How do snap in dentures work? A close look at implant retained overdenture snaps.

In this video I explain how snap in dentures work. I show the 2 different types of snaps I use, Locators and Super Snaps. Both types of snaps will hold in an implant retained overdenture.

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[bechaydapechay]

Thank you Dr Rich, another knowledge to carry with me on my next visit to my dentist!! 👍👍👍

[jachconi]

FINALLY!!! A real answer!! My only hope is that while I too am in NY, I’m just outside if Lake Placid and our living standards are not what they are in NYC. THANK YOU 🙏🏻

[rudellevice]

Your videos are very informative. I have to visit my dentist tomorrow. I have snap in over dentures. The upper has blue snaps but still feels too tight. The upper hugs my gum too tightly. The bottom denture has two white caps and I can't get one side to snap in. It sounds like I've snapped in both sides but when I begin chewing the bottom denture comes completely loose.

[caroledavis]

Thank you so much for this video! I did not know the colors and strength associated with each. . This may be why my lower denture pops off so easy when I eat, mine are black.. I at least have a direction or clue to finding out what is wrong.

[marymanieri]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you Dr. Rich. After having my permanent implants on my bottom teeth for 18 months, I still have to go once a month to get my bottom implants realigned. Is that normal after so many months? Also, I usually wear the green rings, but a few weeks ago they were out of them and put in clear. He said it won't make much of a difference. I feel a big difference. It is very difficult to snap on. I am going back Friday and hopefully the green rings will be in stock. The dental assistant then said he would put in the orange color rings and they are the same size. If they were the same size why didn't the assistant put it in from the beginning? Now the dentist came in took x-rays and said he would like to take my two screws out and add 4 screws all together and charge me another 15 grand. . I cannot afford another large payment. I paid 14 grand the for the ones I have now. Where is the guarantee that the second time is going to work, if now he is telling me I should try another type of implant? I have said no to the second surgery and to make this one work. I am hoping just getting the right fit with the rings will be a big help and to keep realigning until my jawbone has stopped changing. What is your opinion? Thank you again for explaining everything so thoroughly Dr. Rich.

[shellymortimer]

My rings keep getting crushed. I've gone through multiple sets on my bottom denture and when I look at the rings I can see that the edges are caved in and they won't snap in. I'm using the medium pink rings. I have the blue ones on top but haven't had any trouble with them. Thanks for your great video!

[rodgersandrodgers]

My pink snaps seem to be wearing out or not holding up very well on my upper denture. Sometimes my teeth even want to fall out with a simple sneeze. I seem to have to go in once every 3 months to get new ones put in. Is this normal? They are parallel to each other and I have a total of six in the upper denture. My lower denture doesn't seem to have a big problem and only has three. The dentist is using the pink snaps. Finally, is it possible for me to put my own snaps in? Thank you for your very educational video. I do appreciate it.

[GB-itqh]

Where can i purchase the tool and replacement caps, with out having to go to the dentist. Thank you. Great video

[pointmancreative]

The video was extremely helpful. I have a snap-in implant full top denture. When my dentist placed the next level of rings in my denture to snap-in more securely, it was really tight and I had a hard time removing them. Could this cause an issue with the implanted post? I had to go back to the black instead of the pink rings which I feel more comfortable with. I know I have to go to the next level to ensure they stay securely in place, but I don't like the pulling I have to do to remove them.Any advertise would be appreciated. 👍👍👍

[DavidAlsh]

I'm researching Snap-in as an option for my dad. How long can you go between maintenance visits? What does maintenance consist of? Do you eventually need to replace the dentures themselves and what is the cause for replacement dentures? Can that be avoided or extended?

[ldlockhart-lutzow]

I recently replaced my snaps myself because mine were worn and the dentist I went through the first time I had them replaced and now wanted too much to replace them again and I had to supply the snaps myself. I want to replace the metal caps now, do I need the black insert that goes into the metal?

[colleencarr]

Hi Dr. Rich. My question is how do you properly clean the small cup-like hardware over the implants in mandible?

[MrCosmos]

Thanks very much for the help.
I have upper and lower dentures and the bottom plate has two implants on it, that's all I could afford, period. Mostly my retainer clips only last 4 to 6 months and so I put Poligrip on both upper and lower. My dentist who installed my dentures top & bottom charges my $50 to change out the retainers and he just put the Black ones in, I didn't know anything about this or I would have ask for the stronger. Regardless, by 4 months it's as if I didn't have implants at all, what's the point? $6, 000 up in smoke and I got NADA.
Question, can I change these retainers myself?

[m.o.n.g.o]

Are the replacement snaps universal to fit all the different types of implants?

[davidpitcher]

Sometimes the snaps over time become very hard and rigid and do not come out easily with the tool. How do you remedy this? Has the tool been modified at all?

[karencoyle]

Thank you, that was very informative!

[evelynshaffer]

My bottoms just don’t want to stay in! I talk and they come out. I can hear and feel them click in place. I have the clear ones. I am on my second pair because the first pair was wrong. Now I am having trouble with these! I am going back to the dentist tomorrow AGAIN for the THIRD time in ten days. Do you think there could be a misalignment problem where I might need those curved tops placed on the screws?

[avipow]

Thank you for the video. I have a permanently screwed in upper denture (on 6 implants). It is very strong but i cannot get all the food out from behind it no matter what i do so the food decomposes in my mouth and causes extreme irritation and even gum damage so i want to switch to a snap on denture. Will i be able to use the denture i have and have it adjusted to work as a snap on? It is both a great denture and strong but was expensive so i would like to use it for the snap on if possible.

[edwardgrier]

Dr. Rich, where are you located? Are you familiar with the procedure where you can convert an existing snap on denture to a permanent fixed denture ? I am seeking a dentist who will do this ?

[littlepacificstudios]

Will 2 regular size well placed implants in the bottom of my jaw work or will they rock back and forth when I eat? Or can this be corrected by stronger snaps? Also will stronger pound snaps wear out the implants placed in the jaw and ruin them in time? Is this stuff common? My Dentist told me the other day that having two implants on bottom in his many years works perfectly fine. ? Yet others on here say they will rock back and forth.