Moving Denture: Bone Loss And Bone Points

Sometimes people have the impression of wearing a denture that moves, a denture that slams or even feels that their dentures can fall. Regularly, their gums hurt when they eat. It prevents them from chewing properly and can also cause them to avoid food. Maybe this is your case too. This disappointing situation remains fairly common. What exactly is happening?

It can be, of course, the denture itself, its poor fit that makes you feel like wearing a denture that moves. But other reasons can also explain these inconveniences. One of these is the phenomenon of bone resorption, the decrease in bone mass in the jaws. Also grafted to this problematic situation, the creation of bone points also in the jaws.

Dental implants stop bone loss

A denture that moves and creates pain due to significant changes in the mouth can no longer be effective and no longer provides the expected dental health. And this, even if the denturologist manages to adjust to the new proportions of the jaws and gums. The phenomenon of bone loss and bone spikes will continue to develop over time.

You can choose dental implants with fixed or removable prostheses. This current technique can limit bone loss by stopping this phenomenon. In fact, the bone mass has decreased because the pressure could not stimulate that the real teeth have when chewing. And the jaw has resumed little by little. By allowing strong and complete chewing as real teeth do, dental implants with prostheses, therefore, continue the essential stimulation of bone mass. That’s why we talk about their ability to stop bone loss. Dental implants also reduce the problems associated with the formation of large bone points. That’s interesting.

Bone tips to watch out for if you have a complete denture

As we have seen, the phenomenon of bone resorption and bone points is more specifically the people who lack teeth and those who wear a complete denture or not. And it applies even more to people who have a denture that moves. Removing teeth from the mouth is not inconsequential, regardless of the age of the person. The loss of teeth is directly related to the decrease in bone mass as well as to the bone points that appear in the jaws or gums. From the first twelve months of tooth removal, bone loss is already estimated at 25%. Of course, the more teeth are removed, the more important the phenomenon is. As a result, over time, the creation of small bone peaks, or the presence of bone residues remained in place in the gingiva during the extraction of teeth.

Bone points with important consequences

When you lose bone mass in places where there are missing teeth, it is not done smoothly and evenly. Small bony spikes rise all over the bone of the jaws. And it’s here that things can get complicated. These bone points are likely to come off the jaw bone and move around the gums. As you can imagine, this creates very significant pain. And these pains come every time this little piece of bone moves. Injuries to the gums and even ulcers have the opportunity to develop.
In important cases, an operation performed by a dental surgeon may become necessary. On the other hand, nothing prevents the bone points from reforming afterwards and moving again. The cycle of pain and bone loss is resumed.

Your denturologist can help you

Your denturologist is well aware of this phenomenon of bone resorption and the development of bone points. And today, he can offer you dental implants with prostheses that can stop bone loss and restore excellent chewing functions. Like the real teeth. People of all ages who have chosen dental implants with dentures find chewing ease, good digestion, and the ability to chew everything they eat. These people gain in quality of life, but especially in the prevention of possible more serious problems.