Thank you for your question.

You did not specify whether you dentures were replacing all of your teeth or just some of your teeth. Either way you may have lost bone in the areas where we wish to place the implants. If this is the case a bone grafting procedure may well be possible for us to increase the available bone to place the implants in. The lower jaw is most likely not to have to have grafting as the bone tends to be thicker than in the upper jaw.

A full assessment with X-rays ( possibly a CAT scan) should be carried out to determine whether you need bone grafting. There are many people who have had the benefit of this type of dentistry and have been able to live their lives without having to wear a denture. The sooner you find a dentist to treat you the more likely that you will not have to have the bone grafting procedure.

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