Essential eating tips for new denture wearers
Dentures are the appliances designed by humans to replace the missing teeth. They are custom-molded plastics that fit in your mouth. After getting this denture, you may feel uncomfortable for some weeks. Your saliva will be secretion will be more and causes your denture to slip. They result in some sore spots. It takes some time to adjust your life with dentures. These eating tips can help you adjust your life with new dentures soon.
Begin slowly
The most challenging part of learning your new dentures is usually eating. In contrast to your natural bone-fixed teeth, artificial teeth only rest on the gums.
Don’t be discouraged at first if you experience a few failures.
Try chewing food on both sides of your mouth.
You might feel the other side loosening and tipping when you chew on one side. Thus chewing on both the sides helps you prevent tipping.
With the help of mastication muscles in your mouth, you can control your dentures naturally, but it takes some time, and you need practice and patience.
Start with soft foods
Starting with soft foods is the first rule after wearing a new denture. Soft foods don’t require additional chewing.
Eating hard foods like raw carrot, crackers, red meats, or any other crunchy foods creates some pressure in gum tissues and causes the risk of inflammation or irritation. Relax and try these simple tips before your gums adapt better to the denture plate
Eat mashed foods
Mashed foods like puddings, apple sauce, scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, and cooked cereals provide an adequate amount of nutrition without giving any stress to your jaw muscles.
Test the temperature
Due to the insulating effect of the dentures, you won’t judge the temperature of the food. You should be careful as they may burn your mouth. Before putting the food in your mouth, check hot foods using your lips.
Do not hold fluids in your mouth. That may loosen dentures at the bottom. Do not eat spicy foods as they can cause stinging or burning if you have sores or discomfort.
When eating solid foods
After getting comfortable with dentures, you can start eating solid foods. Cut foods small pieces before eating.
- You should be aware of how much time you are taking to eat and how you chew your food. You can take more amount of time for eating; eating quicker may slip your dentures, and cause pain.
- As mentioned above, chew your food on both sides of your mouth by distributing the foods evenly. This will help your dentures to be stable while eating.
- You should chew your food thoroughly and slowly. Do not swallow a large piece of food without chewing because it may cause sudden choke.
- Chop vegetables and fruits into tiny pieces because it will be easy to eat or cook before serving.
- Eat sticky foods that are healthy to eat along with liquids, because it will be easier to swallow and chew.
- Avoid hard red meats and replace it with chicken, eggs, fish, and legumes.
- Avoid gummy foods such as caramel, peanut butter, marshmallow treats, etc., as they may stick on your teeth, and cause difficulty in cleaning.
- It takes time to get adjusted with whatever you do. Patience is the must one. However, little soreness and pain are common, but if the pain stays for a long time, you should consult your dentist.
