Happy dentures, happy you: how to enjoy life with your new teeth
Dentures no longer have to be a struggle. Sheen Dental Implants in Richmond offers a wide selection of modern denture solutions. The best way to ensure that you and your dentures have a good working relationship for the long-term is to stabilise them with dental implants.
There have been many types of dentures used throughout the centuries, but the modern versions offered by our Richmond practice are designed to look just like natural teeth, whilst also offering a realistic function.
The issues experienced by people who wear traditional dentures are primarily caused by shrinking of the jaw bone, which is a common complication of tooth loss and is caused by a failure to address the problem of missing tooth roots.
Tooth roots keep the jaw bone strong and healthy in addition to keeping your teeth secure. Dental implants are artificial tooth roots that are made out of titanium and actively encourage the growth of bone and blood vessels.
Stabilising your dentures in Richmond
Denture stabilisation involves the placement of between two and four implants per jaw, which can be used to support a full arch of dentures. The implants will take approximately six months to fully integrate with your jaw bone, after which your permanent dentures will be attached to abutments on top of the implants.
You can still easily remove your dentures for cleaning purposes, but otherwise they will stay exactly where you want them to, looking and acting like natural teeth.
Full-arch dental bridges
An alternative to an implant-retained denture at our Richmond clinic is to have an implant-retained dental bridge. This offers the highest degree of stability for full-arch restoration.
Between four and six implants are placed in the jaw bone, which is enough to support a bridge. Unlike a denture, your bridge will be designed to stay in your mouth at all times. To keep your smile clean and healthy, you need to brush your teeth at least twice a day as you would with natural teeth.
Even those who have already experienced bone loss can get treatment at our Richmond clinic with the help of some additional procedures.