{"id":211,"date":"2015-07-19T16:39:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T21:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2015-08-17T20:26:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T01:26:32","slug":"implant-supported-overdenture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/implant-supported-overdenture\/","title":{"rendered":"Implant Supported Overdenture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Too many people who have conventional dentures don&#8217;t wear them for the simple fact that they don&#8217;t stay in place. Dental Implants\u00a0offer a way to keep dentures in place and allow you to go about your daily life with confidence.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biohorizons.com\/images\/p_overdentures_denture.png\" alt=\"overdentures\" align=\"left\" \/>The use of dental implants to\u00a0stabilize dentures\u00a0has proven to be successful for many people. The number continues to grow as word spreads about the effectiveness and long-term durability of the treatment. In fact, it has been reported that dental implants have the highest success rate of any implanted surgical device.*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>the problems with loose dentures<\/h2>\n<p>Millions of people around the world are missing enough teeth to require the use of a denture. Many of them struggle to keep their dentures secure, particularly in the lower jaw. If you have this problem, you already know about the embarrassment of slipping dentures, not being able to eat the foods that you love and the ineffectiveness of denture adhesives. Fortunately, there is a way to make your denture work the way it was intended: stabilize it with\u00a0dental implants.<\/p>\n<h2>benefits of denture stabilization<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"indent\">\n<li>Restores proper chewing, allowing a better diet and improved health<\/li>\n<li>Improves speech and confidence<\/li>\n<li>Increases comfort with less irritation of gum tissue<\/li>\n<li>Ends the cost and inconvenience of denture adhesives<\/li>\n<li>Often can utilize your existing denture<\/li>\n<li>Minimally invasive procedure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/upper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/upper-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"upper\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/upper-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/upper-1024x801.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/lower.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-214\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/lower.png\" alt=\"lower\" width=\"258\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-93.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-427 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-93-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-9\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-93-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-93.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two implants placed to help hold the patients lower denture in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-428 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-101-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-10\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-101-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-101.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lower denture snaps into place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-429\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-1111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-429 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-1111-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-11\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-1111-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-1111.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside of denture showing how denture fits into implants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-430\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-430 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-54-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-54-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/unnamed-54.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Normally we like to place 4 implants for better stabilization.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too many people who have conventional dentures don&#8217;t wear them for the simple fact that they don&#8217;t stay in place. Dental Implants\u00a0offer a way to keep dentures in place and allow you to go about your daily life with confidence. The use of dental implants to\u00a0stabilize dentures\u00a0has proven to be successful for many people. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/implant-supported-overdenture\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Implant Supported Overdenture<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,5],"tags":[11,39,21,9,10,12,40,15,19,17,16],"class_list":["post-211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-complete-dentures","category-dental-implants","tag-arlington","tag-complete-dentures","tag-dental-implant","tag-dental-implants","tag-dentist","tag-dr-gentry","tag-implant-supported-overdenture","tag-northern-virginia","tag-partial-denture","tag-philip-gentry","tag-virginia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}