Can I Get Dental Implants If I’ve Already Had Dentures for Ten Years?

I was hoping to get dental implants, but I’ve been wearing dentures for the last ten or so years. Have I waited too long to get dental implants? A friend told me that the longer you wear dentures the less chance you have of getting dental implants. Chris Dear Chris, I’m glad you wrote. While […]

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I Can Smell My Husband’s Dental Implants

My husband had four dental implants placed in his lower jaw. He has a temporary acrylic denture and is scheduled to get a porcelain one soon. I’m worried that the implants in his jaw are having some kind of reaction because I can smell something awful whenever I am near his mouth. The implants are […]

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Should I Save My Last Two Upper Teeth?

I am going to be left with nothing but my two front teeth. I do still have most of my bottom teeth. The problem I’m facing is deciding on whether or not to get rid of the two upper teeth and go with straight dentures or try to save them. Normally, I’d say keep the […]

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I Can’t Keep My Dentures In

I am in my late 50s and have been in dentures since I was 30. Now I cannot keep my dentures in anymore. I went back to see a dentist and he told me the ridge that holds my denture in is almost gone. Is there anything I can do? He didn’t think there was. […]

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