The lower full denture is a notoriously difficult appliance to use, especially as mandibular jaw bone can resorb away to a degree that can totally eliminate any potential for denture retention.

With loss of retention, chewing ability decreases, until eventually the wearer is forced to sustain themselves on a puree diet.

Strategically placed implants can dramatically improve full-denture retention and chewing function.

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Case 1. This 68 year old lady had a recent face lift operation, which while pulling taught her lower wrinkles, also over-stretched the lower lip, so that it made lower full-denture wear impossible. The challenge was to secure implants and an implant retention device to help "lock" her lower denture into place, whilst stretching out her lower lip to enhance the effects of her face lift operation... Read more

Case 2. This 52 year old male had severe generalised periodontal disease, with specialist periodontal care unable to stop the deterioration of his gums or improve the increasing loosening of his teeth. He sought definitive remedial action through full dental clearance, but was circumspect on the prospect of full dentures. In particular he felt he would not be able to tolerate a full upper denture because of gagging... Read more

Case 3. This 85 year old energetic and healthy lady tripped, and lost her loose lower denture in the street. Embarrassed, and fed up with an inability to chew properly, she sought to have something to help fix her lower denture in place... Read more

Case 4. This 49 year old male was forever returning to the dentist for fixing his ever deteriorating lower dentition. Eventually he made the decision to have them removed, but wanted something more functional and more stable than a classic full lower denture. At the one surgical appointment, his deteriorated lower teeth were removed, and implants were strategically placed to... Read more

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