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Dentures Ask The Dentist Corinne Scalzitti

Question:
Reline or Implant Dentures: My father is 76 years old. He has lost bone in the lower jaw, affecting his lower denture.

It bothers him when he eats.

A dentist recommends an implant but at his age and diabetic condition I believe it is not a good idea. Do you think that a reline would be a good solution so he does not suffer any more when he eats?...Visitor from NM

Answer:
A reline may help your father. He may also be more comfortable with a soft reline that would need to be replaced every few months.

I have also been doing dentures with a product called Sunflex, which is flexible and softer than normal dentures, and have had good success with this.

Being a diabetic does not disqualify him from having implants, but it does decrease the chance of long term success.

I placed 4 mini-dental implants under a denture on a diabetic man with hypertension last week and think he has a good chance of success; it's healing very well.

Mini-implants would be less invasive and less expensive than traditional implants, so I would suggest that you look into these. You may have seen the video of this on my website, www.austinreconstructiveimplantdentist.com.

Corinne Scalzitti, DMD, MAGD
Austin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
3900 RR 620 South
Austin, Texas TX 78738
(512) 263-3330

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