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Denture wearers..................?
what do you use on your botton teeth so they dont come off the gums when I chew? I have tried almost EVERYTHING!!!
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- Pink CowgirlLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I don't wear dentures but I have been in the dental field for over ten years and I can tell you that your problem is shared by thousands of people. Lower dentures, as you know, are shaped like a horseshoe. The top denture uses suction against the roof of the mouth in order to stay in place. The lower doesn't have this option. The less bone a person has on the lower, the harder it is to keep a denture in place. The tongue as well as the cheeks both play a role in keeping a denture in place. If the tongue pushes on the edges of the denture while a person is eating, then the denture lifts up, as you have seen.
There are numerous types of denture pastes, however they are not going to completely remedy your problem. As the dentist before said, implants would solve your problem. Either mini implants or regular ones will hold your denture in place. I would speak to an oral surgeon about using your current denture to snap onto implants.
Source(s): registered dental assistant for over 10 yrs. - 1 decade ago
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