Overdentures

During the consultation and assessment, your dental implant dentist will begin taking a thorough look in your mouth and at your teeth. 

Overdentures will be suitable if you have extension tooth loss (more than 8 missing teeth with other damaged teeth) and wish to replace them with a “new” set of teeth.

Should the majority of your teeth still be healthy with a few missing teeth, overdentures might not be the best solution for you. 

In this case, you might want to consider multiple dental implants instead. 

Should you wish to proceed with overdentures treatment, CBCT 3D scans are taken of your teeth. 

The 3D imaging scans help your dental implant dentist establish the depth and width of your bone. 

It also helps us see what diameter the dental implant screw has to be, as well as how it should be angled to avoid critical anatomical structures.

In the case of insufficient bone depth, your dentist will inform you about the need for bone grafting.

At toofus™ Dental, we only use natural bone for our bone grafting procedures. We do not use synthetic bone graft materials as synthetic graft do not absorb as well as natural bone. 

Immediate denture impressions will be taken.

These immediate denture impressions help both the dentist and yourself.

The immediate dentures help the dentist in establishing your final bite position before the rest of your teeth are extracted and replaced with implants. You on the other hand are able to have a temporal teeth replacement while waiting for the final fixture. 

To increase the success of your implant treatment and prevent the potential for bacterial infection, we do a thorough cleaning of your teeth and gums with Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) before placement of the implant. 

Guided Biofilm Therapy is a non-invasive dental cleaning that discloses all plaque and tartar on your teeth before gentle cleaning with an airflow system.

Before the dental implant surgery, we treat each dental implant screw and abutment with cold plasma. 

Research studies has shown that treating dental implants with cold plasma can help encourage better wettability, which in turn promotes osseointegration and healing.

During your dental implant surgery, your dentist will first expose the bone under your gums. 

A drill is then used to perforate your bone. 

The implant screw is then placed into the bone with an abutment above it. 

Your dentist will then suture the implant and gums together to set it in place. 

In some cases, instead of exposing the abutment, your implant screw might be buried and sutured under your gums instead. 

In unique circumstances where your implant site is too close to a critical anatomical structure (e.g. your nerve or a sinus), a guided surgery using a surgical guide may be done. 

Once the suturing process is completed, we use a special laser called Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBM) on the surgical site. 

This laser helps promote healing and safeguards against inflammation post-surgery. 

Once you have completed your dental implant surgery, your immediate dentures will be issued. 

You will be advised to use that only when necessary as your implant wounds are still healing. 

You will return in 2 weeks to remove your sutures and check in on the healing of your dental implant. 

You will return in 3 months after your implant surgery for a bone stability and osseointegration review. 

During the visit, your dentist will use an Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ) device to check the stability of your dental implant in the jawbone.

The ISQ device uses Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) technology to provide information on how stable your dental implant is in the jawbone. 

Higher ISQ values indicate greater stability and osseointegration. 

If your implant has fully osseointegrated, a 3D intraoral scan is done of your teeth. 

Your dentist will select a shade of your teeth that is most similar to your existing teeth (if there are any left). 

The scan and teeth shade is then sent to our dental lab for production. 

You will return in about 7-14 days for the final issue of your dental implant supported bridge (overdentures). 

The final overdentures will be screwed into your implant screw for a fully restored and functional arch,