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Do Dentures Cause Gagging?

David Miller • • 7 min read
Do Dentures Cause Gagging?

5) Salivating and Gagging
While your cheeks, tongue, and natural teeth get used to sharing your mouth with your dentures, you may generate more saliva than normal. Dentures may also trigger your gag reflex, especially if they extend too far into the back of your mouth.

Why do I keep gagging on my dentures?

Why do my dentures still cause gagging? Answer: Gagging results from the dentures being over extended into sensitive areas around the back sides of the tongue or throat (for the lower denture), or too far onto the soft tissue on the roof of your mouth (for the upper denture).

Can you wear dentures if you have a bad gag reflex?

Denture wearers with a bad gag reflex, we've found, tend to not wear their dentures. ... Patients with bad gag reflexes find they do better with dental implants because a dental implant is a replacement for a natural tooth and acts like a natural tooth.

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