The condition of your teeth has a significant impact on your health and happiness. Denture wearers understand this all too well. The path from a healthy smile to a toothless mouth is downhill. Tooth decay and gum disease are painful. Treatment such as fillings and root canals can strain the budget. If the teeth can’t be saved, tooth extraction brings more physical and psychological pain. Extraction can result in bone recession.
The Drawbacks of Dentures
While dentures are better than having no teeth at all, they certainly come with a multitude of disadvantages. They can irritate gums and make breathing, eating, tasting food, talking, and laughing difficult. And dentures are not a once-and-your-done answer for missing teeth. As the jaw shrinks, they require relines.
Stop The Progression
But there is reason for hope! Dental implant technology can improve the quality of life for people who have been wearing standard dentures. To a certain extent, dental implants in Friendswood halt the downhill progression of declining oral health due to tooth loss.
Dental implants in Friendswood can be used to replace several teeth and/or anchor overdentures. Mini dental implants, also called denture-stabilization implants, allow your dentist to securely attach an appliance so that it won’t slip or irritate gums. Small titanium posts are placed into the jawbone and fuse with the surrounding bone, creating a strong base for an overdenture.
Restore Chewing Ability
Did you know that some denture users retain only ten percent of their chewing ability? Implant-supported dentures can curb bone recession and restore near-normal chewing ability. Improved chewing function with implants in Friendswood can result in better nutrition and overall physical health and vitality. The psychological benefits are equally valuable. When Montz and Maher Dental Group patients are free of embarrassing denture-slipping, they are happier, more confident, and socialize more often. Before you spend money on another denture reline, meet with your dentist about denture-stabilization implants.
Contact Montz and Maher Dental Group:
832-895-5120
Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):
820 S Friendswood Ste 100
Friendswood, Texas
77546
