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Missing teeth<\/a> are a pain, both literally and figuratively. Once one goes, it seems as though all of the others just follow right along, and pretty soon, you are completely toothless! The most popular (and least expensive) option to replace your teeth is to get a pair of dentures<\/a>.<\/p>\n While popular, most of our Houston, TX dental patients soon find that even the best-made dentures<\/a> really aren\u2019t all that comfortable. They might look pretty good, but they don\u2019t function nearly as well as you would like for them, too. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the only problem with dentures<\/a>.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at dentures<\/a> and some of the concerns that we have about dentures<\/a> as a permanent, absolute solution for your missing teeth<\/a>. You might be surprised at just how ineffective dentures actually are! It\u2019s no wonder, considering that we have not changed the way dentures<\/a> work since they were invented in 700 B.C.!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.antoinedentalcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-on-4-1.jpg” title_text=”The trouble with dentures” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The first dentures<\/a> come out of Italy around 700 B.C. People learned very quickly that without teeth, it is very difficult to eat and survive! They began by using bone and animal teeth to create a jaw-like shape. Over time, the materials have changed, but the idea and structure never has.<\/p>\n In all of those centuries, our plan never changed. People still believe that the best way to replace their missing teeth<\/a> is to stick a jaw-shaped device full of teeth in there and hope that it chews well enough so that you can eat. We have some bad news: it doesn\u2019t really work that way.<\/p>\n The Mayo Clinic was curious about the difference between people who wore dentures and those who still had natural teeth. They found that denture-wearers<\/a> had a life expectancy that was 10 years LESS than someone who still had their teeth. That\u2019s an entire decade of lost time!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Since the Beginning…Our Plan Hasn\u2019t Changed!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Research from the Mayo Clinic<\/strong><\/h2>\n