dentures fixed to implants

lola_rose_3

can one of the dentists kindly explain how this differs from normal dentures. many thanx

Toothsmith

The implant provides a much more stable anchor point for the denture.

Dentures can be made on two or more implants. The stability increases the more implants help support it, but - if you've had no teeth of your own for a long time, then there may mnot be enough bone to place the implant into.

This can be overcome with bone grafts, but it all adds to the complexity and the cost of the proceedure.

lola_rose_3

sorry for my ignorance but is the implant with denture the same as having a plate in your mouth, tyring to visualise with difficulty

kickstart_3

No dentures on a plate are just that. Implants are actually screwed into the bone/jawbone and do not come out.

lola_rose_3

no there are implants that are attached someway to a denture, I can`t understand it myself hence my post

Toothsmith

lola_rose wrote: »

sorry for my ignorance but is the implant with denture the same as having a plate in your mouth, tyring to visualise with difficulty

Implant supported dentures are just like a denture - so yes there is a plate.

Instead of just sitting on the gum and relying on suction and muscle control to hold it up, it has something pretty similar to press-studs to clip onto.

These 'press-studs' are the outer part of the implants.