As Pd is a complicated disease, dental health is often overlook by both neurologists and people with parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s symptoms — such as tremor, rigidity and abnormal posture — may make a dentist’s examination more difficult. Additionally, people with PD who have been on medications like levodopa for several years may begin to develop dyskinesias, which can affect the jaw (where they are called oro-buccal dyskinesias) as well as teeth grinding — both of which may create problems during dental exams and at home.
People with PD may also experience dry mouth, which can contribute to or worsen already-existing chewing difficulties or denture discomfort
I have problems with my upper and lower dentures as they are increasing the saliva in my mouth.
Though Saliva is extremely important for washing bacteria (germs) and food particles away from your teeth and gum areas and also for providing the minerals necessary to keep the surfaces of your teeth hard.
As the result my dentures are slipping and sliding and my paste on the dentures could not last. I could not enjoy food even a bite. Though I do not have drooling.
In the other hand I find comfortable without dentures though I have drooling.
I have tried to swallow my saliva to mininize it in order that the paste on the dentures could last.
I consider to implant.I hope it could not cause
me problems again
In the meantime my dentist is finding way to make a pair of dentures mininize the saliva. I was told that the dentist be specialized making the dentures for Parkinson's patients.
My dental Ceramist is studying the causes and a new pair of dentures are available by this week.
This is the most annoying symptom of Parkinson's disease
Kindly advise
TEOKIMHOE
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