What Are Snap-In Implant Dentures?
Snap-In Implant Dentures are dentures with special fittings that allow them to attach (snap-in) to the dental implants your doctor places.
Anchoring your dentures with dental implants allows you to:
Enjoy more of your favorite foods | By securing your denture with dental implants, patients are able to chew with much greater power and confidence.
Speak confidently | Speak in front of crowds or amongst friends and family with the confidence of knowing your denture is securely snapped on to your implants.
Smile and laugh without worry of your dentures falling out
Live more comfortably | Dentures not moving as much, less rubbing and chafing
Receive better nutrition | Chew up food better
Reduce bone loss | While a person may continue to lose bone after having their natural teeth removed, dental implants provide stimulation down into the jaw which encourages the body to continue to produce bone.
Reduce or eliminate gagging | In some cases a portion of the palate can be removed exposing the roof of the mouth. This reduces or eliminates gagging caused by your denture.
Increased comfort | Dental implants help reduce or eliminate the irritation caused by movement of the dentures.
Taste your food better | Some patients with implants can have part of their upper denture’s palate removed. This allows you to taste your food better.
Snap-In Implant Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures
While traditional dentures typically look nice and are the most cost-effective way to replace bad or missing teeth, they can leave a lot to be desired in terms of overall function, stability, and chewing ability.
Shortfalls of traditional (non-implant) dentures:
Limited chewing power | Very little chewing power due to movement of the lower denture; usually only 10-20% of what a person had with natural teeth. The movements of a denture wearer’s tongue and cheeks continually pushes and pulls on the lower denture keeping it unstable.
Speech | Speaking can be difficult due to the movement of the lower denture.
Embarrassment | Caused by the inability to eat around other people, laugh loudly, and converse confidently due to fear of dentures becoming loose and falling out.
Discomfort | Since traditional dentures, especially lowers, often move around, they can rub and chafe the gums causing irritation and discomfort.
Poor nutrition | Again, due to the loss of chewing power, patients may be unable to eat a balanced diet and chew food sufficiently for proper digestion.
Bone loss | After a person’s teeth are removed, they typically lose a great deal of bone and will continue to lose it for the remainder of their life. This means that traditional dentures become more and more difficult to wear over time.
Gagging | Traditional upper denture covers the roof of the mouth to provide suction and stability. Unfortunately, for many people, the denture covering the roof of their mouth causes them to gag. Trimming the denture to reduce this gagging leads to a decrease in stability and loss of natural suction.
Snap-In Implant Dentures help to improve all of these issues tremendously.
How Many Implants Will I Need?
Upper | An upper implant denture requires at least 4 implants.
Lower | A lower implant denture requires at least 2 implants, although 3 or 4 typically provide a significant improvement in retention and stability.
Snap-In Implant Dentures Cost
This pricing is the best in the area while also providing the best final result. We are able to achieve this by having a highly trained dentist who performs the entire procedure from start to finish along with a highly trained in-house dental lab technician. They have performed this procedure from start to finish together more times than they can count.
2 Implant
Snap In/Overdenture
$8,000
This price includes 2 dental implants, abutments, snaps, and the snap-in denture.
Cost does not include extraction and grafting.
4 Implant
Snap In Single Arch
$10,000
This price includes 4 dental implants, abutments, snaps, and the snap-in denture.
Cost does not include extraction and grafting.
4 Implant
for Upper & Lower
$18,000
This price includes 4 dental implants, abutments, snaps, and the snap-in denture.
Cost does not include extraction and grafting.
Available Financing & Payment Options
As a local practice, we strive to keep our community smiling with brilliant oral health and accessible, affordable care. That’s why we’re glad to accept a wide spectrum of PPO dental insurance plans, including those from: Delta Dental, Cigna, Aetna Extend, United Concordia.
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Snap-In Implant Dentures Procedure Timeline
