Seeds, crumbs and bits of rice can turn a pleasant meal into a trip to the washroom. Trapped food can be a clue that your denture and your mouth have changed. Here’s what it may mean, and how to have it looked at on McPhillips Street.
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Finding bits of dinner beneath your denture is irritating, and it can be embarrassing when you’re eating with other people. Many wearers respond by quietly crossing certain foods off the list or rinsing after every bite. Neither gets to the cause.
Jaw and gum tissues keep changing after teeth are lost, which means a denture that once fit well can begin to move or trap food. Wear, bite changes and damage may also play a part. A hands-on assessment helps work out which, and what could be done about it.
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Trapped food is one of the recognized signs that a denture’s fit may have changed over time.
Adjustment, relining or replacement may be needed, with the choice depending on what’s found.
Smaller bites and balanced chewing on both sides can improve stability while you wait to be seen.
The route food takes depends partly on your design. Knowing what you wear will help you describe the problem clearly when you call.
A full upper or lower depends on your tissues and jaw shape for support, so as those change, small spaces can open up between them and the appliance.
With a partial, there are natural teeth and oral tissues sharing the support, which gives you more places to check when food collects.
Food can get under any removable appliance now and then. A change from what’s usual for you is what’s most useful to report.
An appointment about trapped food follows a logical path. Here’s how it might go, depending on what the dentist sees.
Request your visitWhich foods are the worst, which side, and when did it start? These details give the examination a starting point.
Your soft tissues, any remaining teeth, the way your jaws relate and the state of your appliance are all assessed together.
You’ll hear whether an adjustment or a reline seems likely to help, or whether replacement is worth considering instead.
After any change, retention and function get checked. Follow-up gives you a chance to report how meals are going at home.
A few days of casual notes can tell the dentist more than a general complaint can. There’s no need for anything formal; a list on your phone works.
Costs and timing are sensible things to raise when you get in touch, since the next step isn’t known until after an assessment.
The waiting area, and a consultation room below it.
If you’ve started planning meals around what your denture will tolerate, you can say so. It’s helpful to know how much this has changed the way you eat.
Taking manageable bites and chewing on both sides tends to make a denture steadier during meals.
Removing the denture to rinse it after eating is a reasonable habit if you’re somewhere private.
Tell the dentist what you’ve stopped eating, so you can ask whether that might change after treatment.
After the meal, after the visit
However your fit question turns out, daily cleaning remains important. Trapped food left in place isn’t kind to your tissues or to any teeth you have left.
Take the appliance out and clean it with an appropriate brush and a cleanser recommended for your denture.
Your gums, your tongue and your remaining natural teeth all need attention once the denture is out.
Since tissues keep changing, the same issue may come back in time. Regular reviews can pick up on that.
If trapped food comes with sudden pain or a broken denture, phone the clinic to explain what’s happening.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Denture care for Aurora residents takes place at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg: Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. See the directions link.
Choose the form or the phone to get started. After a form request, someone from the clinic gets back to you, because no time is held until then.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dentures in Aurora.
Ask our teamRemovable appliances can catch bits of food from time to time. If it’s become more frequent, or your denture is also moving or causing soreness, have the fit assessed.
Gum and jaw tissues continue to change after teeth are lost, so a once-comfortable fit may gradually loosen. Wear and damage can also be factors.
That depends on what’s causing it. Relining is one possibility, alongside adjustment or replacement, and an assessment will show which may be appropriate for you.
Choose whatever feels manageable and take smaller bites. It’s worth telling the dentist which foods are causing trouble, as that can help pinpoint the problem.
Ongoing care for your remaining teeth is a key part of wearing a partial. Clean them carefully every day, and have them reviewed at your dental visits.
Request one with the form on this page or call (204) 338-3003. Your visit would be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, and the clinic will reply to arrange a time.
Some patients want a steadier option, and others need attention for their gums or remaining teeth. These pages can help you prepare questions.
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