i have had upper and lower valplast dentures fitted

Q. I thought I would let you know that I have had both upper and lower Valplast partial dentures fitted. They fit perfectly and feel very comfortable in my mouth. I have been able to retain my normal diet and my whole face feels rejuvinated and most importanly I have my smile back. I have read these forums for sometime now and would like to stress that implants are not essential. I have found it very annoying reading that members of the panel continually try to ‘hard sell’ impants and dismiss going for conventional dentures at every opportunity they get. Not everyone is a candidate for implants and not everyone can afford them. Furthermore, there are far worse complications with implant failure than denture failure. If there is a good understanding between patient, dentist and the lab then dentures can be successful. I wish the board would embrace this more with the users of this forum and stop condemming dentures and realise that with good care and planning, dentures can work for people.

A. I do agree with them as far as the fact not everybody needs implants, infact not everybody is suitable for implants. However, dentures in some people can be very difficult to retain and depending on the size of there ridges can be very difficult to cope with. There is also the psycological issue of dentures. Many people don’t have a problem with them but there are those people that are so concious of the fact that they wear dentures, no matter how comfortable, that they want to investigate other treatment options. Other people want to have a restoration that is retained and is not removable, for these people implants are ideal. Valplast dentures are useful in some cases but are not suitable for others. You are lucky that your dentures are stable, and you have no problems with them. You are in the minority of people though. Implants are still the best treatment option for replacing missing teeth form a dental point of view. When recommending this treatment we do have to take into account the patients desires and preferences. Patients are always given all of the options for treatment so that they can make an informed decision. Usually on this website, we get asked questions form denture wearers that are no longer interested in having them. in this case we would advise implant treatment, but without seeing the patient it is very difficult to give the specific advise. They are always advised to seek the opinion of an implant or restorative dentist.

Failures of implants are not as common as you may think. There dentists who are not properly qualified to place them and in this case implant treatment can fail if the implants are not placed properly or if cases are not selected properly. Implants have a 95% success rate in healthy patients and I know if I was ever faced with the decision I would have implant therapy every time. This is just my opinion after the experience I have had in treating patients with implants and dentures at my practice.

Kind regards

dr komal suri

Dr Komal Suri
Smile Design Dental
www.smiledesigndental.co.uk
Tel: 01296 624163
33 High Street
Wendover Buckinghamshire
HP22 6DU

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