Your tooth replacement process must be adjusted to address your unique needs. Dentures are recommended for people who have lost many teeth across an arch or whose teeth in the upper or lower arch are badly damaged. If teeth cannot be successfully repaired, the dentist may recommend extraction and replacement. The general purpose of denture treatment is to restore the appearance of a healthy smile. Teeth are an integral part of your quality of speech, too. Finally, dentures help you retain your chewing ability so you can maintain a balanced diet and healthy digestion. Standard dentures can achieve all of these goals. However, the implant-supported denture goes a little further in the area of functionality.
With a standard denture, your smile can look natural. You can chew and you can speak. You may not, however, feel the high level of confidence that you'd like. Standard dentures are unsecured. They sit on the gums. Because of this, the standard denture could slip. If the denture doesn't fit well, it could even fall out of the mouth when you're eating or having a conversation. Implant-supported dentures have the same general form but feature an opening on the bottom part of the "gums" that allows your dentist to affix your artificial teeth to a few dental implants. Dental implants are inserted into the jawbone so they act just like natural roots, tethering your denture to your jawbone. The implant-supported denture doesn't just feel more natural, it also supports the natural regeneration of bone tissue and thus helps sustain your facial contours in a way that standard dentures cannot.
