Dentures are great. Whether a full mouth or a partial bridge, dentures disguise the appearance of missing teeth and offer a simple solution to help people chew their food with ease.

However, despite the most advanced denture adhesive gels and dental advancements to ensure a better fit to the gum line, wearers of dentures often experience their dentures moving.

This creates multiple oral problems. Obviously, if your dentures are moving, you are going to avoid opening your mouth wide for fear of them falling out. This causes many individuals with dentures to deliberately tighten their facial muscles, to attempt to prevent movement – this can cause an unusual speech pattern and can be uncomfortable.

Luckily, the dental industry has found the ideal solution in denture stabilisation.

What is denture stabilisation?

Advances in dentistry have meant that the technology used for single dental implants has been expanded and adapted.

Denture stabilisation uses the same underlying principle as dental implants. Using implants secured to your jaw, your dentures will be attached to them creating an immovable set of teeth. It really is that simple.

There are several techniques used with denture stabilisation and at Farnham Road Dental Practice, we will happily discuss which option we feel is right for you.

Implant retained dentures– your dentures are attached to your jaw with a set of small screws. This is the most commonly used method and cannot be removed.

Bar supported dentures- your dentist will fit 3-4 implants and a customised bar. A series of clips are attached to hold the denture in place. This method is removable for cleaning purposes and for sleep at night.

Advantages of implant overdentures

An obvious advantage to this procedure is the new security of your denture’s position in your jaw. But there are many other advantages that you may not have thought of too!

Speech

Going back to those facial muscles, if you have loose dentures that move, chances are at some point, you have tried to hold them in place by tensing the muscles around your mouth.

Even if you have never done this, loose dentures can cause unusual speech patterns. As dentures that do not fit are often bulkier, they can alter the movement of your tongue and jaw too.

With denture stabilisation, the secure attachment to the jaw removes all these issues immediately, leaving you free to speak the way you used to.

Improved bite

Remember that dreaded moment when you were out and about with family or friends, and felt forced to order soup due to all the other food items being hard or chewy?

When you have implant overdentures, that will never happen again. The added security you will experience with your new secure dentures will increase the strength and accuracy of your bite, meaning you can eat and drink whatever you want.

Think denture stabilisation is for you? Contact our Farnham Road Dental Practice for denture stabilisation in Guildford to arrange a consultation today!