{"id":1427,"date":"2020-02-22T17:51:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T23:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2020-02-22T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T23:51:09","slug":"dental-implants-after-dentures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/dental-implants-after-dentures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Implants after Dentures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve had dentures for about 12 years and can finally afford dental implants. Have I waited too long or is it still possible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beatrice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Beatrice,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dental-implants-facial-sagging-new-orleans.jpg\" alt=\"Side-by-side profile photos of a middle-aged woman that show the effects of facial sagging and how dental implants can help; from Dr. Duane Delaune of New Orleans.\" class=\"wp-image-1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dental-implants-facial-sagging-new-orleans.jpg 350w, https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dental-implants-facial-sagging-new-orleans-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The answer to your question is yes. However, there is a &#8220;but&#8221;.  When your teeth were first removed, your body, in an effort to use its resources as efficiently as possible, resorbs the minerals in your jawbone. It does this because, without teeth, it doesn&#8217;t think you need the bone any longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has the unfortunate effect of shrinking your jawbone. In dental terms, it is called <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/facial-collapse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"facial collapse (opens in a new tab)\">facial collapse<\/a>. The amount of time you&#8217;ve worn dentures is enough to allow facial collapse to set in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-dental-implants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dental implants (opens in a new tab)\">Dental implants<\/a> require you have enough bone structure to retain the root form.  There are two ways around this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing you could do is have the bone grafting done in order to build the bone back up. This is an outpatient procedure .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second option is with <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-all-on-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All-on-Four Dental Implants (opens in a new tab)\">All-on-Four Dental Implants<\/a>. This is for patients who have only lost some bone and are looking for a way around bone grafting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/all-on-4-dental-implants.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of the position for all-on-4 dental implants\" class=\"wp-image-1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/all-on-4-dental-implants.jpg 390w, https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/all-on-4-dental-implants-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption>All-on-4 Dental implants<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using shorter implants and angling them, can help your dental implants to stay on.  This has helped quite a few patients get dental implants that wouldn&#8217;t otherwise. However, not as many dentists know how to do the procedure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your best bet is to meet with a skilled implant dentist. Look at <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/dr-delaune.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dr. Delaune's qualifications (opens in a new tab)\">Dr. Delaune&#8217;s qualifications<\/a> to see what type of dentist you will need to do this well for you, regardless of which procedure you choose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/dr-delaune.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Orleans Dentist (opens in a new tab)\">New Orleans Dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had dentures for about 12 years and can finally afford dental implants. Have I waited too long or is it still possible? Beatrice Dear Beatrice, The answer to your question is yes. However, there is a &#8220;but&#8221;. When your teeth were first removed, your body, in an effort to use its resources as efficiently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[908,578,472,705],"class_list":{"0":"post-1427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dental-implants","7":"tag-all-on-4-dental-implants","8":"tag-bone-grafting","9":"tag-dentures","10":"tag-facial-collapse","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dental Implants after Dentures - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"She&#039;s had dentures for over ten years. 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