I have had dentures since I was 24 could I have dental implants?

Q. I have dentures and i am only 44 years old i have been wearing dentures still i was 24 years old. i am always having dentures due to keep going to big for my mouth so keep slipping. would i be able to still qualify for implants due to many years i have been with out my own teeth.

A. Dear L,

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.

Kindest regards,

Dr Julian Caplan BDS
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Related Questions

• I have one tooth holding my denture do I need implants
• I lost my teeth in an accident and have dentures could I have Implants
• I had 4 teeth extracted and my denture does not fit
• Dental implants on denture in Cyprus or Saudi Arabia
• can you improve the shape of my face ?
• my dental implants fell out with my teeth
• where can i get Dental Implants in the North east
• do i need vitamin D supplemnts before a dental implant
• Can i get a nice set of dentures on the NHS
• will valplast dentures fracture

Tags: dental implants, dentures

This post was published on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 at 6:29 amand is filed under Dr Caplan's Answers, Experts Answers, Q. Dental Implants, Q. Dentures. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail

Cosmetic Dentistry Guide

Experts Answers Blog:
Your Cosmetic Dentistry Questions Answered by Experts and More