Dental Implant Vs. Dentures?

I am 24, the back parts of my front teeth have decayed to the point of falling out. I have not been to a dentist since I was 7 or 8 because of medical problems with my dad. When I was 17 he passed away from a stroke. When I was 20 my mother also passed away from cancer. I have spent a very large part of my life taking care of things that needed to be taken care of, that were not involved in my medical/dental needs. I now am facing the fact that I may need to have my teeth pulled.
I am looking into getting dentures or implants. I am not sure what the difference between the 2 are. I also really don’t know everywhere to start. I am not sure what type of dentist to go to or anything like that. I know that there is a huge difference between the 2 and a huge cost difference between the 2.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I am in the Detroit area.

Answer by p-davis
dental implants are the best. they don’t come out!

dentures are all over the house in your mouth.

i’m sure the implants cost more than dentures. I had a partial plate and switched to bridgework–couldn’t stand that thing in my mouth!

first go to a regular dentist, he’ll refer you the right doctor.

Answer by HoneySuite
There is a huge cost difference between dentures and implants. A partial plate to replace 4 teeth may cost $ 500. Implants will cost $ 5,000, doubtless more! There are more options though.

If you don’t have to have all your teeth extracted, changes are you can have a partial plate made. There are two kinds of partials. The cheaper option attaches with metal clasps to surrounding teeth. Then there is the permanent bridge. If you have a tooth to both sides of the gone teeth, a “bridge” of teeth is made to fit between and caps are cemented on the end teeth. If all your teeth are extracted, then you need a plate. A plate fits over your gums and roof of your mouth and is basically held in house by suction. If you have bone deterioration, you may have to use a glue like Fixodent to keep them in house.

When it comes to implants, there are also numerous types, but all are very much more expensive than bridges and plates. If your jaw bone is not deteriorated, you can get implants that will support a bridge. Then there are mini-implants IF you have to have all your teeth removed. Four or five implants are made around the jaw and the plate is attached to them. Each implant costs $ 1500 – $ 2000.

Speak with your dentist and find out what is best for you based on the work that needs to be done and your financial situation.

Answer by countreeeboy
Save the eye teeth if possible. That’s what holds the shape of ur mouth. If not, have implants everywhere eye teeth r pulled from and 2, possibly 4 more on top and 2 more on bottom. Then u can have inplant supported dentures. This is a lot better than just fitting dentures over the gums. With the implants supporting the dentures u don’t need them to take in all the roof of ur mouth.
If u can save enough natural teeth these can support dentures and not need the implants. Bridges will work 2 and mite feel more like ur natural teeth.
All expensive and well worth the money expecially since u r so young. Search the webb for info. Talk to 2 or 3 dentist and implant dr’s b 4 u do anything.

Answer by Bill
At your age I would go with the dental implants (if I could afford them). They should last a lifetime with normal care.
If you need to have a considerable digit of teeth pulled you may want to look at denture implants. They house a few implants as anchors and secure a denture to the implants. It’s basically permanent but I’m sure the dentist could remove them if any maintenance was vital for the denture.
Highest cost would be for individual implants, then implant dentures then plain dentures.

You should have an evaluation by a general dentist, see what he/she says about a treatment plot. No matter what you do you will still need a general dentist.
For implants look for a periodontist who does implantation.
Make sure he/she has lots of experience with implants.
Experience means higher success rate.
Excellent Luck.

Answer by Snerd
Implants are a fantastic option and the chances of them failing are a lot less than they were a few being ago. They do require a substantial monetary investment. Dentures are less expensive but then the question of maintenance enters into the equation. The previous answers take up some of these in a discussion about “Partials” everywhere wire clasps were mentioned. That is the ancient traditional way to help secure maintenance for a removable dental appliance. There are newer options to explore and that is why you should find a very knowledgeable Dentist that specializes in dentures. A “Prosthodontist” would be a excellent house to start. Here are the Newer Options you might explore.

NYLON- offers flexibility in long sections but does not have compressibility, which limits its use to lingual, palatal and buccal applications. Thus requiring relief of lingual, palatal and proximal undercuts resulting in lack of a close fit. Nylon also has a conundrum with bonding. Nothing seems to bond to it so repairs or additions are out of the question and a whole new appliance has to be fabricated. That will be a conundrum because of the tissue changes that will occur in your mouth throughout your life. More money to make a new appliance.

THERMO-ELASTIC VERSACRYL- This material softens in the mouth but is hard at room temperature. Versacryl which bonds
chemically to acrylics and its self, which is available in both self cure and heat cure in pink and clear, that does not require any special equipment to dream up in the dental lab or the dentist operatory.
Versacryl can be poured, molded and packed. Versacryl can
also be mixed to various consistencies of resilience / compressibility by varying the ratios of soft / hard liquids. Versacryl's compressibility is the feature which allows maintenance to be placed in the areas we have previously avoided, into the proximal undercuts. Engaging proximal undercuts prevents the denture rotating through the long axis whether distal or mesial, due to the close fit (bracing) of the Versacryl
against the tooth surface while at the same time closing down food traps because we do not relieve the proximal undercuts. We can now use proximal undercuts to our advantage, unlike rigid non-compressive materials. Versacryl can also be adjusted and re-adjusted for fit and comfort by either the dental professional or the patient themselves, throughout the lifetime of the Versacryl appliance, which with the Versacryl Surface Sealer being applied annually, can be four to six being. If you end up with full dentures later on in life you can use the Versacryl material for a thermo-soft denture reline material that can also be adjusted and re-adjusted for fit and comfort throughout the lifetime of the denture. This also helps with denture maintenance so the dentures are not sliding all over the inside of your mouth.
Versacryl is a fantastic add on option to a Hard Acrylic that your Partial or Denture will be made from. Question your dental professional to pick you out the most break strong denture acrylic available like Diamond D Ultra Impact Denture Acrylic. That will enable the dental professionals that will be helping you to make a thinner, lighter, less intrusive and more comfortable fitting denture than is possible by any other denture acrylic now on the promote. That will also allow it to be re-lined with the Versacryl Thermo-Soft Denture Reline Material. Both of these materials are available to discriminating dental professionals through reputable dental dealers and suppliers.
Both of these materials have to be prescribed by a dentist or other dental professional that is legally allowed to practice on the public. That is why you need to see a specialist in this field.
Remember the word “Prosthodontist”

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Answer by robertgougaloff
Hi,

This is really a very trying question to answer accurately, because some implant manufacturers do not consider dental implants their primary commodity, though that last compilation I read was (and that was about 6 months ago) around 50 different manufacturers world wide.

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