{"id":649,"date":"2015-07-06T20:19:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=649"},"modified":"2015-07-05T20:24:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T01:24:48","slug":"can-i-get-implants-instead-of-dentures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/can-i-get-implants-instead-of-dentures\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I get implants instead of dentures?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m finally at a point in my life where I have access to dental insurance. It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve had consistent dental care and unfortunately, I\u2019ve lost several teeth due to advanced periodontal disease. My gum line is very low and I\u2019m wondering if I could get implants instead of\u00a0dentures? &#8212; Mike<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mike,<br \/>\nWhen you need to replace missing teeth, there\u2019s no doubt that implants are a great choice\u00a0for several reasons.\u00a0With dentures, you lose at least 50% of your chewing efficiency simply because they don\u2019t stay in place. With <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-dental-implants.html\">dental implants<\/a>, you can eat normally and they will also help preserve your jawbone and prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/facial-collapse.html\">facial collapse<\/a> \u2013 a condition that happens over time when you are missing teeth. When the jawbone is no longer supporting teeth, the body will begin to absorb the minerals and use them elsewhere in the body. If you suffer from\u00a0facial collapse, eventually there will be no bone left, making it nearly impossible to wear dentures. Your face will also start to look sunken in, making you appear much older than you really are.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a good candidate for <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-dental-implants.html\">dental implants<\/a>? The answer to that question will depend on your overall health and whether or not you\u2019ve had a lot of bone loss due to the advanced periodontal disease. You may need some bone grafts in order to provide enough bone to hold the implants. It\u2019s certainly worth checking into, but just be sure you find an experienced dentist who has done a lot of dental implants and clocked many hours of continuing education in the area.<\/p>\n<p>This post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/\">New Orleans cosmetic dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune. Read more about why many consider Dr. Delaune to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/best-dentist-in-new-orleans.html\">best dentist in New Orleans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m finally at a point in my life where I have access to dental insurance. It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve had consistent dental care and unfortunately, I\u2019ve lost several teeth due to advanced periodontal disease. My gum line is very low and I\u2019m wondering if I could get implants instead of\u00a0dentures? &#8212; Mike Dear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"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":[511,489,490,44,73,348,89],"class_list":{"0":"post-649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dental-implants","7":"tag-dental-implants","8":"tag-implants-and-periodontal-disease","9":"tag-implants-vs-dentures","10":"tag-metairie-dental-implants","11":"tag-metairie-dentures","12":"tag-missing-teeth","13":"tag-new-orleans-implant-dentist","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I get implants instead of dentures? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/can-i-get-implants-instead-of-dentures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I get implants instead of dentures? - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I\u2019m finally at a point in my life where I have access to dental insurance. 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