and 13 percent who received partial dentures. By contrast, only 6 percent of the respondents who got a bridge said it didn't fit properly. Ill-fitting partial dentures are not only uncomfortable ...

"Planning ahead to improve a denture fit prevents investing in a poorly fitting denture," says Charles Sutera, a dentist and owner of Aesthetic Smile Reconstruction in Waltham, Massachusetts.

And when dentures are first fitted for someone, the fit may not be right as the person ages. The mouth can change along with everything else in the body. If your aging loved one has dentures but ...

These can help people to eat the foods they want, speak clearly, and feel good about the way they look. Dentures that don’t fit well or are broken can also cause the gums to become painful and swollen ...

After the wax dentures are approved by both the patient and the dentist for fit and look, they're sent back to the lab to finish the process. The wax is just temporary. It gets replaced by an ...

Another crucial point is to avoid exposing dentures to high heat. Boiling water might seem like a good way to disinfect them, ...