Having Problems
Digesting Your Food?
You May Have To Change Your
Eating Habits If you Wear
Dentures…. |
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Nicole Dandeno states that there are many reasons why people have difficulty with
digestion. “Did you know
that one of those reasons might be from dentures?
A new set of full upper and lower dentures only have 30% chewing
power compared to natural teeth. Therefore
a new denture wearer may have to alter his/her eating habits to
accommodate their dentures. For
example, it may be necessary to cut food into smaller easier to chew
morsels, and take more time while chewing to make sure the food is
sufficiently chewed.”
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“Ill
fitting dentures or worn down denture teeth can also be a major cause of
indigestion,” explained Nicole. “If
a denture is loose, a denture wearer could have a difficult time chewing,
because of the dentures moving around and causing pain.
These people tend to chew there food insufficiently thus,
swallowing bigger morsels that are harder for the rest of the digestive
system to break down. Worn
down denture teeth can’t cut the food, leaving the denture wearer biting
off more than they can chew.
The
mouth is the primary stage of digestion and a very important one.
If food isn’t broken down enough in the mouth it will cause the
rest of the digestive tract to be unable to digest food sufficiently
causing, indigestion, upset stomach and even mal nutrition due to poor
digestion.
To
ensure proper function of your dentures, it is extremely important to
visit your denture specialist regularly. To make an appointment with
Beswick Denture Clinic call us at 969-8086.
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