Full mouth implant
Options:
1) Implant supported removable overdenture.
Traditional dentures sit on the top of the gums, don’t prevent bone deterioration, can cause gum irritation, and leave a space that leads to complications. In contrast, implant supported dentures are attached to dental implants with either metal bars or a ball and socket mechanism. They can be removed for regular cleaning or remain fixed, and will function just like your real teeth.
Benefits:
- can be removed for cleaning
- More retentive denture
- Increased ability to eat and speak
- Compensate soft tissue contour
Weaknesses:
- Slight denture movement
- Large and wide extension and soft tissue coverage
- Possible tenderness and soreness from denture compression
- Fair chewing ability comparing to fixed implant prosthesis.
- Periodic denture adjustment
2) Implant supported hybrid prosthesis.
This treatment option is suitable for patients who have posterior bone loss. The procedure maximizes the use of available bone while avoiding the sinus cavity. It is possible to get new functioning teeth the same day as the implant procedure by immediate loading. The final teeth on implant hybrid prosthesis are fixed and there is less tissue or gum coverage than with overdenture.
Benefits:
- Increased stability due to fixed prosthesis
- Less soft tissue extension and coverage compared to the first option
- Possible in severe bone loss cases
Weaknesses:
- Screw loosening possibility requires regular proper maintenance and follow up
- Cleanliness difficulty
- Junction between prosthesis and soft tissue
Type:
2.1) All acrylic bridge option.
2.2) Standard option: casting metal framework with acrylic teeth.
2.3) Titanium framework and composite or porcelain teeth.
3) Implant supported bridge.
For this option, multiple implants are placed across the jawbone to provide support for a dental bridge composed of porcelain prosthetic teeth. When replacing teeth in an entire arch, or both arches, of the jaw, the dental implants act as new tooth roots with a fixed dental bridge over these dental implants. With this dental implant tooth option, it is similar for the patient as having a new set of teeth, only this time on implant posts.
Benefits:
- Feels the most like natural teeth
- Most comfortable prosthesis compared with other full mouth implant prosthesis
- Best speech
- Supreme cosmetic appearance
- Chewing like with natural teeth
- Cleanliness like natural teeth
Weaknesses:
- Requires precise implant position on each tooth position
- Requires adequate bone support
- Prosthesis repairing difficulty
- Expensive price