If you wear both upper and lower dentures, you know how much of a struggle it can be to wear your lower plate. The upper plate has the roof of your mouth to suction to, but the lower one is simply relying on the shape of your gums/bone for grip. Poorly fitting lower dentures can lead to all sorts of problems. Here, you will learn about the problems caused by lower dentures that don't stay where they're meant to and what you can do to solve the problem.

Problems Chewing

When the lower denture flops around in your mouth as you chew, you will experience difficulties getting your food chewed up adequately. You will rush to swallow your food before it has been chewed up enough for healthy digestion.

Problems Talking

You don't realize how much your teeth impact your speech until they aren't there anymore or until you have loose dentures in place while you're trying to talk.

Rubbed/Raw Gums

If the denture you wear isn't fitting properly, your gums will feel raw and sometimes even make your jaw feel stiff and uncomfortable. You will use muscles in your jaw to try to keep the denture in place without even realizing you're doing it; eventually those muscles become stiff and sore and your gums may become rubbed raw preventing you from wearing your plate for several days while it heals.

What can be done to solve lower denture issues?

Many people who have invested in implants love them. The implants can eliminate the need to wear denture plates, but having the whole lower bite converted to implants can be quite costly. This is where implant supported dentures come into play.

Implant supported dentures are wonderful because they don't slip or move — all they do is provide you with the teeth that you need to make it through each day confidently and enjoy the foods you love to eat.

Instead of several implants being placed, only a few posts will be surgically implanted into your gums. Then, the dentist transforms your dental plate to attach to the posts that are implanted. Your plate will clip onto the posts and stay securely in place until you remove them at the end of the day.

Talk with a dentist like Aaron G Birch, DDS PC if you're wondering if you qualify for dental implants. An oral care professional will help you determine the best option.