There are More Problems with Dentures Than you Might Think
One of the first problems with dentures that people notice is difficulty eating. Eating will take much longer sue to the fact that you can only bite down with about 15% to 20% of normal force when eating with dentures.
There are also many foods that you will have difficulty eating. This is especially true for fruits and vegetables, which are very important to your overall nutrition and health.
The taste of food is also altered by upper dentures, especially, because they cover the taste buds on the roof of your mouth.
Two other problems with dentures include gagging and sore spots. Some people with a strong and active gag reflex often find it impossible to wear upper dentures. Even without an active gag reflex, dentures can cause sore spots to develop in the mouth because the tissues here were never intended to have plastic continually rubbing against them.
The most serious problem with dentures is the loss of the jawbone. The jawbone depends on vibrations that come through the tooth roots to maintain its vitality, shape, and overall health. When teeth are missing, the jawbone does not get the stimulation it needs from chewing, and the bone begins to shrink. This will cause your dentures to become loose. After a few months, you will have to come back to our office to have it reline, and every so often, we have to make an entirely new set of dentures to maintain a proper fit.
This is really a bad problem with lower dentures. The base for the denture is smaller to begin with, and as the loss of bone flattens the jaw, there is very little to hold it in place. Even worse, the shrinkage can expose nerves that pass through the lower jaw, so the jaw hurts and can go numb every time you bite down.
The loss of jawbone also changes your appearance. Your nose gets closer to your chin and your lips collapse. This causes wrinkles, gives you less lip support, and makes you look older.
The expense is an unforeseen, but nevertheless very unpleasant problem with dentures. Relinement and readjustment costs money, as do denture replacements. Your tooth replacements that you thought would be cheap turn out to be more expensive in the long run if you use them for anything other than a temporary solution to missing teeth while you wait to be ready for dental implants.
Honestly, dental implants are by far the best way to go if you can afford them, qualify for financial assistance, and if you are in proper health to receive them.
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