01A new or relined denture
Acrylic teeth set in a gum-colored base that sits on the ridge. It is the least expensive route, though it still moves, needs periodic relines and repairs, comes out for cleaning and leaves the bone loss unchecked.
Dentures near Falls Church, VA
When a denture stops fitting, there are four answers.
Falls Church patients are about 13 minutes from Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah's Tysons Corner office without traffic. As a prosthodontist he makes and replaces dentures, and can anchor them to implants or exchange them for teeth that stay in.
Why It Happens
Why Does a Denture Start to Slip?
Once the teeth are gone, nothing presses on the jawbone, and bone that carries no load shrinks back. The denture sits on that shrinking ridge, so it loosens, rubs, calls for adhesive and needs relining; over the years the face itself can change shape.
Your Options
How Can a Loose Denture Be Fixed?
Your scan, the bone it shows and whether you would accept teeth you take out decide which of these suits you.
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02Snap-in dentures
The denture snaps onto at least two implants. It no longer slides around, the implants make the bone work again, and you still lift it out to clean it. It gives back roughly 60% of what natural teeth do, for a mid-range cost.
03Fixed teeth on implants
A zirconia arch fastened to four to eight implants that stays in day and night, often All-on-4 with temporary teeth fitted at the surgery. It restores the most function of the three, and costs the most.
How All-on-4 works
04A broken denture
A cracked or damaged plate counts as an emergency here: call, and the team works to see you the same day.
Emergency dentistry
From Falls Church
4.8 miles out Leesburg Pike.
Without traffic it is about 13 minutes from Falls Church: West Broad Street becomes Leesburg Pike, Route 7, which carries you into Tysons and on to the office on Jones Branch Drive.
- Suite 220, 7901 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102
- Park underneath; the practice is on the second floor
- Open weekdays at 8; Friday appointments end at 2 pm, other days at 5
- New patients (703) 448-3312, current patients (571) 702-9832
- The Alexandria office on Duke Street is 7.9 miles from Falls Church, about 20 minutes
Cost Over The Years
How Much Do Dentures Cost Over Time?
A traditional denture has the smallest price tag on day one. Then come relines, repairs and eventually replacements, while the ridge underneath keeps shrinking.
A snap-in denture is pricier at first, but anchoring it to implants ends the movement and gives the bone work to do; an occasional reline may still be needed.
Fixed teeth are the largest outlay at the start and the smallest afterwards: nothing to reline, no adhesive, cleaned like natural teeth. Your figure comes from the consultation, and the office accepts most PPO plans.
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Before & After Photos
Double arch means both the upper and the lower teeth were replaced.
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Questions
Denture Questions
Where can I get dentures near Falls Church?
At Dr. Nahlah's Tysons Corner office, Suite 220, 7901 Jones Branch Drive in McLean: about 4.8 miles and 13 minutes along Leesburg Pike without traffic. The Alexandria office at 2855 Duke Street is about 20 minutes away.Directions from Falls Church →
Can my current denture be fixed rather than replaced?
A reline can refit it for a while, and a broken denture is handled as urgent. If it keeps working loose, anchoring it to implants is what stops the movement.
How many implants does a snap-in denture need?
At least two in the jaw. Fixed teeth, by comparison, sit on somewhere between four and eight.Snap-in dentures →
Do dentures lead to bone loss?
A traditional denture does nothing to stop it. With no roots in the jaw, the bone keeps receding, which is why the fit changes. Implants load the bone again and help keep it healthier.
Does insurance help with dentures?
The office accepts most PPO plans and submits the claims for you. Your coverage is reviewed with you at the consultation, alongside the price and the ways to pay.
Could my dentures be swapped for fixed teeth in a single day?
With All-on-4, a fixed temporary arch is usually screwed in before you leave the surgery, so you are not sent home toothless. The permanent zirconia arch is fitted three to four months on, and some mouths need grafting before any of this.Same-day teeth →
Learn More
Bring your denture to Tysons Corner.
Call (571) 702-9832: Dr. Nahlah checks how your current denture fits, scans the bone and prices each option.
Tysons Corner · McLean
Dr. Nahlah Implants and Prosthodontics Specialists7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 220
McLean, VA 22102
New patients(703) 448-3312
Current patients(571) 702-9832
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