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Question:
New Dentures: Pain - Speech Problems: I had all my teeth surgically removed 2 months ago.
I just had dentures made and inserted. The problem is that I have bubble looking places protruding on the outside of the lower gum. This will not allow the bottom plate to fit properly without pain, also, it causes the bottom plate to tilt outward just a little.
What can be done about these problems? I am considering just not wearing the bottom plate, since it causes so much pain to insert them and I can't speak clearly at all with the lower denture in. ...Visitor from OK
Answer:
See your dentist NOW.
I don't know what the bubble areas are on the lower gums, but the idea of immediate dentures is to have the gum tissues form to the denture as they heal.
The denture can be adjusted to accomodate the bubbles, or they can be easily removed, but if you do not wear the lower denture now, the tissues will not heal to fit it and the whole denture will be a waste of his time and your money.
If you do not speak clearly with the lower denture in, your bite may be open too much, which would involve some remaking of the dentures.
Whatever the problem, your dentist should be involved ASAP to find a good result.
Corinne Scalzitti, DMD, MAGD
Austin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
Texas Periolase
3900 RR 620 South
Austin, Texas TX 78738
(512) 263-3330
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