Dentures versus Dental Implants
Apr 22nd, 2009 by Dr. Kourosh Maddahi DDS
Dentures or partials can be used to replace missing teeth, however there can be problems associated with them. Dentures or partials can be unstable, and often leave a patient with painful sores caused by rubbing against the soft tissues in the mouth. For some patients, dentures can cause speech difficulties.
These devices also do not provide a solution to ‘atrophy’, which is a shrinking of the jawbone that can progress over the years due to missing teeth. Adverse facial cosmetic changes can be caused by the atrophy of the jaw bone, and it can also negatively affect the function of the jaw over time.
None of the other options to remedy missing teeth have proven to be as effective or as natural in appearance as dental implants.
