Monthly Archives: problems with dentures

• Are Dental Implants Cheaper Through a Dental School?

  I have dentures and hate them. They don’t fit well and I have trouble eating as a result. My dentist said I just need time to get used to them. It’s been three months and, if anything, it feels worse.  Dental implants are really expensive. I learned about them from a friend. My dentist does…

• How Far Back Should Dentures Go?

  I’m new to this whole dentures thing. In all honestly, I never thought I’d be without teeth at my age (42). I need to know how far back they are supposed to go. The problem I am facing is that my lower dentures do not cover the area where my wisdom teeth were and I’m…

• How Can I Keep My Face From Collapsing with Dentures

  I am only 32-years-old and have recently been diagnosed with a severe calcium deficiency. My dentist said this is why my teeth are always falling apart. He wants to extract the rest of my teeth and give me dentures. I have heard that getting dentures can make your face collapse, which makes you look like…

• Can I Get Gold Teeth on Dentures?

  I’m only 49 but I’m about to get dentures. I’m tired of these teeth hurting me, I’m ready to be rid of them! I’ve never had dentures before, so I’m kind of excited at the thought of looking good. I was wondering though, do they ever make them with gold-outlined teeth on the front? I…

• Discouraged About My Teeth

  I have had trouble with my teeth my entire life. I started needing root canal treatments in my teen years. My dentists always assumed I was not taking care of my teeth. This was absolutely not true. I brush my teeth twice a day AND floss. I have done this since I was a kid.…

• Should My Husband Get All-On-Four Dental Implants?

  My husband needs to replace his bottom teeth. His upper teeth have been gone for a while and he has dentures there. We were told that you shouldn’t do dentures on bottom teeth because they won’t stay in the way the top ones do. Our dentist said he needs to get all-on-4 dental implants. I…

• Dental Implants Keep Falling Out

  I have dentures and have for the last year. I thought I would adapt to them but really hated them. I finally decided nothing was going to change so I opted to get implant-supported dentures. I had six implants placed. In less than a week two of them have fallen out and I can tell…