Implants Vs. Dentures - Which Should I Choose?
If you are missing several teeth, there are a couple of options available to you to cosmetically restore your smile. Dentures and dental implants are two options, each having their own set of positive and negative points to consider. If you are in the market to improve your smile, you will need to take a good look at each of these options to choose from. Here is a list of some of the main concerns most people have when trying to make a decision between dentures and implants.
The Pain Factor
Most people worry about how much pain they will endure while having dentures fitted or implants placed. Having dentures made for your mouth is an easy process with very little to no pain as the dentist takes x-rays and makes a mold to duplicate for the real set of dentures. Having implants placed is done under general anesthesia, so you will not feel a thing during the surgical process.
After your implants are placed, you will have mild pain as you recover. Afterwards, there is no pain whatsoever. With dentures, there is soreness after wearing them for several hours. This pain is reoccurring and you need to watch your usage to avoid it altogether, limiting you on the amount of time you can enjoy your smile.
Upkeep Procedures
To take care of dentures, they will need to be taken out at night and placed into a cleaning solution. They need to be completely free of any debris before you put them back into your mouth. You will still want to brush your teeth during the day to take any debris off of the surface of your dentures. With implants, you continue the same brushing and flossing regimen that you do for real teeth.
When selecting foods to eat, implants allow you to continue eating every type of food without worry. With dentures, you are limited because hard foods can cause slippage, causing an embarrassing situation if your teeth fall out in public.
Visual Appearance
When getting either dentures or implants, you will have teeth to cover the spaces you had previously, making them both a great improvement. Implants look a bit more realistic as they are placed directly into the gum. Implants will not alter your facial features at all.
Dentures require that you cover your real gums up with the plate on which the teeth are attached. This causes your overall facial features to appear a little different from what you looked like before you put the dentures in your mouth. Often people wearing dentures have a slight protruding jaw as a result of trying to keep the dentures in place.
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