Effects of Wearing Full Dentures
Loss of teeth
Once teeth are lost, the bone will no longer be stimulated by the teeth roots and will begin to resorb due to disuse.
First 6 months
Similar to loss of muscle due to diminished use, as much as 40% of bone mass can be lost in the first 6 months.
Placement of Traditional Dentures
Placement of a denture replaces the teeth. However, bone loss continues, as there is no bone stimulation.
The Denture itself can increase bone loss
The added factor of traumatic atrophy from the denture pounding the tissue and bone can cause further bone loss.
Denture becomes loose due to shrinking bone
In order to maintain the same facial features, the denture tissue base must be increased in size.
More denture adjustments
Once more, the denture base needs to be increased to compensate for the additional loss.
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