Full Mouth Dental Implants | Chantilly VA
In case you have lost all your teeth either in one jaw or both the jaws, then a full denture supported by implants can replace your lost teeth and roots of some of them.
Advantages of Full Dentures Supported by Implants
Dental implants have significant advantages in comparison to conventional dentures when used for the replacement of all the natural teeth in one or both the jaws. Dental implants not only function and look like your natural teeth but also allow you to eat naturally. Since apart from replacing the teeth they also replace some of the roots of your teeth they provide the required stimulus to your jaw bone; thereby, reducing its chances of atrophy.
On the contrary, this doesn’t happen when your teeth get replaced with conventional full dentures. As there is shrinkage of your jaw bone the dentures no longer fit well in your mouth and may need replacement. They may also often change your appearance as your front teeth may flare out and the mouth’s corners may hang down. The muscles of your face may shift from their usual position, causing the appearance of wrinkles. The reduction of the height of your jaw may ultimately cause your nose to point in the downward direction and your chin to spoon upwards, creating a crone like appearance.
Ill-fitting full dentures may also make your facial muscles tense as you try to hold your teeth (dentures) in place. Due to this slurred speech, clicking noises or mumbling may occur. In contrast, full mouth dental implants allow you to speak confidently and naturally. They also help in eliminating the fear in you that your dentures may pop out or fall down and also the need for using gooey or sticky adhesives for dentures to prevent these kinds of embarrassing mishaps.
Full Mouth Dental Implants (Implant Retained-Removable Prosthetics)
This type of dentures usually contains two dental implants, which act as anchors so that the dentures don’t move in the mouth. They are known as implant-retained as the gums or soft tissues in the mouth still support the dentures. The dentures can be retained by the two implants with different types of attachments such as a small bar containing clips, clips, which directly snap onto the dental implants, and ball and o-rings.
Full Mouth Dental Implants (Implant Supported-Removable Prosthetics)
This type of dentures sits on four or more dental implants. They are known as implant-supported as the denture is placed entirely on the fixtures of the dental implants and only slightly touch the gums (soft tissues). The dental implants keep the dentures in their place and also prevent them from touching the gums. It has an added advantage of increased denture stability on the placement of more implants and lesser bone atrophy.
Benefits of removable prosthetic dental implants
As you can’t remove the teeth yourself so they function and feel like your natural teeth. However, if they need repair then your dentist can easily remove them and repair.
Full Mouth Dental Implants (Non-Removable Prosthetics)
Non-removable full mouth dental implants are the permanent replacement choice. But this cannot be achieved in all patients. For full mouth dental implants, the patient must have enough bone in their mouth and enough dental implants should be placed to support the teeth (prosthetics). Generally, for each replaced tooth there is an implant and a crown. Bridges may also be placed in which some prosthetic teeth are joined to the adjoining implant teeth; thereby, reducing the number of implants. However, reducing the number of dental implants may place greater strain or pressure on the remaining implants causing overload. Your restoring dentist may advise where and when bridging may be a possibility.
Multiple factors may influence the success of your full mouth dental implant result. Some of these are quantity and quality of bone, opposing dentition, bite, and certain habits like bruxism (grinding your teeth).