dentures causing mouth ulcers and infected gums
Q. My partner has a top set of dentures, he cant eat with them, they cause mouth ulcers and also infected gums,and bad breath, his always taking pain killers and using mouthwash, however his bottom teeth are his own but they are loose and again where there is teeth missing his getting infected gums, its ruining his social life he doesnt want to socialise or smile because its causing anxiety!! please help!
A.
The denture may need adjusting. I recommend that you partner goes to see the dentist that fitted the denture and tell him his problems with it so that the dentist can make the suitable ammendments to it. Dentures are very difficult to get used to so he may want to consider going to a dentist that specialises in dentures to see if they can make him a set that will be more confortable for him. He also may want to consider implants, but these are expensive- starting at £2500.00 per tooth.
Dentures cannot cause infected gums and bad breath. So I recommend that he goes to see his dentist to investigate what the cause of these factors are.
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