“Are implant-fixed dentures comfortable?”

Much more comfortable than non-implant fixed ones.

Dr. Totonchi

There are two types of "implant-fixed dentures." One is a bridge that is similar to a bridge that is cemented onto your teeth, but is attached to implants. The other is a denture that comes in and out of your mouth, but it "snaps" onto and is held in place by implants. One of my patients has this and is thrilled by it. We first made a well-fitting denture, got it totally fitted and adjusted so that it was comfortable and functioned well. She then had the implants placed (space was made for the implants healing caps in the undersurface of the denture.) When everything was all healed, the male attachments were placed into the implants and then the female part of the attachments were fitted into the underside of the denture. The denture is held snugly in place; she takes it out every night and cleans the denture overnight, and she sees me every 4-6 months to have her remaining teeth and implants checked and cleaned.

They aRe MUCH MORE comfortable than full dentures with full palate coverage . Definitely worth a try.