Fixed prostheses are more mobile than indicated, popularly known as dentures.
For elderly people that fail in the dentition, eating can become an embarrassment and this may end up influencing on quality of life. According to data from the Ministry of health, seven million Brazilians aged between 65 and 74 years need dental prosthesis. Most uses mobile prosthesis, popularly known as dentures, however, the solution ends up causing other problems
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“many patients report that they are apprehensive in time to eat in front of relatives and friends afraid of dentures come loose. Another common complaint is in relation to cleaning, which is a little more complex, that is, for example, for patients who use dental implants with fixed prosthesis, “explains surgeon-dentist Gabriel Lembo.
according to the surgeon-dentist, the implants work like natural teeth, providing a correct chewing. “The procedure is the placement of titanium pins in the mandibular or maxillary bone in place of the roots of teeth. Through these pins as needed by the patient, is installed the fixed prosthesis in place of lost teeth, “says
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another advantage of implants over dentures, according to Lembo, is in force of the bite. Denture patients with chew just 20% of the natural strength of the teeth, while with the implants that number rises to 85% and can reach 95%
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“the elderly can quietly eating an Apple again, barbecue, taste an orange and give good laughs without fear problems. The clinical experience shows that recovery of dental impacts directly on the self-esteem of patients because the implants return patient quality of life “, ends
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