A. Your mother may require a new denture made to fit her ridges properly. If this has already been done the next option would be a soft liner – as we get old our tissue can become more likely to ulcerate. Nowadays implants can help patients like your mother by taking the pressure of the gums – implants can fail if excessive biting forces are applied to them- as in just placing a few at the front. Unfortunately these are the only options available to us at the present time for people without teeth.

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