{"id":1657,"date":"2025-01-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southlakedentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2025-01-06T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:00:17","slug":"do-dentures-affect-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southlakedentistry.com\/blog\/do-dentures-affect-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"New Teeth & Nutrients: Do Dentures Affect Nutrition?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You can generally trust dentures to help you eat meals. Since they act as quality replacement teeth<\/a>, they\u2019re strong enough to chew many foods. Really, the more pressing question is whether dentures affect nutrition levels enough to harm your physical health. The good news is that your local Southlake dentist is here to provide an answer. With that said, read on to learn how dentures affect bodily nutrition and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It All Comes Down to Chewing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To know how dentures affect nutrition, you must first grasp their relationship to your bite or \u201cchewing force.\u201d This latter point helps you see how the restorations alter your nutritional health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, dentures can\u2019t \u201cchew\u201d the same way as natural teeth. That they\u2019re removable and insecure means they can\u2019t exert a very strong or forceful bite. In other words, dentures chew with only a fraction of your former chewing force; they can\u2019t grind or tear pieces of your food apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do Dentures Affect Nutrition?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you know their \u201cchewing force,\u201d you can see why dentures affect nutrition. They struggle to break down your food into small and manageable bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, chewing is the first step in your body\u2019s digestive work. It processes food into small particles that can be easily absorbed, maintaining your physical health over time. Dentures only break food into larger pieces that the stomach struggles to process, prompting you to swallow earlier. Such effects keep your body from fully absorbing your meals\u2019 nutrients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Dental Implants Would Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All that said, you can overcome your dentures\u2019 issues with nutrition and digestion. Just attach some dental implants to your final restoration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, an \u201cimplant denture\u201d doesn\u2019t have the same chewing problem as a standard one. It relies on dental implants that can fully restore your bite\u2019s strength, allowing you to eat with ease. Patients who get one should be able to chew food into small and digestible pieces. With that effect in place, you\u2019ll be able to absorb all (or at least more of) the nutrients from your meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While dentures often affect nutrition, they don\u2019t have to; just talk to your dental provider about adding dental implants to the mix!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Southlake Family Dentistry<\/a> is based near the edge of Fort Mill, SC. Led by Drs. Priya Chougule<\/a> and Ashley Fasone<\/a>, our practice provides highly customized dental care. That means we tailor our preventive, cosmetic, and restorative treatments to each patient and their unique smile! By doing so, our team ensures your teeth and gums look and feel great for years to come! For more details or to book a visit, please contact us on our website<\/a> or by phone at (803)-548-3342<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can generally trust dentures to help you eat meals. Since they act as quality replacement teeth, they\u2019re strong enough to chew many foods. Really, the more pressing question is whether dentures affect nutrition levels enough to harm your physical health. The good news is that your local Southlake dentist is here to provide an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDo Dentures Affect Nutrition? | Southlake Family Dentistry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As it turns out, your dentures can affect your nutrition levels. 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