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Visitor asks:

Dear Sir/Madam!
First of all, I think I can thank you on behalf of most of us for these truly professional and clear answers. I also mean the fact that you speak specifically about prices, which in my experience is not the rule, since your professional colleagues often keep prices vague.
My question is as follows: how many implants are needed to make, for example, a complete fixed upper prosthesis, and how many are needed for the lower jaw?
And also, how many teeth do you recommend for normal life based on your experience or standards?
Thank you again for your answers, and I wish you much success, because you certainly deserve it.

Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:

Dear Sir/Madam!

To make complete dentures, we do not need any implants if the anatomical conditions provide sufficient denture stability. Resorption, or dissolution, of the bony ridges of both jaws (where the teeth once were), however, usually reduces their height to such an extent that the dentures are no longer sufficiently stable. This phenomenon is most often observed with a complete lower denture. For additional denture stability, as few as two implants in each jaw are sufficient. Particularly when treating the mandible in this way, we achieve a substantially increased stability and incomparably greater patient satisfaction. Of course, an even better result is achieved with a larger number of implants. The optimal number of implants, when they are used to additionally stabilize dentures, is therefore four per jaw. By placing four implants in the upper jaw, we achieve sufficient stability of a complete denture that does not cover the hard palate, which is very favourable for the patient.

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