dentures

[MaddyS]

Hello. My hubby (74 years old) has lost two upper molars. The dentist suggested we should look at dentures. Having read many blogs about teeth cleaning difficulties, I wonder whether dentures are a good idea. At the moment he can chew his food well. We would appreciate your comments. Many thanks.

[ManakGupta]

hi,

i am a dentist and my father also suffers from psp.

It would be of great help if you could tell which molars has he lost, as there r three molars on each sise and also if any tooth remains behind the lost molars..u can maybe click a picture of that side teeth and send on my email id [e-mail] and i shall guide u accordingly.

Regards

[mummybear]

Hi Maddys, It wouldn't do any harm to speak to you speech therapist or Parkinson nurse, anyone of the specialists on PSP. Lucky my hubby has great teeth but after 3 years of teeth clenching and biting the toothbrush and oral thrush it has taken a toll on them, i dont know what sort of PSP Your hubby has but if it was my hubby i wouldn't worry about false teeth, because they may cause injury when he teeth clenches and i cant get my fingers in his mouth to clean them so they could cause mouth thrush? My Hubby is really on puree food now so dentures wouldn't improve things, but if your specialist thinks your hubby has a long way to go before soft food it may be worth considering? Dont let anyone talk you into paying for dental work he may not need. good luck.

[MummaMia]

Mum has dentures now. She takes them off i brush them its easy. But later on not sure if her mouth will open much if i can put them on her. Illness is fast progressing

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mum has 7 natural bottom front teeth a top plate and a bottom molar plate. She hasn't worn the bottom plate for a long time as she was finding it uncomfortable and has been eating really really well up until 2 weeks ago when she descended into end stages rapidly. It is sometimes hard to get her teeth in-I can do it but the staff are reluctant to keep at it. Mum needs them to eat. She does not lick them properly clean anymore so it's handy to get them out and scrub them. I have heard of people getting sores from dentures. I guess if they are a good fit with adhesive it will be ok. It may be best to discuss the affect anaesthetic will have on him.

[highhopes]

My wife got a top plate,after a number of bad falls she ended up in hospital for eight weeks.

She lost alot of weight and her plate.

Now back at home we been trying to get her to use her plate,but with the weight loss her mouth

has shrunk.

so the plate did not fit,so after vists to dentist it was decided to pack out the plate to fit the mouth..

D day tomorrow when we go to fit them !

If all goes to plan one thing it will improve the speech,so if it does that it will be all worthwhile

for all concerned.

[jimandsharynp]

There are a few things to weigh in this decision. Can he chew and eat and survive without the dentures? Will the dentures affect his speach which may already be affected by PSP? If the last stages of PSP are close and a great loss of weight is coming will the dentures fit later? Is the cost effective considering PSP and limited life span? What comfort/discomfort will the dentures do for the patient?

Jimbo

[laroux]

My husband has PSP, I am a dental assistant. My husband hates his, he has a full upper and a full lower supported by implants. I think the biggest problems for him is that he has lost so much weight,(just in the 6 months or so that he has had dentures) they're not fitting as well as they should, and also, the mastication muscles (chewing muscles) have become weak with the PSP, and he blames the dentures. If your husband is getting along OK and not missing those teeth, I would just leave things alone. Just my opinion