Hi Kitt,
If the ridge is flat, no the false teeth do not fit well. People with this situation have to put some type of denture adhesive in their denture so it doesn't move around.
The best way to get a good fitting denture is to have a denture put it at the time of the extractions. These are called temporary immediate dentures and they serve not only as a bandade to protect the surgical wounds, but they help shape the bony ridge and gum tissue during the healing phase so the new permanent denture will fit more snug.
It is almost impossible to properly fit a denture in someone who had extractions years prior. For the upper denture, if the palate has not flattened out completely, sometimes the fit will be "ok" because the palate acts as a form of suction cup for the denture. With a lower denture, if the ridge is flat, a denture will move around constantly. Sometimes on the lower even if there is a ridge, the denture moves around alot because there is no suction like there is from the palate.
Did I explain that ok?? Feel free to ask as many questions as you want to!! I try to peek in here every day..... sometimes I miss a day or two...... but I'm never too far away!!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Kitt
Bryanna, One more question. What about when a person has false teeth. The bone is flat or nearly as you say after the teeth are gone for awhile.
So do false teeth, or can they, fit pretty well even though the bone is flat  I would think that would be true (that they would fit pretty well) since there are many who do have false teeth. And I would guess that the false teeth are made to fit the flat surface  At least I would think so. Thanks so much for your help  |