Let's consider a man who is in his fifties. He has been using dentures for 10 years. Both his parents had dentures. His older sister wears dentures, too. It might be because of his lack of understanding why he had to have all his teeth pulled out at such a young age.  He had severe gum disease.  It might be because of the genes.  His family just did not have much defense against gum disease genetically.

Whatever the reason, his lower denture has been loose for some time and really loose lately.  He remembers what his dentist told him the last when he went in for an adjustment.  Because he had lost so much bone in the lower jaw, his denture was loose and there was not much his dentist could do for him other than encourage him to use more denture glue.  Yuck!

Now is there really nothing else than denture glue that could hold his loose denture in place so that he could talk and eat better?

Dental implants placed in the lower jaw bone can hold the loose lower denture in place.  The implants also provide support for the dentures so that biting pressure on the denture is directed to the gum and the implants.  In the lower jaw, two implants are placed in the canine teeth (eye teeth) areas.  After waiting for about 3 months (sometimes on the same day) the lower denture is attached to the implants through some type of attachment parts.

Most people report immediate satisfaction with this type of implant supported dentures.  If you can eat better and smile with confidence, you whole life can change.  You no longer have to hold yourself back because you are embarrassed about your loose denture.  If you have a loose lower denture, speak to your dentist about implant overdentures.