2 Easy Ways To Get Your New Dental Implants Off To A Rock Solid Start

Posted on: 22 September 2015

Adjusting to new dental implants can be pretty challenging, especially if you have full-mouth implants. It can take a little bit of time before you start to feel like the dental implants are truly part of your mouth, and in that interim period you may feel insecure about the possibility of implants shifting. While dental implants done by a skilled dentist should not loosen or shift significantly, you might feel a very small amount of movement as they settle in. There are several things you can do to help avoid this uncomfortable feeling and speed up the adjustment process. Read on to find out what they are!

Eat Evenly

You will typically be instructed to eat a soft diet for at least several days after dental implants are installed. After that, transitioning into regular foods can be an opportunity to help stabilize the implants. The best way to do this is to be very cognizant of the way that you chew. Chew evenly and slowly, with gentle pressure applied to all teeth. This helps stabilize the implants, and it also helps you to get in the right chewing habits.

Many people who have trouble with their teeth get into bad habits like chewing only on one side of the mouth so they can avoid the painful area. Even once the bad teeth are replaced with implants, it may seem natural to continue the uneven chewing patterns. However, continuing that pattern will not allow you to help stabilize your dental implants. Your implants are there to be used, so make sure you chew on them just like you would with normal healthy teeth.

Close and Hold

Another easy way to stabilize your new dental implants is the "Close and Hold" technique. At any time when you're not eating, take a few moments to give some extra stability to your implants by simply closing your mouth and holding that position firmly. Release and repeat as many times as you are comfortable with.

While you're doing this, make sure that you keep the teeth as evenly aligned as possible. Don't move the jaw forwards or backwards - stick with up and down movement to avoid going into an overbite or underbite position. As long as you apply this gentle but firm pressure to your new dental implants regularly, you can speed up the process of settling them into your mouth.

Both of the tips above can help you stabilize your new dental implants faster, and your dentist or oral surgeon may have some other recommendations as well. Call your dentist now to talk about getting the most from your new dental implants now!

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