People who are in an accident or have extreme gum disease can lose all of their teeth. While this is certainly an upsetting experience, it doesn’t mean that they are doomed to have an ugly smile for the rest of their lives. A family dentist can fit them with a pair of dentures immediately after extracting all of their teeth. These are called an immediate dentures. It’s a morale booster, because the dental patient doesn’t have to walk around without any teeth for several weeks. However, because the patient’s jaw and gums are still healing, they will become smaller and change shape. Therefore the immediate dentures will have to be modified during this time.
Once the gums have healed completely the person can continue to use the immediate dentures. However, some dental patients are concerned about the fit of full dentures. They may have had a relative with dentures that were always slipping while they talked or ate. More modern dentures and their adhesives are much better and this shouldn’t be a problem. If the patient continues to be concerned about this issue, the dentist can recommend that their Dentures in Dearborn Heights use dental implants to secure them.
Several implants are inserted into the jaw bone at equal distances on both the upper and lower jaw. Sometimes mini dental implants are used. These are about half the size of full implants. This makes them less expensive and it can be easier on the jaw bones of older people. A dentist can determine which implant is most appropriate. It can take about 8 weeks for jawbones and gums to fully incorporate implants. At that time posts with small metal balls are attached to the dental implant. These line up perfectly with metal slats that are placed on the bottom of the Dentures. Each morning the denture wearer takes clean dentures and just snaps them in place.
Many patients continue to use an adhesive as a seal to prevent seeds and other food from seeping in between the dentures and gums. This ensures the dentures are comfortable all day. However, it’s the implants that ensure a secure fit. The patient no longer has to worry about slipping dentures.
