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Question:
Old Dentures causing Gum Tissue Loss: My Mom wears dentures and her gums seem to be disintegrating into nothing.
She has to apply glue (denture adhesive) several times during the day. Pretty soon there will be nothing to glue the dentures to. Is there anything she can do about this? .... Visitor from PA
Answer:
From your question it sounds like your mother has worn dentures for many years. Once teeth are
extracted the jaw bone starts to remodel and resorb. Once high well supportive jaws will resorb and become
low,thin unsupportive jaws.
This is why denture wearers tend to need relining of their dentures or new dentures as time goes on. Some people have no trouble wearing the same set of dentures sometimes all their life, but they are in the minority.
I would suggest that you take your mom to a qualified oral surgeon or dentist who is experienced in implant dentistry. If mom's jaws are healthy enough, she may be able to have a few titanium dental implants placed to secure a loose upper or lower denture.
The added benefit is that the dental implants will act like natural tooth roots and stimulate the jaw bone not to resorb away. The standard of care in the United States is to place as little as 2 implants in the
front of a lower jaw to support a full bottom denture.
When the bottom denture snaps into the special clips on the implants, it holds tight, keeping the denture in place wonderfully. More importantly, the implants act like tooth roots and support the denture so it doesn't put undue pressure directly on the lower jaw which over the years causes pressure necrosis (jaw bone wearing away).
ComfortableDental.com
Ron Briglia, DMD
Chester County Medical Building
600 East Marshall Street, Suite 201
West Chester PA 19380
(610) 692-4440
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