It is the most plentiful time of the year! With festivities tumbling our way, we prepare for a
sing-song showdown of Ho Ho Ho’s and an assembly of enchanting Mistletoe stories for our
beloved holiday of Christmas while also getting ready for a dazzling night to set new
beginnings with New Year’s. But before we go about celebrating these magical holidays,
we make sure our tummies are ready for a delicious buffet on Thanksgiving!
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, families all over are preparing to flood their dining
tables with food and drinks that will surely leave you in a food coma, but it will all be worth it!
Enjoying a bountiful feast and sharing hearty conversations over dinner with your loved ones
is always a rewarding way to spend this holiday. Stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey, and a
luxurious selection of desserts are sure to bring you to your knees this Thanksgiving.
However, if you are currently a denture wearer, you may be dreading this once-beloved
occasion. Truth be told, eating certain foods with dentures on can be an entirely demanding
task. Thankfully, we have the solution for you!
Thanksgiving with dentures: A Total Fiasco
Tooth loss can arrive at your doorstep unexpectedly. Poor oral health and hygiene, smoking,
gum disease, or simply advancing age can all point you in the direction of toothlessness.
Since you cannot chew with your soft gums, most people opt for dentures to ease their
helplessness with food. While all that is fun and dandy, dentures can pose a challenge
against certain foods. With Thanksgiving peeking through the blinds, you need to be sure
how to swerve around these foods during dinner time.
Here are some foods you may not be able to indulge in during your Thanksgiving denture
debacle.
1. Sugary foods
A lot of traditional Thanksgiving recipes incline towards the sweeter end of your taste buds.
As tantalizing as they may be, dentures make it impossible for you to devour some of these
treats. Candied yams, cranberry sauce, and sodas, unfortunately, make that list as they can
easily get stuck on your dentures. If you do insist on having a slice of pie, humor yourself
with a glass of water to wash down your glutinous bite soon after.
2. Tough dishes
The Thanksgiving table is all about variety. Much to our dismay, many of these foods are not
made with denture considerations in mind. Foods like steak, corn on the cob, or raw fruits
and vegetables are tougher to chew and can disbalance your dentures. The wrong bite-
down, and you risk breaking your dentures altogether. To avoid that, you will have to keep
your focus on softer foods to satiate your Thanksgiving spirit.
3. Big bites
Even if you do everything right, sometimes taking a bite bigger than your mouth can handle
can crack your dentures in two. Even if you don’t manage to do that, the food armageddon
in your dentures after a hearty meal will have you planning out a thorough denture scrub
soon after.
So, what’s the solution?
Dentures, although helpful, can invite in more problems to eat than necessary. The best
solution to this food nightmare is dental implants. Today’s patients have been successfully
receiving dental implants for over 30 years. With approximately 3 million current dental
implant patients in the U.S. and a 98% success rate, dental implants will be your companion
for any holiday!
What foods can you eat with dental implants?
The simple answer to that is- all of them! Dental implants behave, look, and feel like natural
teeth. That means that you can eat without slip-ups (unlike dentures) and without worrying
that you may crack a tooth (also unlike dentures!). This Turkey Day, you can help yourself to
all of these delicious foods:
- Mashed potatoes
- Green bean casserole
- Cranberry sauce
- Sweet potatoes
- Cornbread
- Various fresh-baked desserts
- Stuffing
- Brussel sprouts
- Ham
- Corn-on-the-cob
- Cooked carrots and broccoli
- Macaroni and cheese
And, last but not the least, your Thanksgiving staple, a delicious, juicy turkey! Not only can
you eat sweet and starchy foods, but with your new set of teeth, you can also bite down on
tough foods effortlessly. Seems like dental implants are something to be really thankful for
this Thanksgiving!
The Takeaway
This year’s Thanksgiving is sure to yield its harvest by bringing you abundance, and
abundance on your plate is something you owe to dental implants! So, don’t shy away from
eating your favorite holiday dishes with dentures. Instead, adopt dental implants and help
yourself to another generous serving of holiday bliss. Can’t wait to indulge this Thanksgiving? Get your dental implants today! A blessed and lavish Thanksgiving to you!
Article originally published at yournewteethnow.com.