Hi
If you have been wearing dentures for many years and thefore as you state your lips have suken in then the best way to treat this is by of course good made dentures.
Other alternatives are dentures retained to implants(either bar or locators). We do many of these and we find that the hold of dentures is excellent. Patients are amazed by the difference and they find they can chew practically anything!
Is 20 years too long for implants? Again it depends on the amount of bone you have available. A ct scan would be required to judge this.You may find you have enough bone. In cases where the patient doesnt, they would require bone grafting.
Hope this helps.
Raha
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Dr Raha Sepehrara BSC(Hons) BDS with Distinction
The Dental Suite, Leicestershire
Quality dental and Implant care
www.dental-suite.co.uk
Last edited by Dr Sepehrara : 04-23-2008 at 07:11 AM.
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