PART 3

In this three-part article series, experienced dentists explain how the once-off cost of dental implants

works out to be less expensive than the accrued cost of wearing dentures for many years.

Welcome to the final instalment of this three-part article

series on how the cost of dentures compare with that of

dental implants. Previously, in Part 2, a Colorado

Springs cosmetic dentist revealed that wearing dentures

comes hand-in-hand with a variety of repeat costs that

include:

Anaesthetic gels and ointments: Dentures can

cause the gums to become terribly sore and

uncomfortable.

Adhesives strips: To help stabilize dentures and

prevent them from slipping around or even falling out.

Overnight soaking solutions: To keep dentures

safe and hygienic overnight while you’re asleep.

But perhaps the greatest of these repeated costs is the need to have removable

dentures refitted every few years or so. This becomes necessary as the jawbone

atrophies, wastes away and physically changes in shape. So, dentures that

may previously have fitted really well become increasingly loose and

uncomfortable and eventually, patients will need to see the dentist to have a

new set of dentures made.

This initially only happens every few years or so, but the rate of bone loss

increases until eventually…

The Point of No Return

“At some stage, your jawbone will become so deteriorated and atrophied and

your mouth so sore-ridden and uncomfortable that dentures will no longer be

able to provide you with a workable teeth replacement solution. And

unfortunately, it is also at this stage that the jawbone will be too thin and weak

to support dental implants,” say dentists in Colorado Springs.

This is the terrible irony faced by so

many denture wearers: through a

fundamental lack of stimulation of the

jawbone, dentures will eventually leave

you completely toothless and with no

viable tooth replacement option!

How Are Dental Implants Different?

The procedures required to have dental implants placed may cost more than

having removable dentures fitted – even significantly so – but the outcomes

make it entirely worth it. Dental implants function, feel and look like natural

teeth and, most importantly, they support a healthy, strong jawbone.

With one surgical appointment, Colorado Springs residents can get a beautiful

set of new, non-removable teeth that can last them a lifetime without any

additional expense other than the routine professional maintenance needed by

anyone. If you look after your new teeth, you’ll never need to spend another

cent on replacing teeth – forget costly refittings.

“Where removable dentures simply cannot compete with implants is in the

quality of life implants make possible. When you’re able to eat, speak and smile

confidently and without any discomfort, your life changes in a way you can

never imagine possible,” say Colorado Springs cosmetic dentists. “We routinely

see denture patients getting new teeth with implants and it’s one of the most

satisfying parts of the job seeing their lives transform.”

A Final Note on Dental Implants

Without a doubt, dental implants are the most sophisticated and – in the long

run – cost effective solution there is to the kind of edentulism caused by

untreated gum disease. Dentures may initially offer Colorado Springs residents

a workable solution, but it really is only a matter of time before discomfort,

pain and repeated costs end up chipping away at your quality of life and

confidence.

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