For patients requiring replacement of all teeth in the upper and/or lower arch of the mouth, a bar-retained overdenture with dental implants is an excellent treatment option.
An overdenture improves your appearance by replacing your missing teeth while providing improved overall function for eating and speech, combining the stability provided by dental implants with the convenience of a removable denture. It will require multiple appointments for your doctor to place the dental implants and design your overdenture.
A bar retained overdenture is a removable prosthesis placed in the mouth containing replacement teeth, mounted in a base made of pink resin create an exact fit over your existing gums. It has clips underneath that securely attach to metal bar fixed in place using dental implants, which are artificial roots placed into the supporting bone.
Utilizing implants not only provides a solid foundation for the denture teeth allowing for optimal eating and speaking, but also helps to prevent the surrounding bone from shrinking over time without a tooth root structure to support it.
The first step in this process is to take an impression of the area, which your doctor will use to create a set of temporary dentures for you. When the temporary dentures are completed, diagnostic images are taken of the area to plan out the placement of your dental implants.
Next, the area is prepared and your dental implants are placed. Special healing caps are placed over your implants while you heal. At subsequent visits your doctor will monitor the healing process, letting you know when the area is ready for the next phase of treatment. You can continue to wear your temporary denture during this time.
Once your implants have fully healed, your doctor will take new impressions of your mouth. These impressions will be used to create your support bar and final overdenture.
During follow up appointments, your doctor will check for proper fit and bite alignment of the bar and final denture. It may require multiple incremental ‘try-in†fittings to ensure the best final result for you. Once all adjustments have been made, the support bar is fixed in place, and the overdenture placed onto the bar.
Once all adjustments have been made, the support bar is fixed in place, and the overdenture placed onto the bar. With the process completed, you will have a removable restoration specially designed to replace your natural teeth in a way that greatly improves your appearance, with the added advantage of clipping to a fixed structure in way limits denture movement and promotes optimal function when eating or speaking.

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An implant supported bridge can be used to replace multiple missing teeth and restore the esthetics and function of your mouth. It is a single restoration that uses dental implants neighboring the space for support. It typically requires multiple appointments to complete this process.
Using dental implants to support your bridge provides a stable permanent solution to replace the missing teeth by mimicking their root structure. It also allows you to replace multiple missing teeth when it may not be feasible to place multiple implants that would allow for individual restorations.
The process begins with your doctor using a state-of-the-art scanner to image your mouth in 3D, which will be used to plan out your implant placement and design a temporary bridge for you.
Next, the area is prepared for placing the dental implants.
The implant(s) are then placed into the bone, along with special healing caps. A temporary restoration can be placed over the area while you heal- your doctor will review with you the best options for your situation.
At subsequent visits your doctor will monitor the healing process, letting you know when the area is ready to proceed. Once healed, the healing caps are removed and scanning posts are placed in the implants.
Next, another scan is performed of the healed area to design the abutments for your bridge- which will serve as the base to support it.
Once your abutments are ready, they are placed into the implants and another scan is done for the purpose of designing your final bridge.
When the bridge is finished, your doctor will make final adjustments and secure it into place. With your bridge placement complete, your teeth are restored to optimal shape and function in a way that continues to stabilize, protect, and preserve the surrounding teeth and tissue.

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For patients requiring replacement of all teeth in the upper and/or lower arch of the mouth, screw retained dentures with dental implants are an excellent treatment option. They improve your appearance by replacing your missing teeth while providing improved overall function for eating and speech, with the added stability of a fixed restoration thanks to the use of implants. It will require multiple appointments for your doctor to place the dental implants and design your dentures.
Screw retained dentures are a prosthesis placed in the mouth containing replacement teeth, mounted in a base made of pink resin formed over a metal structure to create an exact fit over your existing gums. They are secured in place using dental implants, which are artificial roots placed into the supporting bone. Utilizing implants not only provides a solid foundation for the denture teeth allowing for optimal eating and speaking, but also helps to preserve the surrounding bone from shrinking over time without a tooth root structure to support it.
The first step in this process is to take an impression of the area, which your doctor will use to create a set of temporary dentures for you. When the temporary dentures are completed, diagnostic images are taken of the area to plan out the placement of your dental implants.
Next, the area is prepared and your dental implants are placed. If your doctor feels that the implants are stable enough to handle the force of biting, abutments will be secured into the implants and the temporary dentures will be secured to the abutments. At subsequent visits your dentist will monitor the healing process, letting you know when the area is ready for the next phase of treatment.
Once your implants have fully healed, your doctor will take new impressions of your mouth. These impressions will be used to create your final dentures.
During follow up appointments, your doctor will check for proper fit and bite alignment of the final denture. It may require multiple incremental try-in fittings to ensure the best final result for you. Once all adjustments have been made, the final denture is fixed in place. With the process completed, you will have a restoration specially designed to replace your natural teeth in a way that greatly improves your appearance, while being securely fixed in place in a way that promotes optimal function when eating or speaking.

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For existing denture wearers seeking improved stability and function while eating and speaking, converting to a locator retained overdenture with dental implants is an excellent treatment option.
Converting to this type of prosthesis is a convenient and cost-effective way to obtain the stability provided by dental implants combined with the convenience of a removable denture. It will require multiple appointments for your doctor to place the dental implants and complete the conversion of your existing denture.
Converting your denture involves the addition of button-like fittings called locators, which then snap onto specialized locator abutments secured to dental implants placed into the supporting bone structure.
Utilizing implants not only provides a solid foundation for the denture teeth allowing for optimal eating and speaking, but also helps to preserve the underlying bone which can shrink over time without a tooth root structure to support it.
The first step in this process involves taking an impression of the edentulous area, as well as a series of diagnostic images to plan out the placement of your dental implants.
Next, the area is prepared and your dental implants are placed. Special healing caps are placed over your implants while you heal. At subsequent visits your doctor will monitor the healing process, letting you know when the area is ready for the next phase of treatment. You can continue to wear your existing denture during this time.
Once your implants have fully healed, your doctor will place the locator abutments and attachments onto them. Space is made inside your existing denture and filled with resin, and then the denture is set onto the locators to pick up the attachment pieces.
Your doctor then uses a special curing light to harden the resin, securing the locator attachments to your denture. Once this is done, your doctor removes the denture and makes final adjustments.
With the process completed, your denture has been enhanced with the stability and function provided by the addition of locator attachments and dental implants.

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For patients requiring replacement of all teeth in the upper and/or lower arch of the mouth, a locator-retained overdenture with dental implants is an excellent treatment option.
An overdenture improves your appearance by replacing your missing teeth while providing improved overall function for eating and speech, combining the stability provided by dental implants with the convenience of a removable denture. It will require multiple appointments for your doctor to place the dental implants and design your overdenture.
A locator retained overdenture is a removable prosthesis placed in the mouth containing replacement teeth, mounted in a base made of pink resin to create an exact fit over your existing gums.
It securely snaps in place using button-like fittings called locators. The locators are fixed in place using dental implants, which are artificial roots placed into the supporting bone.
Utilizing implants not only provides a solid foundation for the denture teeth allowing for optimal eating and speaking, but also helps to preserve the underlying bone which can shrink over time without a tooth root structure to retain it.
The first step in this process is to take an impression of the area and design a temporary denture for you. When the temporary denture is completed, diagnostic images are taken of the area to plan out the placement of your dental implants.
Next, the area is prepared and your dental implants are placed. Special healing caps are placed over your implants while you heal. At subsequent visits your doctor will monitor the healing process, letting you know when the area is ready for the next phase of treatment. You can continue to wear your temporary denture during this time.
Once your implants have fully healed, your doctor will take new impressions with the locator abutments attached. These impressions are then sent to a laboratory to start the process of creating your final overdenture.
During follow up appointments, your doctor will check for proper fit and bite alignment of the final denture and locator attachments. It may require multiple incremental try-in fittings to ensure the best final result for you. Once all adjustments have been made, the final overdenture is placed onto the locator attachments.
With the process completed, you will have a removable restoration specially designed to replace your natural teeth in a way that greatly improves your appearance, with the added advantage of attaching to fixed implant supported locators to promote optimal function when eating or speaking.

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Taking proper care of your denture is important in maintaining good oral health and ensuring the longevity of your restoration and the implants supporting it. Just like your natural teeth, your denture requires proper daily cleaning to maintain optimal health.
Hybrid dentures can be brushed with non-abrasive denture toothpaste, and should be brushed twice a day. Using short, back-and-forth strokes, gently brush the outer, inner and chewing surfaces of the denture teeth, as well as the pink acrylic portions of the denture that are able to be reached.
Caring for your denture can be challenging because of the need to not only brush and floss around it, but to also care for tissue underneath it to eliminate plaque buildup that can inflame the gums and damage the implants.
The harder to reach area between the denture and the natural gums also needs regular cleaning to eliminate remaining food particles and plaque that harbor harmful bacteria.
Hybrid dentures are designed to leave a small space between the denture and gum tissue that allows for cleaning without removing the denture.
There are a few options that can be used to clean this space. Specially designed ‘superfloss’ can be threaded through the space and worked back and forth along the gumline to remove buildup.
Additionally an interdental brush, an electric water or air flosser can be used. Cleaning this area is vital to maintaining healthy gum tissue and keeping your implants free of infectioncausing bacteria.
Your doctor will work with you to schedule regular visits so that your denture can be professionally removed and cleaned. Also, the screws holding the denture in place will need to be periodically replaced. These visits are a critical component in keeping your denture in optimal condition and your implants and gum tissues healthy.
Proper regular cleaning of your denture and surrounding gum tissues will keep your denture in optimal condition, and help prevent bacterial buildup that can potentially lead to implant-related gum disease, and ultimately even loss of your dental implants.

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A dental implant can be used to replace a missing tooth. By substituting the root of the missing tooth, it prevents further serious complications that can arise if the missing tooth is left untreated. It usually requires multiple appointments to complete.
First, the site is prepared for placing the implant.
Next, the implant body is placed into the bone, along with a special healing cap. The site is given time to heal.
Your doctor will monitor the healing process and can provide a temporary tooth to fill the empty space.
When the site is fully healed, the healing cap is removed and replaced with the abutment, which serves as the base of your new tooth.
Finally, the crown is placed over the abutment and cemented into place.
Your tooth is now restored to optimal shape and function.

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A dental implant can be used to replace a missing tooth. By substituting the root of the missing tooth, it prevents further serious complications that can arise if the missing tooth is left untreated. It usually requires multiple appointments to complete.
First, the site is prepared for placing the implant.
Next, the implant body is placed into the bone, along with a special healing cap. The site is given time to heal.
Your doctor will monitor the healing process and can provide a temporary tooth to fill the empty space.
When the site is fully healed, the healing cap is removed and replaced with the abutment, which serves as the base of your new tooth.
Finally, the crown is placed over the abutment and cemented into place.
Your tooth is restored to optimal shape and function.

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A dental implant can be used to replace a missing tooth. By substituting the root of the missing tooth, it prevents further serious complications that can arise if the missing tooth is left untreated.
First, the site is prepared for the implant.
Next, the implant body is placed into the bone.
Next, the base of your new tooth — called the abutment — is placed into the implant body. A crown is then cemented onto the abutment.
Your tooth is now restored to optimal shape and function.

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Both a bridge and a dental implant are excellent solutions for replacing a missing tooth. In most cases, both will require multiple appointments to complete.
A bridge provides a replacement tooth by using teeth on either side of the missing tooth for support. They can generally be completed in a matter of weeks.
Teeth adjacent to the missing tooth (or teeth) will need to be reduced, which may compromise the healthy teeth.
Since a bridge does not replace the missing root structure, you are at an increased risk of bone loss over time.
Keeping a bridge clean requires frequent cleaning to prevent bacteria buildup.
Another option is a dental implant, which serves as an artificial root, anchoring the replacement tooth in place. This also helps protect and preserve the area from tissue loss and recession.
An implant can be cared for just like any natural tooth. It also does not require removal of potentially healthy structure from the neighboring teeth to support it.
A considerable time span is needed to complete the procedure. In such cases your doctor can place a temporary tooth in the empty space while you heal.
As with any procedure, many additional factors must be taken into account. Your doctor can help you make that the right choice based upon your unique needs.

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