Dentures
General Dentistry
Dentures are a removable set of teeth connected to the gums which replace the missing teeth.
Missing teeth could be very challenging time. We have to remember that digestion begins at the mouth so teeth are the machines that begins to break down the food in our digestive system. Therefore not having teeth affects the way we swallow and how exactly we swallow our food.
When we loose teeth not only we tend to loose the bone that supports the tooth (which could later affect the possibility of obtaining implants) but also our face begins to sink in due to lack of support the teeth were providing.
However, science has advanced so much that many challenges people had a long time ago can now be either prevented or better restored.
If you are in need of dentures, know there are many people in the same situation. Let’s discuss the most asked questions about dentures.
Do I Need Dentures?
Should I have dentures or fix my teeth?
It is really up to you if which road to take. However, we would point our several considerations you might want to know before making this decision:
- Please note that as mentioned above, our digestion starts in the mouth. If you can’t chew well, you can’t eat well. Dentures will certainly help you but will never be like your own teeth.
- When you take a tooth out, you will loose bone in the area. The jaw bone is made to support your teeth and when teeth are gone there’s no need for that bone to regenerate or continue to be there so it will disintegrate, leaving behind a sunken area.
- If you really want to continue a healthy lifestyle, you might want to consider keeping your teeth. Your age does not matter, many older people still have many teeth left and prefer to keep them than getting a denture which will be hard to get used to.
Which brings us to our next question…
