelerated Aging
Without the stimulation of tooth roots and chewing pressure, the jaw loses bone mass. Facial structures change, and a prematurely aged appearance can result. Dental implants contribute to jawbone health.
Call Today to Learn more about Your Options for Dentures in Berwyn, PA
Our compassionate dentists can help you achieve a full, functional smile with implant-supported dentures. This comprehensive method of full-arch tooth-replacement is now considered the standard of treatment for edentulous patients.
However, Dr. Kurt Meyers and Dr. Jack Fitzgerald of Chesterbrook Dental Associates provide both traditional and implant-supported dentures. We offer “Avadent digital dentures,” an innovative approach in which a precise impression is obtained, digitally scanned and kept on record at the Avadent lab. If your denture was ever to be lost, this system allows for fast replacement.
For a compromise between adhesive based and implant-supported dentures, Chesterbrook Dental Associates can provide an overdenture that is removable but stabilized with two dental implants.