I am mother is 83 years old. She has undergone treatment for getting whole new set of dentures for both upper and lower teeth. After the treatment her upper one fits fine, but the lower one comes out every now and then especially while eating. Her dentist says that she needs to wait 1 year before he can try to fix it, since for the next year her jaw and gums would change in size. To me 1 year seems to long, is there something that he would/should do to make the dentures fit now. Thank you
Hi, This is a common problem for most of the denture wearing patients. In upper dentures there is greater retention because of the greater surface are available but for the lower jaw the surface area available is very minimal, so retention is poor. The denture can be adjusted to certain extent by a dentist or there is an option of implant retained dentures which can be considered as an option. You can consult a Prosthodontist who could sort the problem.