Two Crucial Tips For Your New Full Mouth Dental Implants

Posted on: 23 February 2018

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If you recently had full mouth dental implants placed, there's no doubt that you've got some adjustments to make. Whilst dental implants are designed to function just like your natural teeth -- complete with replacement roots made of titanium -- the fact is that they're quite different from such teeth. It will take you a bit of time to adjust to the new full mouth dental implants, but with the following tips you'll find that you're eating and speaking with confidence very soon.

What to Eat and What to Avoid

Whilst adjusting to your new full mouth dental implants, you'll need to exercise caution at first. Although your new dental implants are quite secure -- there should be no worries about them coming loose -- they'll feel a bit odd at first. Put simply, you might not have the confidence that you need to eat normally, so it's best to take it slowly.

You may notice that eating foods like crunchy veggies or sticky Vegemite leaves you feeling uncomfortable in the beginning. Start with a soft or semi-soft diet for a day or two after your full mouth dental implants are put in place. As you grow used to the new dental implants, you can gradually add the crunchy, sticky and hard foods that you enjoy back into your diet. Of course, you should never chew on popcorn kernels, ice or non-food items whether you have natural teeth or dental implants. 

Oral Hygiene and Your New Dental Implants

One of the best things about dental implants is that they're quite easy to look after. In fact, you'll follow the very same principles of good oral hygiene that apply to natural teeth. You'll need to brush your teeth twice a day, followed by careful flossing. Just as with natural teeth, food particles can get lodged in the gums and cause gum disease if you're not careful. 

Some dental implant wearers wonder why they still need to perform such careful oral hygiene whilst wearing completely prosthetic teeth. The answer is that your oral hygiene affects much more than just your natural teeth. Your gums, your jaw bone, your heart and your entire body are affected by your oral hygiene. Staying healthy means looking after your dental implants with the same care that should be applied to natural teeth. 

If you use caution whilst eating and whilst looking after your new dental implants, your mouth will soon feel just as natural as it did before!