FAQ'S
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Absolutely not. Stabil-Dent will last the lifetime of your lower denture but if for some reason you want to remove it, simply sand it away.
Why do my bottom dentures keep coming loose?
Lower dentures can become loose because of changes in the jawbone and gums over time. Unlike upper dentures, lower dentures have less surface area for suction and must accommodate movement from the tongue and surrounding muscles.
A poorly fitting denture may need a professional adjustment or reline. For dentures that already fit properly but still move during speaking or eating, Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers may provide additional stability by allowing the tongue to help control movement at the back of the denture.
How can I keep my lower dentures in place without adhesive?
There are several ways to improve lower denture stability without relying entirely on denture adhesive. These include professional denture relines, denture adjustments, implant-supported dentures, and mechanical stabilization devices.
Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers are designed to help control unwanted movement of lower dentures without acting as an adhesive. Two acrylic stabilizing wings attach to the lower denture, creating surfaces where the tongue can rest to help stabilize it.
Stabil-Dent works best with a properly fitted lower denture and can also be used alongside denture adhesive.
What are some alternatives to denture adhesive?
Alternatives to denture adhesive include professional denture relines, implant-supported dentures, and lower denture stabilization devices.
The best option depends on why your dentures are loose. A reline can improve the fit of a denture that no longer conforms closely to your gums. Dental implants provide mechanical retention but require surgery and a larger financial investment.
Stabil-Dent offers a non-surgical option that uses the natural position and pressure of the tongue to help stabilize a properly fitting lower denture. It does not replace professional fitting or provide the same retention as implants.
Can I make my loose lower dentures fit better at home?
If your lower denture has become loose because your gums or jawbone have changed, a professional reline or adjustment may be necessary. Home stabilization products cannot correct every underlying fit problem.
For a properly fitted lower denture that still moves, Stabil-Dent offers a do-it-yourself kit that allows compatible stabilizers to be attached using the supplied instructions.
The stabilizers are intended to help control denture movement, not to repair a damaged denture or correct a poor fit. Consult a denture professional if your denture is painful, damaged, or significantly loose.
What can I do if I cannot afford dental implants?
Dental implants can improve denture retention, but they aren’t affordable or suitable for everyone.
Other options may include having your existing dentures professionally adjusted or relined, using an appropriate denture adhesive, or exploring a lower denture stabilization device.
Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers provide a non-surgical option for certain properly fitted lower dentures. They are designed to reduce unwanted movement by using the tongue to help stabilize the denture.
Will Stabil-Dent work if my lower denture doesn’t fit properly?
Stabil-Dent is not designed to correct an improperly fitted or poorly maintained denture.
For the best results, we recommend having your lower denture professionally evaluated and, when appropriate, relined before installing Stabil-Dent. A properly extended sublingual area is particularly important because it provides the support needed for the stabilizers to work comfortably.
Once the denture fits correctly, Stabil-Dent may help reduce unwanted movement during everyday activities such as speaking and eating.
Absolutely. Patients who have been using adhesives without results report a very stable denture once Stabil-Dent is added to their lower denture. Some have been able to stop using adhesives while others use it with their adhesive as another supporting force. If our product did not work we would not have gone to the trouble and expense of patenting it.
Stabil-Dent will not correct a poorly made denture or a denture that has not been maintained. Stabil-Dent stabilizes the rear of your lower denture up and down, front to back and left to right but does not provide direct hold like adhesives or implants. Click here to read how a proper reline and Stabil-Dent work together.
It may take about two days to get comfortable with the feeling of the stabilizers. Patients report after a couple of days they do not even know they are in their mouth.
Very simple, just take your time and follow our written or video instructions. From a Stabil-Dent customer: “I had no problem installing the stabilizers on my lower teeth and ordered a second pair to put on wife’s teeth. I am going to put them on my neighbor’s teeth for him as he has the shakes in his hands. The instructions are simple – just follow them without any short cuts.”
We first recommend contacting us so we can help with the problem you are having. It may be as simple as sanding the stabilizer down a little bit. If you would like to completely remove them they are easily sanded away.
Stabil-Dent always performs best with a laboratory relined lower denture and we highly recommend a reline before applying Stabil-Dent. Stabil-Dent will not correct a poorly made denture or a denture that has not been maintained. Click here to read how a proper reline and Stabil-Dent work together.
We want you to be completely satisfied with your Stabil-Dent purchase. That’s why we offer a 90-day satisfaction guarantee.
If you’re having trouble with your Stabil-Dent product, please contact us (ian@stabildent.com) so we can help identify the problem and work toward a solution. Many issues can be resolved with proper installation, adjustments, or guidance.
If we’re unable to resolve the issue, we’ll provide a refund under our 90-day satisfaction guarantee. We may request photos of the product or installation to help us understand the problem and verify your refund request.
Our goal is simple: We want Stabil-Dent to work for you. If it doesn’t, we’ll work with you to make it right.
To request assistance or a refund, please contact us through our website or email ian@stabildent.com within 90 days of your purchase.
Once the stabilizers are placed on the denture there is NO maintenance of any kind that is required – other than general cleaning of the denture. There are no clips, O-rings, locators or other necessary retaining devices to worry about. Stabil-Dent Stabilizers will last the life of the denture.
We generally don’t recommend adding Stabil-Dent to immediate dentures due to the dramatic tissue changes that occur. We typically advise waiting six months. Each patient is different though and we invite to you contact us with questions about Stabil-Dent on your immediate denture.
Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers can be utilized on some lower partial dentures and cannot be used on others.
If you have a lower partial denture that replaces all or most of the posterior (back) teeth on both sides of your lower dental arch and these denture teeth are held in place by acrylic (plastic) saddles (the plastic area that fits over the bone), you can benefit by using the Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers. (See Below).
We have experimented with a couple of patients that only had an acrylic saddle on one side of their lower partial and they said they worked great. If your lower partial is “all” metal, you will not benefit from the stabilizers.
If you fall into any of these categories please contact us and we will be most happy to speak with you and give you advice to see if Stabil-Dent will work on your lower partial denture.
When a lower partial denture is constructed short of the sublingual area, we highly suggest extending that missing area of the partial denture, so the tongue has a platform to rest upon. If the partial denture is not extended, the stabilizers can cut into the edges of the tongue and cause severe pain and discomfort.
No, Stabil-Dent is designed for lower dentures only. The upper denture is held in place by suction created at the rear of the denture and if your upper denture is loose you might be in need of a reline. While we always suggest a reline in a clinical setting we have seen good results from DenSureFit. It is a temporary soft denture reline kit that is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for denture adhesives. You can read more about DenSureFit here.
Yes & Yes. The stabilizers can be added to any existing full lower denture and a lower partial denture that has replaced the missing back teeth. It can also be fabricated into a new lower denture or lower partial denture that is replacing the missing back teeth.
No! At Stabil-Dent, we advise our patients that the use of denture adhesives is alright during the initial healing process after extraction of the natural teeth. To do so with your permanent dentures is ill advised in our opinion. What happens in reality is you are actually doing damage to your tissues because the ill-fitting denture is placing undue pressures on specific areas of the alveolar [bone ] structures rather than sitting evenly on all of the bone surface.
Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers are patented and are manufactured in the USA and are made utilizing medical grade materials. They were designed by a denture specialist and educator with over 45 years of clinical, teaching and dental laboratory experience.