Multiple or full-mouth implants are an excellent choice when a patient is missing more than one tooth, but still has healthy gums and surrounding teeth. Also known as All-On-Four or AO4, approximately 4-6 fixtures are implanted into the jaw and a crown is attached.
Dentures may be a quick fix for the problem of tooth loss, but they can cause more problems than solutions. Such as:
Dentures cover the roof of your mouth which affects the taste of food
Dentures can cause gagging because they have to extend back in an attempt to establish a seal
Dentures only provide less than 30% chewing efficiency
Many times you are unable to eat certain foods because of chewing inefficiency and inability to bite into foods
Most likely adhesive is required to help keep them in and in place
They do NOT maintain jawbone, so relines are required and eventually there may not be bone to hold them at all
Lower dentures can be painful and VERY difficult to keep in place as bone resorbs with time
You can and have to take them out
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