Dentures are a long-standing and trusted method of tooth replacement. Many people get a lot of satisfaction and function from their dentures. At Farnham Road Dental Practice, we support lots of patients who use this equipment.

The truth is that dentures do come with their own set of issues. Whilst these are offset by their usefulness, they are still present. These include:

• Slippage – particularly at first, many people find that dentures move around more than they would like. Using dentures means lightly gripping the equipment with the jaw muscles. This is not an action that the jaw is used to performing as teeth do not require this movement to stay in place. Some patients need to use denture adhesive when they get dentures to feel secure;
• Soreness – the above issue often causes soreness as the dentures rub when they move around. While some unusual sensations are common in the first few months of using dentures, long-term soreness is not something that someone should have to live with;
• Reduction in bite pressure over time – even when dentures are new, they do not offer the same bite pressure as natural teeth. Patients are advised to chop their food into small pieces to help with consumption. Over time, changes to the shape of the mouth and other factors mean that bite pressure drops off even more.

Fortunately, there is a possible solution to all the above issues. At Farnham Road Dental Practice, we offer denture stabilisation in Guildford.

What is denture stabilisation?

Denture stabilisation is a process whereby dental implants are used to anchor a denture onto the jawbone. A few implants are fitted into the patient’s jaw and then they can clip a custom-made denture onto these points. This offers them a solution to all the above issues. They should experience no slippage or rubbing, which means no soreness. They will also be able to bite with a stronger pressure than they were able to before. Dentures can still be removed for cleaning in order to keep them fresh.

Denture stabilisation can be used in cases where someone already has standard dentures or in cases where someone wants to consider dentures as a tooth replacement solution.