Don’t Let Your Dentures Ruin Another Christmas

One of the greatest joys of the season is getting to talk with all those people you don’t see at other times of the year. But did you have a harder time getting people to understand you this year? It could be that everyone’s hearing is going. After all, they’re getting older. However, it’s more likely that it’s your dentures that are causing the problem.

It’s very hard to speak clearly with traditional dentures. They aren’t secure, which can cause them to slip out of place when making certain sounds or motions with your mouth. And if you’re speaking loud or enthusiastically, they can even fly out of your mouth. And while that may give some people a laugh, that’s not exactly the best experience for you.

Another great joy is all the wonderful food that everyone brings out for the holidays. So many different cookies and candies to enjoy. Turkey and ham make for a great feast, but they’re not always easy to eat, if they’re not cooked properly.

Dentures can make holiday dinners a serious challenge. They reduce your bite force dramatically, and they can’t even get through some popular foods/can-dentures-be-sharpened/’}}}}. You have to cut foods up small and chew carefully and slowly with your dentures. This means that you’re still eating your first serving when the rest of the family is putting the dessert away.

For some families, there’s a constant rivalry over appearance. Who has new clothes and fashionable shoes really matters. In this situation, your traditional dentures, which don’t look very realistic, can make you feel very self-conscious every time you open your mouth. That can make it very hard to just relax and enjoy yourself at any get-together.

The problem is worse if the rest of your family has full sets of healthy teeth. If you’re the only one in your family wearing dentures, you can’t help but feel that they give you away when they look plastic, move around, and don’t function as natural teeth should.