Removable dentures can offer a full smile, but with a few drawbacks. Which is why we are proud to offer an alternative with fixed dentures! For new teeth that look and function like natural ones, we may recommend hybrid dentures. In today’s blog, your Shrewsbury, MA, dentist talks about how we secure a set of dental implant dentures!
The Risks Associated With Advanced Tooth Loss
Losing vast numbers of your natural teeth leaves behind major gaps, which can cause embarrassment and impact your social life. In addition, major gaps could limit your meal options and lead to complications like misalignment. But once we lose our tooth roots, the body will stop supplying the surrounding bone structure with doses of calcium and phosphates. Without these nutrients, the bone tissue breaks down to cause further tooth loss and an older appearance. We want to help preserve your smile and your youthful facial features, and this can be done with our hybrid dentures.
Inserting Your Dental Implants
Traditional prosthetics rely on suction or adhesives to keep the dentures in place. While effective, this does not stimulate the growth of new jawbone structure, so as the jaw continues to break down, you need to replace your prosthetic every few years. But with an implant-supported option, we can offer a full smile that is designed to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime! Our team will insert the dental implants, biocompatible titanium posts the body sees as natural roots, into the jawbone. We carefully plan this process so they sit at the right angles, positions, and depths to support a new smile and stimulate jawbone growth, so you maintain your youthful facial features.
Attaching a Custom Prosthetic
When the posts are in place, we will attach the denture portion. This is an entire row of new teeth crafted from ceramic, a material that can absorb daily bite forces and pressures, and one that can also be shaded to blend with your smile seamlessly! Once the denture is ready, we will attach it to the posts. You now have a complete set of new teeth and can smile with confidence! If you have lost the majority of your smile and need to seek replacement, then talk to our team about hybrid dentures. You deserve to enjoy results that look good and allow you to eat your favorite dishes again.
Do You Have Questions About Our Hybrid Dentures?
We want to help you enjoy a full smile again, and a better quality of life as a result! To find out more about our hybrid dentures, then please call our Shrewsbury/Grafton, MA area dental office at 508-842-8838. Don’t live with tooth loss, talk to our team about our implant options, so you can enjoy long-lasting results!
