Dr. Hall,
\nDoes anyone make an upper denture that has a “soft or flexible\/pliable” feel? I hate the hardness in the roof of my mouth and the artificial feel.
\n– Eileen from Kansas<\/p>\n
Eileen, But I’m not aware of anyone that is making a pliable complete denture that doesn’t have a hard surface over the roof of your mouth. A complete denture needs some firmness to its framework\u00a0in order to fit right and to give\u00a0a solid feel\u00a0when you\u00a0chew.<\/p>\n Your solution would be to go to dental implants<\/a>. A hybrid implant restoration completely eliminates the part that goes over the roof of your mouth, because the teeth are completely supported by dental implants. It costs more money, but it completely restores your chewing efficiency, it feels like your own natural teeth again, and it prevents the facial collapse<\/a> that is inevitable with complete dentures.<\/p>\n – Dr. Hall<\/p>\n
\nWhen I refer to\u00a0“soft dentures<\/a>” I am meaning dentures<\/a> with a soft lining. Many dentists are offering that in cases where patients have bony “bumps” along the bony ridges of their jaw that would easily become sore if the denture fit closely to those places. They are more comfortable, but they’re more expensive, don’t last as long, and are a little more trouble to keep clean.<\/p>\n\n
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