When you have lost your teeth, this could impact your quality of life and your overall health too. But a full smile is possible again with our hybrid dentures, which are secured with durable and long-lasting dental implants. In today’s blog, your Shrewsbury, MA, dentist talks about how we secure new smiles with hybrid dentures, offering a fixed and lifelike solution to tooth loss!
The Impact of Advanced Tooth Loss
What happens when you lose the majority of your smile? Without these tooth roots, the body will stop sending doses of calcium and phosphorus to those portions of the jaw. Over time, these portions then weaken and erode, which leads to further tooth loss and a prematurely aged appearance, which sunken cheeks and even a ptotic chin. You could also have issues eating and find yourself limited in your meal options. Clear speech could be difficult too! But our team can secure a full set of dentures, but instead of being removable, we will fix them in place with dental implants!
Designing Your New Prosthetic
To begin, we will examine your smile and assess the cause of your tooth loss, as issues like periodontal disease may need to be properly managed first. Our team will extract the last few teeth and take detailed digital images of your bite, which we use to find the best angle, position, and depth to insert your new dental implants. We also use the images and measurements to design your new teeth, which will be crafted from durable and lifelike materials.
Securing Your Hybrid Dentures
Our team will insert between four and six dental implants, often in the same visit, and then connect abutments to them so we can attach your new set of teeth. Once your dentures are in place, you will have a new set of teeth that never slip when you eat or speak. You don’t have to remove them for cleaning or soaking, and they act and look like natural teeth. While removable options need to be replaced every five to ten years as the jaw ridge changes shape, the molars allow the flow of nutrients to resume, so the jaw stays strong and intact.
If you have any questions about how we can secure a full smile, and sometimes in only one appointment, then contact our team today. We look forward to helping rebuild smiles, so people can feel confident and enjoy a renewed sense of confidence in their appearance.
Schedule a Visit for Implant-Secured Smiles
The team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury in MA want to make sure you can enjoy a complete smile again, even if you have lost your teeth and time has elapsed since then. To schedule an appointment with us, call our office today at 508-842-8838.
