“How do you get dentures to stay in place?”
I am a 52 year old male. I want to know how do you get dentures to stay in place?
6 Answers
You should go back to your treating dentist or get Fixodent cream.
Hello,
Sorry to hear that you are having a hard time getting your dentures to stay in place. Dentures can be a bit tricky and they do not always work out nicely for everyone.
First off it is important to distinguish between a partial denture (one that clips onto the remaining teeth) or complete denture (there are no more teeth in that jaw and it rests on your gums/jaw. Complete dentures are more difficult to stay in place because they do not have any teeth to prevent certain movements; such as sliding and rotating.
Second thing to consider is if it is the upper or lower denture that is having a problem. A complete upper denture stays in place by its extension onto the gums between your lip and jaw bone. If this part of the denture is too long or too short it will cause the denture to move. The upper denture also forms a seal on the palate which helps keep the denture in place. If this seal is broken the denture will tend to fall down. A lower denture does not have this ability as your tongue is the the way so lower dentures tend to move around a lot.
Finally, it very important to know how much of your jaw bone has been lost. Yes when a tooth is lost the body does not need to support a tooth in that area so the jaw bone resorbs (shrinks) over time. This means there is less for the denture to grab onto. If you put all of these together in one jaw, it will be very difficult for a denture to stay in place.
Now that we know what would cause a denture to move around, we can do some things to help. First, you can try using a denture adhesive; such as, fixodent or polygrip. A lot of people get a lot of help from this. Sometimes people can get a reline procedure which re-contours the inside of the denture.
Aside from this you can get a free consultation with a dentist to evaluate your current denture and what can be done to make it stay in place better (sometimes this could mean implants). Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Sorry to hear that you are having a hard time getting your dentures to stay in place. Dentures can be a bit tricky and they do not always work out nicely for everyone.
First off it is important to distinguish between a partial denture (one that clips onto the remaining teeth) or complete denture (there are no more teeth in that jaw and it rests on your gums/jaw. Complete dentures are more difficult to stay in place because they do not have any teeth to prevent certain movements; such as sliding and rotating.
Second thing to consider is if it is the upper or lower denture that is having a problem. A complete upper denture stays in place by its extension onto the gums between your lip and jaw bone. If this part of the denture is too long or too short it will cause the denture to move. The upper denture also forms a seal on the palate which helps keep the denture in place. If this seal is broken the denture will tend to fall down. A lower denture does not have this ability as your tongue is the the way so lower dentures tend to move around a lot.
Finally, it very important to know how much of your jaw bone has been lost. Yes when a tooth is lost the body does not need to support a tooth in that area so the jaw bone resorbs (shrinks) over time. This means there is less for the denture to grab onto. If you put all of these together in one jaw, it will be very difficult for a denture to stay in place.
Now that we know what would cause a denture to move around, we can do some things to help. First, you can try using a denture adhesive; such as, fixodent or polygrip. A lot of people get a lot of help from this. Sometimes people can get a reline procedure which re-contours the inside of the denture.
Aside from this you can get a free consultation with a dentist to evaluate your current denture and what can be done to make it stay in place better (sometimes this could mean implants). Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
This depends on the bone the dentures sit on. If there is not much bone, the denture will not stay in place. Also, Dentures need to be refitted every 3-5 years.
It would help to have implants that the denture would be placed over.
I assume you mean complete dentures (you have no teeth). Upper dentures stay in place better than lower dentures because the tongue can dislodge the lower denture, while suction forces hold the upper in place. Problems with the retention of either denture can be dealt with by utilizing implants to help hold the dentures in place.
See your dentist to see if they fit right.
