The removable dental prosthesis is a treatment that is based on an external appliance and that will serve to replace the lack of teeth and bone structures atrophied by the passage of time. They are oral appliances, carriers of artificial teeth, which can and should be removed from the mouth to clean them more easily.

They are devices that improve food chewing, oral aesthetics and speech. Some of them are held on the natural teeth with rigid devices (retainers or “hooks”) and sometimes rest on the bone. Hence, when biting is not as effective as the patient’s own and natural teeth.

There are basically two types of removable prosthesis:

Dentures: It is a type of removable prosthesis that is held on the gum and can also be done on the teeth that are still left by the patient. The advantages are that they are completely removable and that hygiene is very easy.

Implant-supported overdenture: It is another type of removable prosthesis that combines osseointegrated implant support with the soft tissue of the jaw. The advantage is that it involves a lower implantation cost, compared to conventional implants. However, it is economically more expensive than dentures.