Beautiful Dentures at Atlanta Dental Spa

BEAUTIFUL dentures in Atlanta

At Atlanta Dental Spa it is our objective to preserve your natural teeth if at all possible. Sometimes, though, we must resort to dentures. Usually it’s in the instance of:

1) Having a pre-existing denture that you want replaced with high-end porcelain or acrylic teeth (to the Atlanta Dental Spa standard)

2) There is the presence of such massive decay and advanced periodontal disease present. The most predictable and effective option might be a beautiful denture.

Before Dentures and After Dentures

What types of dentures are there?

Traditional dentures:

Dentures held in the mouth by nothing other than passive retention. This means that impressions are taken of the mouth (without teeth) and dentures are fabricated precisely to the underlying gum.

Typically, people who have a denture in this situation have to rely on denture adhesives or pastes to keep the denture in place throughout the day.

This is especially the case on lower dentures because the ridge of bone and gum on the lower is not as substantial as that on the top, so the denture “flops” around more. The upper denture is usually a little more stable in this situation because it utilizes the surface area of your palate to help keep things in place.

Over denture:

A denture that is essentially attached to either two dental implants or two mini-implants. You can see how this option helps to stabilize and retain the denture in the mouth. The denture will actually “click” into the two positions.

Old dentures (or your existing denture) can usually be retro-fit to accommodate the denture. As far as dentures go, this is the second best option for long term. In the opinion of Atlanta Dental Spa, almost all lower dentures should be an over denture because otherwise they just “flop” around, making it difficult to speak and talk. This option still makes the denture removable each night.

Over denture illustration

Implant supported denture (hybrid bridge):

This option is not really a denture – it’s more like a fixed bridge. Typically 4 or 6 dental implants are placed on the upper and lower arch. The denture hybrid is actually fixed to the implants in the mouth.

This is the most stable option and it is NOT removed each night. Some other names for this type of denture are “All on 4″ or “Teeth in an Hour.”

The advantage to implant supported dentures is that they are the most stable and most aesthetic option. Due to their complex nature and the amount of dental implants necessary to support them, they are also the most expensive. See the example of the hybrid denture bridge below: If you need dentures in Atlanta, then contact our cosmetic dentists today!

Hybrid Bridge / Denture at Atlanta Dental Spa

Top Atlanta Dentists Dr. Peter Boulden, Dr. Susan Estep, Dr. Rich Creasman, Dr. Andrew Soulimiotis and Dr. Dana Brockington strive to offer exceptional customer satisfaction. That's why we encourage you to call our office anytime so we can help you answer all of your dental questions.

For a consultation with our team of EXPERTS, contact us today or call us at (770) 998-3838. Consultation fees will be credited toward any future treatment