If you decide to replace missing teeth, you must choose the best option for your lifestyle, budget, and goals.
Our dental clinic typically recommends dental implants over dentures because of their positive oral health implications, longevity, and more.
Continue reading to learn about dentures compared with dental implants in Charlestown, NSW.
Dentures or Dental Implants for Your Tooth Replacement
Dentures and Partials
Dentures and partials are removable prosthetics customised to fit over the existing gum. They can be natural-looking but are not known for their longevity or long-term function. You’ll typically need maintenance with dentures and partials, including relines, adhesives, and even replacements, more often than with dental implants. However, removable dentures are the more affordable option.
Denture maintenance includes cleaning pastes, a denture brush, a denture bath, in-clinic relines and adhesives as your jawbone deteriorates.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are artificial solid roots surgically placed into the jawbone. These new roots fuse with the bone to provide long-term support for replacement teeth.
While dental implants and dentures can restore your bite force, dental implants are the most stable solution. Additionally, they can protect your jawbone from deterioration, which is natural when teeth are missing. Implants can last for decades and sometimes for life.
Dental implants require no special maintenance. Clean them as you do your natural teeth, and continue to see your Charlestown dentist regularly for examinations and dental cleans.
Are You Ready to Arrange a Consultation with the Dentist?
Ultimately, the best way to determine which option suits your needs is to consult the dentist. At this visit, your dentist can answer your questions, check on the bone density in your jaw, and talk to you about how the options will vary for you based on exam findings.
If you’re ready to book your tooth replacement consultation in our dental clinic, we anticipate your call.