Snap In Dentures

Snap In Dentures
Snap in Dentures is a wonderful combination of two technologies. You have the tried and true, traditional set of dentures, now secured in place with the new advanced dental technology of the dental implant. There are numerous benefits and even more options in the restoration solution.
How Do Dental Implants Work?
Implant supported dentures need four optimal locations in an arch for implant support. Two in the rear, two at the front. Once those specific positions are identified, the titanium posts that are the implant are surgically placed in the four jawbone spots. Over a period of several months these four implants integrate or fuse to the bone. They now act a natural teeth roots moving forward.
The Framework for Snap In Dentures
An impression must be made of the arch being dealt with. This acts as a roadmap for the dental lab to fabricate your customized set of dentures. The dentures still consist of a natural-colored acrylic tray with porcelain or ceramic artificial crowns or teeth. This process allows us to match your natural shade of teeth perfectly.
When the implants have grown to the bone, we quickly add abutments or extensions to the posts so we can reach the surface of your gumline. At this point the snap in technology merges. The tops of the extensions have ball shaped appliance added. When the denture tray if completed four nylon snaps will be added to the backside or the underside. These are perfectly placed to snap on the four posts.
The Benefits of Snap In Dentures
The advantages and benefits are extensive. First and foremost, you have the stability and security of four posts acting like roots. This allows you to talk and converse without worrying about your dental adhesive not bonding well and your dentures slipping. It allows you to deliver more biting and chewing force to enjoy more of your favorite foods. There will even be slight temperature changes that the posts can deliver to the nerves telling you the difference between hot and cold.
Since your smile is a dramatically undervalued asset, the snap in dentures deliver a healthy smile. You will gain self-confidence and self-esteem by the day with this restoration.
Proper At-Home Oral Hygiene
The snap in dentures can be designed to remain fixed in place or removable. Either way, deliberate care will extend the life expectancy for decades. You must continue to brush twice a day and to floss between the artificial crowns once a day, as if they were natural. Bacteria and plaque will bond to and adhere to artificial teeth as well. If the snap in dentures is removable you simply snap them out, brush and soak them, and the brush your gums and the posts as well.
The Cost of Snap In Dentures
A full arch of dental implants is quite expensive. At $3,000 to $5,000 a tooth and replacing 14 teeth in an arch, most people cannot afford this solution. With only four implants supporting the snap in denture, you now have achieved the best of both worlds.