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Spanish Living with missing teeth can be both a daily annoyance and a long-term oral health risk. They affect your everyday activities like eating, speaking, and smiling. If not replaced, gaps in your smile can also lead to shifting teeth, jawbone deterioration, and an increased chance of gum disease. One of the most effective ways to replace all your missing teeth is with dentures. But with so many denture options, which one is right for you? If you’re looking to securely replace your teeth without it costing an arm and a leg, check out mini implant dentures.
Mini Implant Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures
Traditional dentures have been used to replace missing teeth for longer than you might think—in fact, there’s evidence of their use dating back to ancient Egypt. However, like many older technologies, they have their fair share of problems. Conventional dentures are big and bulky. They don’t look or feel like natural teeth or share the same biting power, making some foods difficult to eat. In addition, constantly removing them for cleaning increases the chance of damage or loss.
But the biggest drawback to old-fashioned dentures is that they lose their fit over time and will begin to move around in your mouth while eating or speaking, leading to a potentially embarrassing mishap. Yes, this issue can be helped by using messy adhesives or scheduling a professional adjustment, but that’s additional time, money, and energy you shouldn’t have to worry about.
Luckily, there’s a better option that solves all those issues while offering additional health benefits: a set of mini implant dentures. This modern innovation uses tiny dental implants to attach your artificial teeth snugly and securely to the jawbone, ensuring increased stability and functionality over traditional dentures. Because they are fastened directly to the jawbone, they look and feel much more like natural teeth and restore your full biting and chewing power so you can enjoy all your favorite foods again without hesitation.
The Types of Mini Implant Dentures
Mini implant dentures come in removable, semi-removable, and permanent varieties and are custom-made to fit your facial structure perfectly. In order of increasing stability, they are:
- Snap-on dentures: Sometimes called overdentures or implant-retained dentures, this option is a hybrid between traditional and implant dentures. Snap-on dentures attach to 4-8 mini dental implants. These implants provide enhanced stability while retaining the ability for you to remove them for daily cleaning. In highly specific instances, we can convert your current dentures to snap-on dentures if they meet the necessary criteria. Dr. Ferrari can make this determination at your free consultation.
- Fix-on-Six®: This snappy name is easier to remember than “semi-removable roundhouse bridge,” but they’re the same prosthetic. The term roundhouse bridge means this option replaces all the teeth on your upper or lower arch, and semi-removable means they will only be removed by a dentist like Dr. Ferrari for a professional cleaning. You may have heard of a similar option called All-on-4®, which is essentially the same system, only using a larger, older version of dental implants.
- Permanent dentures: Here, we have the most stable and functional option and the closest approximation to the look and feel of your natural teeth. We’ll anchor a non-removable roundhouse bridge to your jawbone with 10-12 mini implants. Once we cement those teeth into place, they are not removable. The artificial teeth are made from zirconia, a material ten times stronger than tooth enamel, so these dentures are built to last.
No matter which option you choose, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that your dentures will never move again.
The Benefits of Mini Dental Implants
In addition to all the benefits you gain from implant dentures, their use of mini dental implants provides even more advantages, from easier placement to better affordability.
- Minimally invasive placement procedure: If the word “implant” has you worrying about invasive surgical procedures, you can put your mind at ease. Mini implants do not require surgery or large incisions to place. They only need some local anesthesia and a tiny pilot hole that’s similar to having your ears pierced.
- Faster recovery: Some dental procedures can take a long time to heal or to be ready to use. We can place mini implants, attach the artificial tooth, and make it ready for use on the same day. The majority of patients experience only mild discomfort, which typically resolves within 24-48 hours.
- Better stability and durability: More mini implants supporting your denture means more points of contact, which spread out the bite force better and allows for more redundancy in the unlikely event that an implant fails.
- More affordable: Since we can complete your implant dentures in one visit, there’s no need for extra appointments or procedures. That means more of your money stays where it belongs—in your pocket.
What’s the Cost of Mini Implant Dentures?
No matter how many benefits mini implant dentures have over other options, it always comes down to cost. At Ferrari Dental, we understand that everyone’s financial situation is different. That’s why we offer options to ensure anyone can access this transformative treatment without breaking the bank.
Let’s start with dental insurance—our experienced team will review your plan so you can understand your coverage. If financing is required, we’ll help you set that up, too. We even offer an in-house savings program to help you get started and save some money. Whether you’re on a tight budget or have some savings set aside for this, there are payment plans and options designed to make the cost of mini implant dentures more manageable.
Let’s Take the Next Step Together
So, if the cost of mini implant dentures has been on your mind, Dr. Ferrari is here to help. With his expertise and genuine care for your oral health needs, he can guide you toward the right solution.
Why not take that first step? Reach out today and schedule a free consultation. Discover the transformation that awaits you with mini implant dentures, and embrace the journey to a brighter, more confident smile!
