What Are Snap-in Implant Dentures?
Snap-In Implant Dentures are dentures with special fittings that allow them to attach (snap-in) to the dental implants your doctor places.
Anchoring your dentures with dental implants allows you to:
Enjoy More of Your Favorite Foods
By securing your denture with dental implants, patients are able to chew with much greater power and confidence.
Speak Confidently
Speak in front of crowds or amongst friends and family with the confidence of knowing your denture is securely snapped on to your implants.
Smile and Laugh
Without worry of your dentures falling out
Live More Comfortably
Dentures not moving as much, less rubbing and chafing
Receive Better Nutrition
Chew up food better
Requires the Least Amount of Bone
Great for people who have been told they don’t have enough bone for implants.
Reduce Bone Loss
While a person may continue to lose bone after having their natural teeth removed, dental implants provide stimulation down into the jaw which encourages the body to continue to produce bone.
Reduce or Eliminate Gagging
In some cases a portion of the palate can be removed exposing the roof of the mouth. This reduces or eliminates gagging caused by your denture.
Increased Comfort
Dental implants help reduce or eliminate the irritation caused by movement of the dentures.
Taste Your Food Better
Some patients with implants can have part of their upper denture’s palate removed. This allows you to taste your food better.
Snap-in Implant Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures
While traditional dentures typically look nice and are the most cost-effective way to replace bad or missing teeth, they can leave a lot to be desired in terms of overall function, stability, and chewing ability.
Shortfalls of traditional (non-implant) dentures:
Limited Chewing Power
Very little chewing power due to movement of the lower denture; usually only 10-20% of what a person had with natural teeth. The movements of a denture wearer’s tongue and cheeks continually pushes and pulls on the lower denture keeping it unstable.
Gagging
Traditional upper denture covers the roof of the mouth to provide suction and stability. Unfortunately, for many people, the denture covering the roof of their mouth causes them to gag. Trimming the denture to reduce this gagging leads to a decrease in stability and loss of natural suction.
Bone Loss
After a person’s teeth are removed, they typically lose a great deal of bone and will continue to lose it for the remainder of their life. This means that traditional dentures become more and more difficult to wear over time.
Discomfort
Since traditional dentures, especially lowers, often move around, they can rub and chafe the gums causing irritation and discomfort.
Poor Nutrition
Again, due to the loss of chewing power, patients may be unable to eat a balanced diet and chew food sufficiently for proper digestion.
Speech
Speaking can be difficult due to the movement of the lower denture.
Snap-In Implant Dentures help to improve all of these issues tremendously.
Am I a Candidate?
Most patients are candidates! We’ll just need to see you for a quick consultation to say for sure. At this appointment, we’ll take a 3-dimensional scan of your jawbones, the doctor will perform an oral examination of your mouth, and they will go over your medical history in detail with you.
How Many Implants Will I Need?
Upper
An upper implant denture requires at least 4 implants.
Lower
A lower implant denture requires at least 2 implants, although 3 or 4 typically provide a significant improvement in retention and stability.
Snap-in Implant Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures
Most patients are candidates! We’ll just need to see you for a quick consultation to say for sure. At this appointment, we’ll take a 3-dimensional scan of your jawbones, the doctor will perform an oral examination of your mouth, and they will go over your medical history in detail with you.
Snap-in Implant Dentures Cost
This pricing is the best in the area while also providing the best final result. We are able to achieve this by having a highly trained dentist who performs the entire procedure from start to finish along with a highly trained in-house dental lab technician. They have performed this procedure from start to finish together more times than they can count.
Lower
2 Implant
$5,999
Or
Starting as Low as: $135/mo
- Replaces all of your bottom teeth with a secure denture held in by 2 dental implants.
- This price includes 2 dental implants, abutments, snaps, and the snap-in denture. It does not include the price of extraction.
- Includes 5 Year Warranty
Upper or Lower
4 Implant
$8,999
Or
Starting as Low as: $160/mo
- Replaces all of your top OR bottom teeth with a secure denture held in by dental implants.
- This price includes 4 dental implants, abutments, snaps, and the snap-in denture. It does not include the price of extraction.
- Includes 5 Year Warranty
Upper and Lower
4 Implant
$16,998
Or
Starting as Low as: $350/mo
- Optional $4,000/per arch upgrade to zirconia final bridge
- These replace all of your top AND bottom teeth with secure dentures held in by dental implants. This price includes 8 dental implants (4 upper, 4 lower), abutments, snaps, and your snap-in dentures. It does not include the price of extraction.
- Includes 5 Year Warranty
Available Financing & Payment Options
Dental implants are an important investment in yourself, and having the option to break this investment down into monthly payments can help make these life-changing services more accessible and easier to fit into your budget. We work with multiple financing providers to offer payment plans to cover either all or part of your dental implant procedure.
Longer-term options for lower payments (up to 96 months)
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- Interest-free up to 12 months
- Longer-term options for lower payments (up to 60 months)
- Option to apply with a co-applicant increases chance of approval
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Snap-in Implant Dentures Procedure Timeline
The process typically takes around 6 months from start to finish.
Procedure
After any remaining teeth are removed and any other necessary oral surgery procedures are performed, the implants are placed into the jawbone. After this, the implants are typically not visible. They will remain in your jaw untouched for at least 4 months while your bone attaches to them (osseointegration).
Post Op
We will see you back for a quick post-operative appointment, which we usually schedule for the day after your procedure. At this appointment, we will evaluate your mouth, ensure that any dentures are fitting as comfortably as possible, and answer any questions you may have.
Soft Liners / Soft Re-Fittings
Soft liners are cushions that we place in your denture periodically as you heal. They fill in the spaces between your gums and dentures that are created as you heal, and they also give your gums some cushioning. They help your dentures fit and feel better.
Uncovery
This is a smaller surgical procedure where we expose the implants and place small healing abutments on top of them to properly shape your gum tissue and prepare you to finish your snap-in dentures.
Attachment of Implants to Dentures
We will change our your healing abutments for your denture abutments and we perform the steps necessary to attach your dentures to your implants. This step can usually be done in one day, but sometimes can take slightly longer.
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