I’ve had dentures for a few weeks now and I’m really having a hard time with them. The lower dentures aren’t as big a problem because they just sit there, though they do move a bit which is annoying. The upper dentures make me gag almost constantly so I keep taking them out. Lizzie Dear […]
Options Other than Dental Implants for My Mother?
My mother is 82 years old and very frail. She’s been losing teeth because she hasn’t been caring for them. It has more to do with her Alzheimer’s than her lack of hygiene. She thinks she’s brushed them but she hasn’t. We had her move in with us this year. We’d lived a few states […]
Are There Softer Dentures
I have dentures for the first time and I’m really having some problems with them. It’s harder to eat food now. Plus, the hardness on the upper denture is very uncomfortable. Plus, food gets under it. This leads me to two questions. First, is there a way to get dentures more secure where I can […]
Can I Get Dental Implants After 30 Years in Dentures?
I’ve had dentures for thirty years. I can’t even keep my dentures in anymore. I haven’t smiled in a several years. Recently, I don’t even want to leave my house. I don’t know what happened but my jaw is mushy and I look ancient. Is it too late for me to get dental implants and […]
Should I Extract My Two Upper Teeth?
I have only two teeth left on my upper arch and they are the two front teeth. At the moment, I wear two partial dentures. I find them pretty uncomfortable and hard to talk with. I only wear them on two occasions. First, when I’m going out to see people. Second, when I have to […]