Why Many Patients Are Moving Away from Traditional Dentures
While dentures can serve a purpose, they often come with frustrations, including:
- Discomfort and soreness from rubbing or shifting
- Looseness or instability when talking, laughing, or sneezing
- Aging facial appearance due to bone loss over time
- Reduced ability to chew certain foods like steak, apples, or corn on the cob
- Diminished sense of taste when the upper denture covers the roof of the mouth
- Self-consciousness or insecurity about having a removable prosthetic
- Persistent bad breath due to food and bacteria trapped beneath the denture
Traditional dentures also do nothing to stop bone loss in the jaw, which is what leads to the sunken facial appearance many people associate with long-term denture wear.