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Konig Center for Cosmetic & Comprehensive Dentistry

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Implants and Dentures

Dear Dr. Konig:


HOW DOES A FULL UPPER DENTURE THAT IS SECURED BY FOUR SCREWS WORK? CAN YOU PUT THIS IN IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXTRACTION OF MY REMAINING TEETH? THANKS,CHARLES

Charles:
Thank you for your inquiry. You have asked a good question and a difficult one to answer. There are more factors to consider than just how many implants. Generally speaking, for the kinds of cases described, we try to extract, place the implants, and place the new denture at one visit. This does, however, depend on the quality of bone that is present. Additionally, with the new dentures, to help the patient, we try to use a palateless denture which is so pleasant. Different types of attachments are indicated for these cases.

These attachments, such as Locator Attachments are very strong and securely hold the denture in place which is why we do not need the palate on the upper denture. These can be used on the lower denture as well. The photo shows what these attachments look like inside the implant denture.







In short, we can adjust the strength of these attachments and they are easy to change which can be done in the office as opposed to sending it to the lab.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Ron Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF



Should you have any question about implants or your dental care, please call the office of
Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF, a Houston implant dentist with special interests in implants.



713-668-2289

posted by Ron Konig at 7:29 AM

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