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Some patients only contact us if they experience a problem with their denture. Other patients want to schedule checkups even when they feel everything is fine. Which kind of patient are you? And how often should you really be seeing your denturist?
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When patients transition from natural teeth to their first denture, they often focus on the positives. They may be excited to be moving away from chronic tooth pain. They may look forward to restoring a smile that was affected by missing teeth. Or they may be ready to move on from more restorative procedures on their natural teeth. For these patients, dentures can certainly be a game changer.
However, dentures can also pose certain challenges – albeit many temporary – that patients need to be aware of. Here are a few things patients should know before they commit to their first denture.
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Many patients on soft food diets complain about weight loss and low energy. These symptoms are usually attributed to a diet high in carbohydrates and empty-calorie foods like potatoes, pasta, and surgery smoothies. The solution? Protein!
Here are some tips to help you find high-protein, easy-to-eat foods.
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Have you recently had a tooth extracted, dental implants placed, gum grafting done, or otherwise experienced dental trauma? If so, you may need to follow a soft foods diet.
How can you eat healthy and keep your diet interesting, varied, and protein-rich while on a soft food diet? Here are some tips to help you ensure your easy-to-eat foods are also nourishing.
[Read more…] about Get the Most Out of a Soft Foods DietAs anyone who’s just had dental surgery knows, eating while your mouth heals can be difficult. Foods must be soft and easy to eat, but since healing can take a few days or longer, it is also important that you don’t get bored of limited menu options.
Here are some tips for foods to eat after dental surgery that will help you through your post-surgical healing period.
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Whether you’re looking at getting your first denture or you’ve been wearing dentures for years, most patients will experience some difficulty when adapting to dentures. Happily, these problems can be effectively managed and in most cases overcome with patience, time, practice, and proper care and treatment options best suited to your needs.
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One of the most common complaints we hear from patients is that their complete lower denture is loose. What leads to issues with comfort, looseness, and reliability of a complete lower denture? And what can be done to improve things?
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The amount of time it takes to have a denture made depends on a few factors, but most importantly it depends on the type of denture you need to have made.
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Immediate dentures are a welcome treatment option for many patients. However, for many patients, the body will initially not respond so positively.