Does the jaw bone deteriorate by having implants placed?
Most practitioners would agree that in patients who have lost all their teeth, that the loss of jaw bone usually experienced over time will actually be stopped or slowed by having implants placed. This is because the pressure which is usually placed on the ridge by the denture would now be placed on the implants. Over the long term this may result in a better facial contour and profile, than what would be experienced with dentures over that same time period.
