Unhappy With Your Denture…The Solution Is Simple (And It’s Not Always IMPLANTS)

Many denture wearers are excited to get their new dentures completed but often become frustrated when they have discomfort after they start to wear them. Some just take them out and give up on wearing them. This can be especially true of patients with new partial dentures that are replacing posterior teeth. It is unfortunate when this happens since most dentures can be made more comfortable by their dentists performing appropriate denture adjustments. The dentists before need to first counsel the patients that denture making is a process and it doesn’t end with delivering the denture (partial or complete). One needs to at least visit the dentist 3-4 times after denture delivery before it actually becomes comfortable. We need to train the patient beforehand on how to use it and repeat it in every appointment while its preparation.

There are a number of reasons that dentures need adjusting. Sometimes the bite is uneven and causes some pain and unintended loosening of the denture. Sometimes a denture border can be over extended, causing sores where the periphery contacts the mucosa. Other times the internal border is pressing on part of the patients maxilla or mandible that has an under cut and this can cause a sore to form from the excessive pressure.

Additionally, dentures sometimes need relieving because a part of the patient’s ridge can’t tolerate any pressure. When this happens, the patient usually reports that they have pain when they are chewing with their new denture. A well-trained dentist can pinpoint possible pressure points and once these have been detected they can easily be relieved. Also, using the denture adhesive powder or cream can be a good solution to the loosely fitted dentures.

If you have a new denture that you are unhappy with, visit your dentist to get in order and if he or she can’t fix your issue, maybe it is time to seek a second opinion from another dentist. Unfortunately, fabricating well-fitting dentures has sometimes taken a back seat in some dentists minds since implant dentistry seems to be a better and a fixed option (if you are a good candidate for getting them). Adjusting dentures to fit better can be time consuming and not terribly profitable, so some dentists are not eager to spend the time needed to improve an existing dentures wearability.

We @exldentist, one of the best dental clinic in gurgaon are experts in making well fitted dentures apart from having one of the best implantologist in our team of super specialists, Headed by Dr Priyanka Kumar, one of the best Dentist in Gurgaon/Delhi NCR