What is good for you? Dental implants or dentures?

When you have some missing teeth is might impact your overall health and can lower your confidence. Do not worry if you have missing teeth for this does not mean you cannot be healthy. Dental implants or dentures will replace your missing teeth. Come to our dental practice and our dental team will help you in determining whether you need dental implants or dentures to have that healthy mouth and smile.

Suitability Of Dentures

The dentures are removable and they replace missing teeth, they can come as a partial or complete set. If you have a set of missing teeth, then the dentures are right for you. Dentures are less expensive as compared to dental implants and they give you the freedom to remove the teeth at any time. If you have weak jaws, then dentures are the right option for you. If the dentures are not fit well they can spit out when chewing or speaking. If not fitted well dentures can lead to tooth decay and so they need regular cleaning.

Dental Implants

The dentist will recommend that you have dental implants after losing teeth due to decay, trauma, and even gum disease. Dental implants are good in replacing lost teeth, the implant is connected to tiny titanium posts that are fixed to the jawbone. The dentist integrates the jawbone into the bone by placing an abutment. Our dental team will do an examination and determine if you are fit to have dental implants. If the dentist recommends implants, then we will take you through all you need to know about implants.