Why can’t you chew well with dentures and partials? Natural teeth are able to exert about 250 pounds per square inch. For normal chewing, natural teeth exert an average pressure of 50 pounds per square inch of force ranging up to OVER 200 psi!
• With dentures, the average chewing pressure is reduced to 14 pounds per square inch and for some as little as 5 pounds per square inch. THIS IS A FIVE-FIFTEEN FOLD DECREASE IN CHEWING EFFECTIVENESS!
• If you are a denture wearer, you know this tremendous loss of pressure means having to completely change your eating habits. Many foods need to be eliminated completely. You have to cut your food into small pieces.
• The average lower denture shifts side to side approximately ½ inch during chewing and is one of the problems which make getting used to it so difficult.
• Denture wearers also complain that the taste, temperature, texture and enjoyment of food are decreased. They may add additional salt and spices to food to give it more taste.
• It's not really surprising that this occurs because the plastic of their dentures insulates the tissue that is responsible for giving a person “the sense” of their food. The result of increased weight and excess salt can lead to high blood pressure, and problems of the digestive tract, and ultimately heart disease and stroke.
• According to Dr. Misch, world renowned implant dentist, the average denture wearer has a 10 year shorter life span!
See our website and photo Gallery at LiveWithoutDentures.com for more information!
Dr.
Gibbs serves the communities of Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Lombard, Carol
Stream, Naperville, and Lisle. Addison, Elmhurst, Downers Grove,
Glendale Heights, West Chicago, Bloomingdale, Schaumberg, Wood Dale,
Westmont, Winfield, Villa Park, and the Chicago area. See the website
at SmileGlenEllyn.com for more information on dentistry and your health!
Why can’t you chew well with dentures and partials? Natural teeth are able to exert about 250 pounds per square inch. For normal chewing, natural teeth exert an average pressure of 50 pounds per square inch of force ranging up to OVER 200 psi!
• With dentures, the average chewing pressure is reduced to 14 pounds per square inch and for some as little as 5 pounds per square inch. THIS IS A FIVE-FIFTEEN FOLD DECREASE IN CHEWING EFFECTIVENESS!
• If you are a denture wearer, you know this tremendous loss of pressure means having to completely change your eating habits. Many foods need to be eliminated completely. You have to cut your food into small pieces.
• The average lower denture shifts side to side approximately ½ inch during chewing and is one of the problems which make getting used to it so difficult.
• Denture wearers also complain that the taste, temperature, texture and enjoyment of food are decreased. They may add additional salt and spices to food to give it more taste.
• It's not really surprising that this occurs because the plastic of their dentures insulates the tissue that is responsible for giving a person “the sense” of their food. The result of increased weight and excess salt can lead to high blood pressure, and problems of the digestive tract, and ultimately heart disease and stroke.
• According to Dr. Misch, world renowned implant dentist, the average denture wearer has a 10 year shorter life span!
See our website and photo Gallery at LiveWithoutDentures.com for more information!
Dr. Gibbs serves the communities of Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Lombard, Carol Stream, Naperville, and Lisle. Addison, Elmhurst, Downers Grove, Glendale Heights, West Chicago, Bloomingdale, Schaumberg, Wood Dale, Westmont, Winfield, Villa Park, and the Chicago area. See the website at SmileGlenEllyn.com for more information on dentistry and your health!