Feeling Confident In Dentures

Get used to the dentures

Prosthetics take some getting used to, but with a few simple strategies into your sleeve, you can be confident all day.

Food & Trust

When he speaks, the sound reaches your ears through vibrations in the bones of the jaw and skull. Wearing dentures changes and more votes, but this is much more obvious to you than anyone else.

If your dentures "click" when you talk, try to speak slowly to avoid movements that raise and / or move the lower denture. Keep the lower denture in position requires the ability to maintain it still has the muscles of the lips, cheeks and tongue. Initially, these muscles can usually "hunt" your dentures. Time and practice, you can overcome difficulties to talk about.

To speak with more confidence when you wear your dentures:

• Bite and swallow before speaking. This will put your dentures in position so you can speak more clearly.
• Exercises in reading aloud.
• Use a denture adhesive. The use of an adhesive like Fixodent, ® to help keep the denture in place and make it easier to speak clearly.

Eating With Confidence

As a new prosthetic user, it is possible that chewing feels different with dentures. One can also think that the food has "lost its flavor." As you adjust to using your dentures, your mind is receiving strong signals from your mouth to your dentures, which dominate the messages on your taste buds. After accustomed to the denture, your mind will be less attentive to their hearing aids and more to your liking.

During your adjustment time, you may have difficulty sensing hot food and drinks that are common with the bearers of the new prosthesis. Be careful you do not burn your mouth.

• To eat more easily and pleasant, while wearing dentures:

• Start with small amounts of cut food into small pieces.

• Chew half the food in the mouth behind the left side of the mouth and the other half back on the right side. This minimizes the pressure of the dentures.
• Start with soft foods. Good examples are eggs, fish, minced meat, boiled vegetables, and puddings. After you feel more comfortable, try eating foods like steak Chewie or celery.