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Question:
Periodontal Disease / Dentures: I have severe periodontal disease in my upper teeth with a lot of bone loss and I'm getting dentures next week.
My question is, once I have my teeth pulled does that take care of the periodontal disease, or is it in my jaw bone?
Is pulling the teeth enough to get rid of the disease or are additional treatments for the disease needed even though I'm getting dentures? ...Visitor from MI
Answer:
As dentists, our goal is to save teeth whenever possible.
However, in some cases periodontal disease has progressed so much that the teeth need to be extracted. The infection from the periodontal disease is usually diminished after your teeth are extracted. Nonetheless, the bone loss or melting of bone continues with dentures.
Review these photos to see a representation of bone resorption or melting of bone that occurs with dentures.
The way of stabilizing this bone and prevent further bone loss is by having implants placed. There are a variety of different implants(traditional, mini, and immediate load) that will solve this problem and allow you to function as you once did years ago.
Ara Nazarian, D.D.S.
Michigan Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
1857 East Big Beaver Road
Troy, Michigan MI 48083
(248) 457-0500
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