Implant-Supported Denture

I am so glad I decided to go ahead with the implanted replacement for my lower teeth. I was down to less than 10 natural teeth in my lower jaw and eating had become a bit of a challenge, not to mention smiling! I knew I had to something drastic, but the specter of my mother's final years, when she could no longer get dentures that fit (she was 96 when she died) and therefore had to give up eating any of her favorite foods was before my eyes. I knew I didn't want to end up with the same problems. Therefore, I opted for implants which, I understand, will not give the same problems later in life.

I now have had the implants for 6 months, so we have had time to get used to one another. I found myself enjoying things like corn on the cob the same way I always had, with no thought for my teeth slip-sliding away. They don't come loose and threaten to land in someone's lap if the suction fails (as happens with dentures). They have never given me any problems or pain in the six months I have had them and even the installation period was relatively OK (or maybe, like childbirth, your memory fades). I know your records show an installation period of some 6 months, but as far as I was concerned, it was 5 weeks from extraction of the final teeth to permanent installation of the implant device.

I would recommend that a person choose a period of relative downtime if they have the entire lower set of teeth replaced, but it was well worth it and I would heartily recommend people to give serious consideration to this option.

Thanks to all of you and to Dr Zosky and his staff, it was a relatively pleasant experience - and the result is everything I had hoped. Almost as good as natural teeth!