Locator Denture Cost
A locator denture may be the best, most cost effective, option for replacing entire rows of teeth in a safe and maneuverable manner. The process takes some time, some healing, and patient understanding. Besides the time it requires, how much does it actually cost? To understand the cost, you have to understand the total value of the prosthetic.
Why you have to replace missing teeth
If you have lived with missing teeth, you may reach a place where you accept them–give up per se. You may accept that they are gone, and realize that you can “get by” just fine. What you may not realize, is the lasting impact living without them is having on your mental and physical health. You have to replace missing teeth, and the reasons are numerous.
- Depression- Patients who are missing teeth are more wary of smiling, which is your bodies natural expression of joy. Without this stimuli, as crazy as it sounds, you become more likely to experience regular and chronic depression.
- Health- Missing teeth affect your diet, cause you pain, and add additional stress to your daily life. Add in the depression, and you have a cocktail of unhealthy conditions plaguing your whole health.
- Hygiene- Neglecting to replace missing teeth is a dirty situation. The gaps left behind by your missing teeth are filling with bacteria and food particles, which are hardening and attacking the core of your dental health; the jaws and gums.
- The Cycle- Missing teeth lead to missing teeth. The infection, disease or trauma that led to your original tooth loss is never treated, and actually becomes a larger problem as it destroys everything in its’ path.
Breaking the cycle
You break the cycle of tooth loss by replacing your missing teeth. You begin replacing your teeth by making healthier choices, and making your health a priority. You adopt a meticulous and realized dental hygiene routine, cleaning between all the surfaces of your teeth, brushing and flossing everyday. You make routine checkup and examination appointments with your dentist and see them regularly. Developing a relationship with your doctor is a key part of the process.
Only after these steps do you take the next; replacing your missing teeth. Replacing missing teeth begins with a clean slate, and a clean mouth. Have your dentist examine the entire structure, and make recommendations to proceed. If they suggest an implant supported overdenture with locators, you are in luck. This is one of the best and most cost effective options.
What is the cost?
The cost of overdentures and dental implant supports could never exceed the cost of constant tooth damage, decay, and suffering; there is no comparison. You will probably end up spending a couple hundred per implant, and some more for the actual prosthetic depending on the materials used. However, you will have teeth again. Insurance may help to offset some of this cost, but the only way to know for sure is to speak with your dentist and discuss options today.
See your specialist and start making the change today.