The ultimate guide to your new dentures – Next Smile

Do you need new dentures? Here are five important questions that you should ask your dentist before you make this very important decision.

The decision to get a denture is not easy, but it is important for your overall physical health and wellbeing. In most cases, missing teeth should be replaced. Tooth gaps not only affect your appearance negatively, but they can also affect your health. Neighbouring teeth can move into the gap or start tilting. This can affect your bite, which in turn can impair the function of the temporomandibular joints. A functional disorder of the temporomandibular joints can cause craniomandibular dysfunction or CMD, which can affect other parts of the body, i.e. the back, pelvis, hips, organs, etc.

In addition, your eating behaviour can be influenced by missing teeth. If your food is not chewed well enough, your digestion can be disrupted. If there are several missing teeth, or a badly fitting denture, patients often don’t eat certain foods at all, for example crispy apples and raw vegetables, which can lead to deficiencies in your diet.