When you have a major case of tooth loss, this can harm your ability to eat and speak, and lead to an aged appearance. To offer dentures that are fixed and long-lasting, then you may need implant dentures. In today’s blog, your El Paso, TX, dentists talk about securing a complete set of All-On-Four dentures in one visit.
The Dangers of Total Tooth Loss
When you lose all of your teeth, or at least the vast majority of them, this could impact how you eat and limit your meal options. Your smile is then deprived of essential nutrients in many cases. Your missing teeth could make clear speech difficult, and cause embarrassment in social situations too. You could lose your youthful facial features too, as your body suspends or diverts the flow of calcium and phosphates to the jaw around the missing roots, causing the structure to lose mass and density. To prevent these complications, you need to seek tooth replacement with a secure and long-lasting option: All-On-Four dental implant dentures.
Implant Dentures
Our team will begin by carefully examining your smile with digital x-rays and CT images, so we can assess the strength of the jawbone and make sure you’re ready to receive dental implants. We then use technology to help guide the implant post into the jaw, choosing the best angle and position to support new teeth. Once they’re in your jaw, we will need to wait for the placement area to heal. Once this process, known as osseointegration, occurs, your new post acts like roots. This prevents the loss of jawbone density, and ensures they can last for decades to come. We then attach abutments to the posts, which stand up above the gum line. We then attach the prosthetic, which acts as the physical portion of your new tooth and is designed to blend with your smile, while also absorbing daily bite forces with ease.
Same-Day Placement
Did you know that for some patients, we could actually complete the entire process in one visit, no need to wait for osseointegration to occur before we attach your custom and lifelike set of All-On-Four dentures. Instead, we will insert as little as four posts per arch, specially placed to support dentures and stimulate the growth of jawbone tissue to preserve your facial structure and jaw. In the same sitting, we attach the abutment and connect the prosthetic portion so you can smile with confidence again.
TALK TO SUNNY SMILES IN EL PASO, TX, ABOUT REBUILDING YOUR SMILE
Our team wants to help you smile without hesitation again. If you’re ready to schedule a visit with our team, contact our Sunny Smiles location on N Zaragoza Rd in El Paso, TX at 915-849-9000.