Can Implants restore the loss of facial height and lip support
Q. Hi Dr Moore, I lost about 10 teeth in my upper jaw when I was very young and have been using denture for many years.My dental surgeon informed that a bone grant will be needed for me to have implants to replace the missing teeth. Kindly advise if implants are able to restore the loss of facial height and lip support. Thank you
A. It is possible for implants to restore the lip support if the bone is sufficient. It sounds like you will need a bone graft to rebuild the bone lost over the years, prior to placing the implants. You need to see a dentist with experience in grafting and implants to have a ct scan and diagnostic preview constrcuted to work out what the final teeth will look like BEFORE you have the implants or bone graft placed.
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