EAT, LAUGH, and SMILE with Confidence!
Did you know that tooth loss causes bone loss?
Your teeth stimulate your jaw and keep jaw bones healthy and strong. When you lose teeth, you lose this stimulation and this causes bone loss to begin.
This is called RESORPTION.
THIS DRAMATICALLY CHANGES HOW YOU LOOK.
Did you know that bone loss changes your face?
Your bones support your face. When you have bone loss, the bone supporting your face disappears
Options for missing multiple, or all, of your teeth:
Do Nothing
Dentures
Overdentures
Pros and Cons of Overdentures vs. Dentures
“Regular” Dentures sit in the mouth, held in place by a sticky adhesive. They are less expensive, but come with their own DISADVANTAGES. Dentures can:
Need Messy Adhesive
Don’t Stop Further Bone Loss, So your Face Continues to Change
Keep you form eating what you love
Adhesive can make food taste bad
Can lower your confidence
Overdentures allow you to turn back the clock on your SMILE, and EAT and LIVE with CONFIDENCE. They also help to preserve your jawbone health so that your bone doesn’t disappear.
Are Overdentures Right For You?
An Implant-Retained Overdenture is right for you if you:
- Want a higher quality of life
- Want the freedom to eat what you love
- Want to feel confident about your smile
- Want to preserve your oral health and bone structure of your face
Who is not a good Candidate for Overdentures?
- Heavy smokers
- People with uncontrollable diabetes
- People with certain blood disorders
- People taking IV medications to treat osteoporosis or bone cancer
- People with history or radiation treatment to dental jaws
Ready to talk to your dentist?
800.262.2310