FULL Mouth dental implants

When do I need an implant supported denture?

For individuals with endentulous jaw who are wearing full dentures, they will feel a difference on convenience and improved quality of life with implant supported dentures. With dental implants retaining and locking their overdentures, prosthese do not slip and slide as easily allowing for better chewing, speaking and less embrassment.

Implant dentures is also well suited for individuals that may have severe posterior bone loss. Implant posts are therefore placed on the anterior area where there is normally sufficient bone. 2 to 4 dental implant posts with a locator is normally placed to hold a removable implant denture in place. The number of implants recommended by our implantologist varies with your bone, expected outcome and bite. Generally, lower jaws require a minimum of 2 implants to hold dentures. Whereas upper jaw usually take 4 implants to hold overdentures.

Implant supported dentures is also affordable as it does not require as many dental implants as full implant bridges. A minimum of 2 implants on lower jaw and 4 implants upper jaw can hold overdentures in place.

Types of Implant Denture abutments

Implant Locator Dentures

Implant Supported Dentures

Locator abutments

Dentures are attached with flat-round locators

Implant  Ball Dentures

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Ball abutment

Circular balls attachments all dentures in place

Implant Bar Dentures

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Bar abutments

Implant posts holds a bar that enables dentures to click on

Dentures versus Implant supported dentures

Traditional dentures is an economical option to replace a jaw that has no teeth. Most insurance companies will cover dentures as teeth replacements. It is therefore still commonly done for individiuals that may have gum disease, poor bone or whose teeth is damaged beyond restoration. Dentures give edentulous jaw some biting function and teeth appearance.

Full dentures do however have many limitations. It requires many adjustments visits to get the right. A proper fit is normally difficult to attain. Gumline, bone conditions changes constantly. Dentures therefore need to be adjusted to re-fit periodically. They can slip, slide and make clicking noises that is disrupting to speak and eat. It takes individuals time to get used to chewing with full dentures. Foods commonly needs to be cut into smaller pieces before eating with dentures.

With implant supported dentures, your full dentures can be held in place and has better retention. This gives you a control for speaking and biting with increased confidence.

full overdentures

Full upper dentures

Slips and slides that may need denture glue and constant adjustments

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Implant supported dentures

Better retention for increased confidence to speak, chew and smile

Full Jaw Missing Teeth

There are several treatment options you can choose to replace full jaw missing teeth. One of the most common and an economical solution is for implant-supported overdentures. 

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How a removable denture with retentive attachment system

Checkout more on dental implant denture procedure below.

Dental Implant Dentures Procedure

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Dental implant dentures normally uses conventional full mouth dental implants procedure. Implant treatment is done in 2 stages. Healing time is left for bone grafts and dental implant post to heal and fuse with your jaw bone. During the healing period, you are able to wear your adjusted existing full dentures or a provisional dentures made be made for you. During the second phase, the healing abutments are changed to locator, ball of bars. A new set of dentures is fabricated to snugly lock and click your prosthese to the denture implant abutment.

Below are the implant procedure steps for implant supported dentures:

  1. Oral examination, x-rays, CT Scan and treatment plan
  2. Preliminary works (if required) for tooth removal and bone grafts
  3. First stage implant posts surgery
  4. Wearing of provisional dentures. Implants posts are left to heal for about 2 to 6 months.
  5. Second stage full dentures is made. Abutment over implant is changed to a locator, ball or bar. Dentuers is clicked over the implant posts.

What is the Cost of Implant dentures?

The treatment fees for implant supported dentures is based on the number of implants opted. The costs of the implants treatment is divided into 2 installments.

  1. First phase : 2 to 4 implant posts with healing abutment. Existing dentures may be adjusted or a new set of provisional full dentures is made and charged separate
  2. Second phase : locator, ball or bar abutments with new set of full dentures that locks onto the abutments.
full arch teeth implant

First phase – implant post surgial placement

  1. Panoramic x-ray and CT Scan
  2. Bonegraftng (if required)
  3. Sedation (if required)
  4. Dental implant posts + healing abutment  that will include local anesthesia already in cost of implant package
  5. Adjust old dentures or make new temporary full dentures (if required) whilst waiting for healing
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Second phase – prosthese over implant

  1. Panoramic x-ray for re-check
  2. 2nd stage dentures and abutment over implant posts

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Why should you choose BIDH thailand dental implant center for your dental implants?

best dentists

All our implantoloigsts have more than 10 years of experience in their field specialization. The majority of implant dentists are overseas certified from Germany, UK or USA. Many of them are lecturers at top dental school universities in Thailand. They teach other dentists on advance implant techniques. BIDH implantologists and prosthodontists are amongst the top dental specialists in Thailand. Our dentists treats single, multiple to full arch dental implants cases.

BIDH dental hospital supports dental training. Our dental hospital hosts peridontic implant technique training sessions to dentists across Thailand. It has colloborates with local universities as a center of excellence in dentistry.

bangkok implant center

BIDH thailand dental implant center has one of the top team of implant dentists. Our team has treated hundreds of thousands of dental implants - single implant crowns, implant bridges to full mouth implant dentures and All-on-4 implants with bonegrafts. Our implantologist team composes of ITI (International Team of Implantolgy) scholar and lead speakers. Our dental clinic and team is won awards as a preferred provider for Straumann implants. 

The implant success rate at our bangkok dental hospital boasts more than 95%, surpassing that of global benchmarks. Our leading implant center uses reliable implant systems from Switzerland and Sweden/USA with top specialists at an affordable rate.

pain free dental treatment

If you are anxious about having dental treatments or have a low tolerance for pain, BIDH dental hospital offers various sedation dentistry options. Pain control medications is controlled, monitored, adjusted and checked during the whole process by a licensed anaesthesiologist doctor and registered nurses.

 

You can choose mild sedation whereby you feel relaxed whilst still being awake; moderate sedation using IV whereby you are placed in a semi-concious but is still responsive; deep sedation at the edge of consciousness but may be still be awaken; or under general anaesthesia or sleep dentistry whereby you will not have any re-collection of your denta implant or oral surgery treatment.

tooth implant lab

We are one of the few dental clinics in thailand with our own on-site full-fledged digitalized dental implant lab. Our dental implant treatment procedures can and do use digitalized flow systems from digitalized x-rays, computerized implant planning, to 3D printing of surgical template for your first stage implant. During your second stage implant treatment. digital intra-oral scanners and CAD/CAM milling machines construct and fabricate your abutments and customized all ceramic crowns.

We can customized your Straumann abutments at any angulation for better precision fit and optimal teeth aesthetics. An on-site lab allows shorter treatment timings, better quality controls on your teeth appearance. Your prosthodontist is able to specify and adjust your teeth color aesthetics (shape, size, color of teeth) with your lab technician directly. Your false teeth therefore looks more natural like your real teeth. 

sedation dentistry

As a hospital, we abide by strict and high controls for infection prevention ad control. Sterilization quality and patient safety is a mandatory part of our operations.

BIDH thailand dental implant center is a specialty hospital. Our dental building is designed during its design phase as a dental hospital. Facilities, technologies, workflow systems to therefore catered specifically for dental treatments. We follow international standards. BIDH bangkok dental is one of Thailand's first offical dental hospital.

trusted dental clinics

BIDH bangkok dental hospital is part of Thailand's largest and trusted dental clinic network group in Thailand. We are listed on the stock exchange of Thailand with  a transparent systems for governances and treatment fees. All our prices are standardized and non-discriminatory. Our dental clinc network group manages award-winning dental clinics and centers in Bangkok, Chiang mai and Phuket.

Established for more than over a 15 years within the dental sector, our dental group pulls the best of dentistry resources, know-how and skills within our dental hospital, dental center and dental clinics. 

 

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Conclusions – Full Mouth Dental Implants

Implant-supported dentures are used to replace all missing teeth over a jaw as a full mouth dental implants solution. It provides for added advantage to full dentures providing better retention for easier chewing, speech and confidence on smiling.

Conventional dental implant procedure is used for implant supported dentures . The costs for implant dentures at BIDH dental impant clinic at our dental hospital is offered as a package ranging from 2 to 4 implants with locator, ball or bar abutments and overdenture. Treatment payment is made in 2 installments. An additional costs of having a temporary denture may be opted if you do not have an existing full dentures that can be adjusted during the healing period.

Find out more on other dental implant treatment options for missing teeth replacements.

Implant Crown

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Dental Implant Crown
(Fixed)

  • Replace one missing tooth
  • Substitutes single missing teeth at different front or back

Implant Bridge

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Implant Bridges
(Fixed)

  • 3 missing teeth in a row front or back
  • 4 missing at the front area
  • Full bridges may be done to replace all missing teeth on arch

Implant Dentures

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Implant Dentures
(Removable)

  • Solution for all missing teeth on jaw

Implant Hybrid Denture

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All-on-4 or All-on-6
(Fixed)

  • Immediate funcion for all missing teeth on jaw