Loose top denture

[Haddon]

Hi

I had a top denture made for me by my dentist last week on the NHS and I have been trying to eat with these denture and every time I try to bite with these denture, the denture becomes loose and falls out. I am not sure how this denture is supposed to stay in my mouth being so bulky and it seems to hurt one of my back top teeth when I try to eat with it. I have tried denture glue but it goes all over my mouth and is very messy. Is there anyway of making denture stay in better than it does?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Thank you for your question.

If you have a partial top denture, its possible to improve retention by adding clasps to the denture. Otherwise I am affraid the only other way to improve partial denture retention is to use denture adhesive. If a denture is causing pain on a tooth, it needs to be assessed and the denture eased if necessary.