Denture Stabilization: Secure Your Smile With Dental Implants [Video Guide]

Smiling has been shown to have a positive impact on your daily life. The simple act of smiling actually releases neurotransmitters in your body, boosting mood and reducing stress. But when you struggle to smile because of loose dentures, you may lose out on these wonderful benefits. Loose or floating dentures make it difficult to smile confidently, as your teeth slide around on your gums with every movement. Fortunately, denture stabilization helps anchor your smile in place! Using dental implants, we secure your denture to your jawbone, creating a strong, stable bite that lets you smile without worry.

The Trouble With Loose Dentures

Traditional full dentures are made with your exact measurements in mind. We craft these artificial teeth to fit perfectly in the contours of your mouth. However, this fit doesn’t always last.

Natural teeth have roots that stick into your jawbone. When you lose teeth, you also lose these roots, which are essential for jawbone health. Traditional dentures replace missing teeth but not their roots, allowing your jawbone to gradually shrink. But as your jaw deteriorates, your denture will stay the same, creating stability issues!

Loose dentures shift around on your gums while you eat, speak, or smile. Over time, floating dentures may cause problems like:

• Denture sores: As your prosthetic slides around, your gums may be irritated. Eventually, constant movement will cause painful denture sores that make wearing your denture an issue.
• Diet changes: To chew foods, you need a strong bite. Loose or floating dentures may struggle to break down certain foods, resulting in necessary diet changes. But sticking to soft foods can make you lose out on important nutrients.
• Slurred speech: With ill-fitting dentures, you may find it more difficult to speak clearly. Often, patients will slur their words, hear a clicking sound when they talk, and worry about their restoration falling out of their mouth.

What Is Denture Stabilization?

When your denture comes loose in your mouth, there are a few different things we can do.

If the prosthetic is too worn, we may replace it with a new denture. At Riviera Dental Care, we have an in-house denture lab run by Dr. Hanson that crafts brand new dentures in just one day!

If your denture is still in good condition but loose, we may be able to reline it. Thanks to our state-of-the-art denture lab, we also repair and reline dentures in one day, as well. This process is quick and easy, but it is not a permanent fix.

Because bone loss is what causes loose dentures, repairing your restoration won’t fix the problem. Your prosthetics will keep coming loose in your mouth until you stop bone loss. Fortunately, Riviera Dental Care can prevent bone loss while restoring your smile with denture stabilization!

Denture stabilization is the process of placing dental implants in your jaw to anchor your denture in place. These implants act like artificial tooth roots, stopping bone loss. And, once they’re secure in your bone, they create a strong foundation for your denture to rely on!

With implants in place, your prosthetic will never move. You can experience a strong and stable bite with a denture that feels comfortable in your mouth.

Denture Stabilization in Foley, AL

Often, patients will wonder if we can transform their traditional denture into an implant denture. However, that depends on the quality of your current prosthetic.

If your denture is in good condition and large enough to accommodate implants, we can absolutely use it as your implant denture base.

First, we will add housings to your denture, or spaces that fit over your implants. Inside these housings are rubber O-rings that allow the denture to “snap” on and off the implants.

Then, we place implants strategically around your jaw, matching up with the housings in your denture.

This prosthetic is called a Snap-in denture, and is fully removable. It uses 4 to 8 mini dental implants for support, and is the most affordable implant denture option that we offer!

Stabilize Your Smile at Riviera Dental Care!

Smiling has a real, positive effect on your mood and self-esteem. When you struggle to smile because of loose or floating dentures, you may benefit from denture stabilization! This process uses dental implants to keep your jawbone healthy while also restoring your smile. Whether you need to stabilize your denture or require a whole new, implant-supported roundhouse bridge, we have a solution for you.

Book a free consultation at Riviera Dental Care in Foley, AL.

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