Wednesday, September 23, 2009

What to do about the loose lower denture

Lower dentures are famous for being loose and difficult to retain in the mouth. Lower dentures are where most of the dental adhesives are used. If you have a lower denture that is loose and floppy, that lower denture may be able to be converted to a dental implant supported denture. Very often your existing denture can be used and a new denture does not have to be constructed. By the placement of as few as two implants in the jaw, snaps can be placed on the inside of your denture to allow you to snap your dentures in place. Imagine your denture just being clicked into place. No adhesives, no worry about a denture suddenly moving out of your mouth. Walk in, have the dental implants placed in about a forty minute procedure, wait a month, then readapt your denture to the dental implants in about one hour, and voila! In less than two hours you have a denture that is snapped in place.

Remember, we have a Charitable Giving Campaign, and that is for a donation of $50 to charity Drs. Sheldon and Amir and his staff can tell you whether you are a candidate for this efficient, comfortable, and cost-effective procedure. Procedures can also be done to allow your existing denture to be screwed in to dental implants so that it doesn’t move at all. Such a procedure, with the appropriate planning, could be done all in one day. Dr. Sheldon and Dr. Amir can place the implants and on the very same day your denture can be adapted to the dental implants and literally screwed in place. The dental implants are then allowed to heal in place and about four to six months later you will have a new, permanent, implant-supported prosthesis made.