Can You Have Implants on the Bottom and Dentures on the Top?

Implant-supported dentures are comfortable and an ideal solution for replacing missing teeth. The two replacement options are combined to restore your dental functionality, boost self-confidence, and enhance your dental aesthetics.

Partial Dentures in Calgary, AB, can be stabilized once they are supported by the bone and the adjacent soft tissues. However, if your bone has severely deteriorated, your dentures might be unstable. Your dentist may recommend you have dental implants to support dentures and ensure that you’re a viable dental replacement option. After having dental implants, dentures can be firmly held in a position to replicate your natural tooth roots.

Why Your Dentist May Recommend Dentures

Our experts at Sedona Dental recommend implant-supported dentures due to their myriad benefits. Partial dentures for front teeth are suitable for replacing missing front teeth and restoring your natural dental outlook. Complete dentures can be used to replace all missing teeth on both your upper and lower jaws. Below are some of the benefits of selecting implant-supported dentures:

  • The dentures will enable you to improve your speech
  • Your implant-supported denture makes you feel natural, and it’s friendly to the soft oral tissues
  • The dentures fit securely and firmly on the gum tissues and are stable
  • Unlike other prosthetics, the implant-supported dentures don’t cause soreness or pressure points
  • You are not restricted to diet, and you’ll manage to bite on food naturally
  • Implant-supported dentures are less bulky compared to conventional dentures uncovering the roof of your mouth

How Many Teeth Do You Need for a Partial Denture?

A removable partial denture can replace one or multiple teeth on a single arch. While a complete denture is placed on the upper section of your dental, a partial denture is fitted on a framework that’s attached to your natural teeth. It serves as a removable alternative to a dental bridge.

A dental implant is inserted into the jawbone to act as the tooth roots. Once the adjacent tissues heal, they permanently fuse with the bone. Dentures are then fitted to the implant after the healing to replace missing teeth. Partial dentures are removable and can be used to replace multiple missing teeth on both the upper and lower jaws. However, you must have a remaining natural tooth to serve in anchoring the denture.

Can You Have Implants on the Bottom and Dentures on the Top?

Your dentist can combine removable dentures with implants. The procedure entails installing two or more dental implants for firmly securing dentures in the right positions. The combination ideally gives you a robust and permanent denture and a simple denture prosthetic. Overdentures are fitted to the implant and are stable to restore your dental functionality.

Implant retained dentures are fitted on your lower jaw, but your specialist can fit an implant-supported denture o the upper jaw. Implants are appliances surgically inserted into your jawbone if the bone mass is sufficient to support them. Combining both dental implants and dentures to replace your missing teeth is advantageous.

Are there Alternatives for Implant-supported dentures?

You can have mini implants if you are not an ideal candidate for implant-supported dentures due to insufficient jaw bone to support an implant. The prosthetics are smaller and suitable for supporting removable partial dentures. Mini implants are eligible due to the following reasons:

  • Their insertion process is less invasive, unlike for standard implants
  • The procedure is fast, and the recovery period is shorter than for conventional implants
  • A local anesthetic may be applied, thus alleviating pain

Your specialist may use mini implants with standard dental implants to provide stability on Partial dentures for front teeth.

Why Choose Us

If you are willing to combine dentures with dental implants, Partial Dentures in Calgary, AB, is the right solution. Our specialists are highly skilled in ensuring the implant-supported dentures are firmly fitted to your dental.

We ensure you get dental implants successfully to accommodate dentures and ensure you find a full replacement of missing teeth. If your jaw bone has severely deteriorated, we might recommend you undergo bone grafting before having dental implants. Please call us today and book an appointment with our specialists to replace missing teeth with dental implants combined with dentures.