Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Adjusting to Dentures

Some of us will lose our teeth and require dentures in our lifetimes. This is just a fact of life. If this is your case, please keep reading on.

You will have to adjust and practice pronunciation if you are going to get dentures. Trying to speak too fast at first may cause the new dentures to slap together. Practice pronunciation in slowing down speech. While you are adjusting to new dentures you may tend to spray saliva while speaking.  Until the saliva glands readjust themselves, swallow more often to prevent saliva build-up.

It could take several weeks to adjust to dentures. Adjusting to dentures does require some patience. The mouth produces more saliva as it adjusts to the dentures. The saliva glands have not yet determined the dentures are a permanent fixture. Anything new in the mouth will activate the saliva glands. The mouth will have a full feeling but that will go away with time. Speech will be slurred at first as the mouth and tongue adjust.

Individuals with new dentures tend to bite their tongue and cheeks as they chew their food. Practice chewing food slower. The gums can shrink, and the dentures may need to be refitted. Ripping and tearing the food with the new dentures will cause the dentures to move out of position. Dentures that have slipped out of place will cause tongue and cheek biting.

Start out eating softer easier to chew foods. Many individuals tend to chew with their front teeth. Try using the canines to tear the food and use the back teeth for chewing. Until the mouth has fully adjusted to the new teeth, it is best to avoid corn on the cob. Dentists may recommend for the first two weeks that individuals wear their dentures even while sleeping.

Dentures do not require adhesive to hold them in place. The muscles in the cheek and tongue actually keep the dentures fitting tight. Until the tongue and cheek adjust to their new job, some adhesive may help hold them in place. Well-fitting dentures will create a suction to help hold them in place. If a cough or a laugh breaks the suction simply, use the tongue to push them into place while swallowing.

Some people take longer to adjust to their lower dentures, and the upper dentures can cause some individuals to gag. The feeling of fullness is so overwhelming in the mouth that it may sometime trigger the gag reflex. Lower dentures tend to slip out of place more often. The most likely cause is that the tongue naturally finds the roof of the mouth. The tongue is constantly pushing on the upper dentures as it does not feel as natural to push down on the lower teeth. People who practice will find it becomes more natural to keep the dentures in place.

People adjusting to dentures sometimes feel as if they are going to swallow the dentures. This feeling will go away. During the adjustment period, you should take special care to ensure that you are receiving adequate nutrition. Many individuals fear chewing food at first, so broths and foods that do not require chewing are recommended.

Eggs can easily be consumed without a lot of chewing along with pastas and breads. Dentures are designed to look just like natural teeth. Even the shade of whiteness can be duplicated. When an individual has grown accustomed to their dentures, it is very difficult to tell that they are wearing dentures at all.

1 comment:

  1. There are various reasons in which we need dentures. Sometimes we require implant dentures and sometimes partial. The thing is that visit best clinic for treatment.

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