Dentures Can Improve Your Overall Health by Enhancing Your Diet; Here’s How

The loss of even a single tooth can significantly affect a patient’s ability to enjoy the diverse and flavorful diet the human body needs to stay in good health, and the problem will only get worse as more teeth are lost. Thankfully, traditional and implant dentures are both great ways to restore your chewing ability as well as your smile. Here’s a brief guide to how dentures can make it easier to enjoy all sorts of tasty and healthy foods.

How Can Tooth Loss Affect My Nutrition?

Not being able to chew properly can make a person much more likely experience malnutrition and indigestion. Losing even one tooth will redistribute the pressure of chewing across the rest of the smile, and this can lead to uneven enamel wear, severe cracks, gum injuries, and oral infections that cause further tooth loss. As more teeth are destroyed, it will become more difficult to chew foods that are chewy, crunchy, or tough, which can cause someone to exclude many healthy foods from their diet.

How Can Traditional Dentures Help Me Eat a Healthier Diet?

Traditional dentures are customized appliances that include comfortable, gum-colored bases and beautiful artificial teeth, and they can give a patient a gorgeous and complete smile after extensive tooth loss. These devices hold themselves within the mouth using natural suction and restore about 20% of the patient’s original chewing power. This can make it much easier to enjoy a healthy diet full of interesting flavors and textures, but patients may have difficulty chewing tougher fare like steak, seeds, and nuts.

How Can Implant Dentures Maximize My Chewing Power?

Implant dentures are securely anchored to titanium posts surgically placed in the jawbone, and they offer a range of benefits that traditional dental restorations do not. These devices restore up to 80% of the patient’s original chewing power, which makes it easy for them to enjoy fibrous fresh meat, savory nuts and seeds, and snappy raw fruits and vegetables. This can make maintaining a healthy diet much easier.

Don’t let tooth loss force you to give up on enjoying the nutritious diet your body needs for excellent health. Consulting with your dentist can help you find the best way to restore your smile and chewing power.

About the Author

Dr. David Crescenzo earned his dental degree at Georgetown Dental School and has taken courses on cosmetic dentistry and dental implants through the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. He is proud to be a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Areas of expertise include general, restorative, and emergency dentistry as well as denture services. To learn more about how dentures can help you, contact his Hammonton practice online or dial (609) 561-0058.