Implants and Dentures
Conventional dentures don’t suit everyone and not everyone can keep them in comfortably. If this sounds like you, dental implant dentures may be the solution you are looking for. This process is more involved than conventional dentures but for those who do go down this path, it is life changing. Patients choosing this option report a greatly enhanced quality of life with increased comfort, confidence and eating ability. Historically, dental implants have a high clinical success rate. Nathaniel works with a dental team to achieve the most suitable outcomes for each individual case.
Implant Retained Dentures
Implant retained dentures are precision dentures that are secured onto a permanent dental implant in the gum. Dental implants can offer the necessary stability and retention for anchoring a removable denture either full or partial. The denture stays firmly in place while chewing and conversing, but can be removed for cleaning. Two conventional dental implants stabilise a full lower denture, which allows freedom to eat whatever you like with the confidence that the dentures won’t move in your mouth.
Historically, dental implants have a high clinical success rate and patients who have opted for dental implants, often remark how similar the implant feels to their own natural teeth.
Advantages of implant retained dentures
- Improved confidence
- Stability during eating
- Increased preservation of bone
- Decreased gum tissue and shrinkage
- Less food seepage under denture
- Superior aesthetics
- Social interactions accomplished with confidence
- A feeling close to that of your natural teeth
- Dietary nutritional benefits