Many people have had all their teeth removed and are faced with the problem of replacing them so they can eat and talk comfortably. There are a variety of solutions and techniques for replacing an entire mouth of teeth that range from:
At Precision Centre we offer highest quality dental implants from Noble Biocare, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It’s the largest and most advanced dental implant company in the world.
Complete Dentures
Dentures have been made for hundreds of years and today’s modern dentures can look very natural and are quite different from the dentures worn by our parents or grandparents. Complete dentures can replace the upper or lower sets of teeth or both sets and consist of a gum colored acrylic base to which replacement teeth are attached.
Dentures are supported by the gums and underlying jawbone. There is an amazing range of denture teeth to choose from that can be closely matched to your original teeth.
Changes in the shape of jawbone
Dentures are a less than perfect solution, often becoming ill fitting within just a few years of use due to changes in the shape of the underlying jawbone.
Difficulty eating and speaking
We frequently see patients who have problems with loose dentures, making eating and speaking a chore. As a result it is easy for people to become cut off from others and to avoid social occasions.
Bone loss
As the dentures rest on the gums they can create sore spots and the pressure on the gums increases the rate of bone loss, making the denture even more ill-fitting.
Full Mouth Dental Implants
Full mouth implants is a very stable way to replace an entire arch of teeth. It requires the use of multiple dental implants. Usually at least six or eight dental implants for the upper jaw and four to six dental implants in the lower jaw are needed to support a full arch bridge of 10 or 12 teeth.
Full mouth implants treatment does provide predictable and long-lasting results but you do need to be prepared to wear a temporary restoration, for example a denture that has been adapted to accommodate the dental implants as it is important to avoid putting any pressure on the implants until they are fully integrated with your jawbone.
Although this does mean spending several months waiting for the process to be complete, the results can be extremely good.
All-on-Four
All-on-Four is an innovative solution for people who would prefer to replace their full denture with a complete arch of fixed teeth.
With this option you will enjoy the sensation of having teeth that are permanently in place. The thing about this treatment is that it is highly affordable, requiring just four dental implants to secure a lower denture, while an upper denture also requires six dental implants.
The secret to this treatment lies in the way the implants are inserted into the jawbone. Instead of being inserted at regular intervals along the arch, all four implants are inserted towards the front of the jawbone as this is the area where the bone is thicker and stronger, usually eliminating the need for any bone grafts.
The first two implants are inserted vertically in the front of the jawbone while the additional two implants are inserted either side at a 45° angle towards the back of the mouth. Inserting these implants at an angle enables Oral Implantologist to use longer implant posts.
This is advantageous as it provides a greater surface area for the implant post to integrate with the jawbone, ensuring it is extremely strong once it has fully bonded with the surrounding bone.
Another thing about treatment is that you can receive your new arch of teeth immediately after the implants are placed. Once your new temporary bridge is in position, the implants cannot move, ensuring they can still bond strongly with your jawbone over the coming months. Your temporary bridge will be replaced with your permanent bridge once the implants have fully healed.
Zygoma Implants
A common procedure that fully endentulous patients (i.e. patients who have lost all of the teeth in one or both jaws) elect to undergo is the All-on-4 Implant System, where the prosthesis (denture) is permanently affixed to the jaw bone utilizing four traditional dental implants per jaw. However, patients who have sustained significant bone loss in the jaw may not be a candidate for traditional dental implants. With the development of the Zygoma Implant, there is now a solution for these challenging cases. Our surgeons are able to place implants in the zygomatic (cheek) bone that reach down to where the teeth naturally come out. This affords our patients the ability to undergo successful All-on-4 conversion of existing dentures, or many other configurations for missing teeth and little to no bone, with exceptional results!
Oral Implantologist determines that the patient has sustained significant bone loss (resorption) in the maxilla (upper jaw bone), we are proud to offer the Brånemark System® Zygoma Implant (Nobel Biocare) that can support an implant bridge or an overdenture. The Zygoma implant is anchored in the zygomatic bone (cheekbone) in a single outpatient procedure and eliminates the need for extensive and costly bone grafting from other sites in the body. The Zygoma implant is ideal for patients who have sustained significant bone loss in the maxilla but still wish to have dental implants to improve their smile and restore the functionality of their teeth!
Patients who have had Zygoma implants placed by our team have experienced results and have great stability and functionality with their implant-supported restorations.