What are implant supported dentures?
If you are not familiar with the growing field of implant dentistry, you may not have heard of this new technology. Put simply, the dentist places metal implants into the bone structure of the mouth. Then dentures are either created or retrofitted so that they have holes or indentations corresponding to where these implants protrude from the jawbone or upper palate. The implants then fit, hand-in-glove, into the indentations in the dentures, and voila! Sneeze-proof denture fit! Implants can also greatly improve the security of ill-fitting partial dentures as well. This sounds painful… While virtually all surgery does have some pain associated with it, this is a relatively minor surgery, and can be done under local anesthetic in your dentist’s office. Moreover, let’s be honest; do your ill-fitting dentures not cause you pain? The resounding response from folks who have chosen implant supported dentures is that they would gladly accept the short-term pain of recovering from the implant s
