About a year ago my mother had about 4 teeth left on the bottom and had them all removed - admittedly against her dentist's advice. Her new dentures now do not fit. We went to see a private dentist who said that this was common if you didn't have any of your own teeth left to anchor the dentures. He recommended drilling a hole in her mouth and inserting a pin which will then hold the dentures in place. It sounds a bit drastic but she is getting desperate now. The adhesive poligrip only seems to work for one meal and she doesn't like the taste. She also has cuts in her mouth which I think are as a result of the loose fitting dentures. Does anyone have any experience of this and or/advice? TIA
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Loose fitting dentures - adhesives not working great - anyone experience of drilling a hole in your mouth??
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extremelychocolateymilkroll · 15/06/2009 11:00
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