Wearing dentures can be embarrassing and many patients are constantly anxious that their dentures are going to fall out at inopportune moments. Dentures should be secured by suction alone, but because the gums are constantly changing, the suction is often lost causing the dentures to feel loose. Many patients use dental adhesive gel or strips to secure their dentures. This can often be very messy and prevent patients from eating and drinking certain things they want.

With the advancement in technology and subsequent improvement in dental procedures there is now a solution that can solve loose dentures once and for all. Mini-implants can now be anchored directly into the jawbone to which the dentures can be clipped on and off. This new breakthrough provides the added security to patients that can ease their anxiety and allow them to enjoy a life free from the worry of loose dentures.

Mini-implants are about 1.8 millimetres thick, which is roughly the width of a toothpick, and require only minimal surgery to fix them to the jaw. In most cases six mini-implants will be needed to secure a set of dentures. The implants will be drilled into the jawbone and then left for a few weeks to allow the screws to fuse with the bone in a process called osseointergration.

Once secure, the dentist can then attach clips into wells made in the dentures to allow them to snap on and off the implants. In most cases patients will not even require a new set of dentures as the clips can simply be attached to their existing pair. Once the dentures have been modified to clip to the new implants, the patient is then ready to enjoy an anxiety free dinner, of exactly what they want to eat, that very evening.

Mini-implants are the perfect solution to the anxiety of loose dentures. This simple surgical process could alleviate all the worry that can affect denture wearers and allow them to move on with their lives as if they had a full set of natural teeth. If you suffer from loose dentures, ask a Central Leeds dentist about mini-implants.