Implant Retained Dentures
Implant Retained Dentures in Kearny Mesa
A denture that stays put.
At a glance
- What it is
- A denture that clips onto implants instead of resting on the gums.
- Where
- Kearny Mesa Smile Center, 8018 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111.
- When
- Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
- Removable
- Yes. It comes out for cleaning.
- Also called
- Snap-in dentures, overdentures.
A Lower DentureMoves
An upper denture has a palate to hold onto and usually behaves. A lower one has almost nothing. It sits on a ridge that gets flatter every year, and the tongue and cheeks move it constantly.
People adapt by chewing carefully, avoiding certain foods, and editing what they order in restaurants. Many stop wearing the lower one at all.
Clipping it onto implants removes the problem at its source.
How Implant Retained Dentures Work Here
01. Planning. A CBCT scan shows the bone in three dimensions and determines where the implants can go.
02. Placing the implants. Placed with a custom surgical guide, planned in software first.
03. Healing. The implants integrate with the bone.
04. The denture. Your denture is made, or your existing one adapted, with attachments that snap onto the implants.
05. Your one week check. Every patient is scheduled for a check a week after delivery.
Where This Sits
Dr. Cortes explains it with a buffet. If you want everything on the table, a full arch fixed on implants gets you there. An implant retained denture gets you to roughly seventy percent of what you could eat before. A traditional denture sits closer to half.
This option costs less than a fixed full arch and still solves the movement problem, which for most people is the complaint that actually matters.
Implant retained dentures in Kearny Mesa
Planned, placed and fitted at 8018 Clairemont Mesa Blvd on Fridays and Saturdays. You will see your own scan and know the whole sequence and cost before anything is scheduled.
Questions about implant retained dentures
It depends on your bone and which arch. The CBCT answers it at the planning stage and Dr. Cortes will show you on the scan why the number is what it is.
Yes. It snaps on and off, and it comes out for cleaning. That is the difference between this and a fixed full arch.
Sometimes. It depends on its condition and how it was made. Bring it in and we will tell you honestly.
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Friday and Saturday: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sunday through Thursday: Closed