Should dentures push your lips out?

Ideally, your dentures should support your lips and cheeks, but if they are too large, they can actually push your dentures outward, resulting in puffy lips and cheeks. The correct fitting of dentures can usually prevent this, but the denture flanges that go around the gums can cause puffiness for some people. The shortness of dentures may also cause puffy lips and cheeks, which will cause them to fold outward rather than inward like sunken lips.

If you have trouble keeping your dentures firmly in your gums, try these tips.

Getting Used to Eating With Dentures
At first, dentures can seem very strange to eat with instead of natural teeth. During the first few months of getting used to your new teeth, stick to softer foods. Try oatmeal, soup, and stewed vegetables if you get new dentures within the first few days. You can also introduce steamed vegetables and rice as you gain confidence. You can slowly progress to harder foods like meat and crusty bread.

You can replace gum with breath mints or mouthwash
Chewing gum is one of the most common sticky foods for people with dentures. You can keep your dentures securely in place by switching to a no-sugar breath mint if you are worried about them slipping. Alternatively to chewing gum, you can use mouthwash to freshen your breath after meals. 

Dentures Should Be Kept Moist
To make your dentures flexible, you use a polymer as the base. This polymer bends easily when moist, so you can slide the dentures into position without any difficulty. Dentures made of this material could become brittle if they are allowed to dry out. 

A dentist should adjust dentures
Consult your dentist if you do not feel that your dentures fit your mouth very well. It is usually possible to adjust dentures, so they fit more comfortably. 

Get in touch with your dentist if you need help adjusting to your dentures or if your old false teeth are no longer comfortable. Doing a DIY with your denture might not be a good idea.