Most people would agree that it’s the quality of your life that makes life worth living. You might not wake up everyday with a smile on your face but there are always those key items in your heart that no matter how bad things get you can’t help but appreciate.
I often have seniors debate if they should upgrade their dentistry: replace the bridge, get some new veneers for older grey teeth, replace the denture they got when they were in the war. I always wonder what makes them smile on a daily basis. I tell them “At this point in life the greatest pleasure is food. Sex may not be as important and traveling isn’t even a thought. However wouldn’t you like to eat well and comfortably and be healthy all the way to the last day of your life?”
Ever try to bite into a fresh crunchy apple with ill-fitting dentures and partials? Today we have a choice of standard implants that can replace the denture completely. You can throw away that old denture and have real teeth added to implants that are permanent and not removable. You also have a choice of keeping the dentures and putting in mini implants that grip your dentures so firmly that it takes 2 hands to remove them.
Besides enjoying a great steak or macadamia nuts, why live with the pain of wobbly dentures or partials, or the possible embarrassment of having them drop as you speak? Then there’s your health. Oral cancer research has found that the one of the factors of oral cancer comes from bad fitting dentures or partials. In the end isn’t your health and maybe more importantly your enjoyment of life important?
Have a chat with your dentist and find out what options are available to you.
