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My appointment is for the 25th. It will only be a consultation. Of course I will listen to the dentist but thank you for your responses, makes me more likely to go for the uppers only at this point, hopefully forever as I have been off the medication for about 3 years and haven't had much problem with bone loss lately.
My remaining teeth are all in the front and actually don't LOOK bad, but I know they need to be replaced. I've never been real beauty conscious but for some reason the potential visible change of dentures frightens me a bit.
I'm making an appointment tommorrow with the dentist to get dentures. I can't get implants because the meds I took to PREVENT bone loss after cancer dissolved much of my jaw bone.[you read that right] Because of the bone loss I have been steadily losing teeth for about 7 years now.
My questions are two-fold. One, I have read that one thing difficult about getting used to dentures is learning new ways to chew with both the top and bottom dentures. Because of that, I was thinking to just leave the remaining bottom teeth right now and only get uppers to start with. [I also don't have near as many tooth problems on the bottom]
Second question is a dumb but serious one. I keep thinking about the sneeze or the laugh or the cough that could send my dentures flying. Unless I have a cute one liner when that happens I will be so humiliated. So, any funny lines if [when] this happens to me?
I have been wearing dentures for almost 20 years. On my third set.
First set was "same day" dentures which were horrible. Second set from a local outfit in the Tacoma area. I still have these and wear them occasionally. Last and current set from Affordable Dentures and Implants.
I still have most of my lower teeth and am losing bone rapidly. Have to get implants on lower jaw when my remaining 10 teeth go bad.
I would hang on to those bottom teeth as long as possible. Husband has uppers/lowers and rarely even wears his lowers as they do not fit well, but he won't get them relined, so, oh well.
Never lost my teeth due to sneezing, never had to wear any sort of liner. They fit so well I forget they are even there sometimes.
Due to inheriting bad teeth from my mother, I've been wearing dentures in some form or other since I was 16. It started with the dentist at the time convincing my mother that things had changed since she was young and now caps would work just fine for me. He lied. The teeth that were drilled down for the caps, all disintegrated down to the gum eventually. Thus, my first denture, a partial plate.
Fast forward to today. All I have left is 6 front bottom teeth that are worn down to the gum. I wear a plate that fits over the teeth. I had a new top plate made---and these days with the virus and product shortages, it dragged on for a few months.
I'm due to get the bottom plate made plus I was told that my 6 remaining teeth are rotten. Originally, I said "pull them" but after seeing a thread in this forum where it was mentioned that pulling teeth as a senior could bring on dementia, I'm going to go for root canals. And, yes, I did research the dementia claim and found that it does happen sometimes with tooth extractions in seniors.
As for what you can or can't eat... I've been able to eat corn on the cob just fine. While I haven't bitten into an apple in years, I recall being able to do it just fine. Everybody is different so YMMV.
Due to inheriting bad teeth from my mother, I've been wearing dentures in some form or other since I was 16. It started with the dentist at the time convincing my mother that things had changed since she was young and now caps would work just fine for me. He lied. The teeth that were drilled down for the caps, all disintegrated down to the gum eventually. Thus, my first denture, a partial plate.
Fast forward to today. All I have left is 6 front bottom teeth that are worn down to the gum. I wear a plate that fits over the teeth. I had a new top plate made---and these days with the virus and product shortages, it dragged on for a few months.
I'm due to get the bottom plate made plus I was told that my 6 remaining teeth are rotten. Originally, I said "pull them" but after seeing a thread in this forum where it was mentioned that pulling teeth as a senior could bring on dementia, I'm going to go for root canals. And, yes, I did research the dementia claim and found that it does happen sometimes with tooth extractions in seniors.
As for what you can or can't eat... I've been able to eat corn on the cob just fine. While I haven't bitten into an apple in years, I recall being able to do it just fine. Everybody is different so YMMV.
The researchers found that participants with more missing teeth had, on average, a 48% higher risk of cognitive impairment and a 28% higher risk of dementia. The relationship between tooth loss and cognitive decline was “dose-dependent”: Each lost tooth was associated with a 1.4% increase in the risk of cognitive impairment and a 1.1% increase in the risk of dementia. Participants who were missing 20 or more teeth had a 31% higher risk of cognitive impairment. Participants who had lost all their teeth had a 54% higher risk of cognitive impairment and a 40% higher risk of dementia. Interestingly, participants who had missing teeth but used dentures did not have a significantly higher risk of dementia than participants without missing teeth.
The researchers note that the reason for this association between tooth loss and the risk of cognitive decline is unclear. Still, tooth loss can result in problems with chewing that might lead to nutritional deficiencies, chemical imbalances, or changes to the brain that affect brain function. Also, poor oral hygiene might lead to increased bacteria in the mouth and to gum disease, which can cause inflammation and raise the risk of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, leading to dementia. Tooth loss without the use of dentures might also be an indication of lower socioeconomic status and lower education level, both of which are independently linked to an increased risk of dementia. [end quote]
I am scheduled for a root canal in about two weeks, and I wasn't looking forward to it at all, but it certainly is better than risking dementia!
The researchers found that participants with more missing teeth had, on average, a 48% higher risk of cognitive impairment and a 28% higher risk of dementia. The relationship between tooth loss and cognitive decline was “dose-dependent”: Each lost tooth was associated with a 1.4% increase in the risk of cognitive impairment and a 1.1% increase in the risk of dementia. Participants who were missing 20 or more teeth had a 31% higher risk of cognitive impairment. Participants who had lost all their teeth had a 54% higher risk of cognitive impairment and a 40% higher risk of dementia. Interestingly, participants who had missing teeth but used dentures did not have a significantly higher risk of dementia than participants without missing teeth.
The researchers note that the reason for this association between tooth loss and the risk of cognitive decline is unclear. Still, tooth loss can result in problems with chewing that might lead to nutritional deficiencies, chemical imbalances, or changes to the brain that affect brain function. Also, poor oral hygiene might lead to increased bacteria in the mouth and to gum disease, which can cause inflammation and raise the risk of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, leading to dementia. Tooth loss without the use of dentures might also be an indication of lower socioeconomic status and lower education level, both of which are independently linked to an increased risk of dementia. [end quote]
I am scheduled for a root canal in about two weeks, and I wasn't looking forward to it at all, but it certainly is better than risking dementia!
With dentures you learn to cut up apples, or anything that might be somewhat hard to bite off. You learn not to bite into something and pull. Especially after you break your dentures and have tp pay to get them fixed and can't eat or go anyplace while they're getting fixed.
With dentures you learn to cut up apples, or anything that might be somewhat hard to bite off. You learn not to bite into something and pull. Especially after you break your dentures and have tp pay to get them fixed and can't eat or go anyplace while they're getting fixed.
With dentures you learn to cut up apples, or anything that might be somewhat hard to bite off. You learn not to bite into something and pull. Especially after you break your dentures and have tp pay to get them fixed and can't eat or go anyplace while they're getting fixed.
Just "mask up". There are some small benefits from all this masking up over the past years
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