Dentures are a surprisingly complex subject. There are a lot of choices and questions that you have about the subject. To help you, we’ve put together this feature full of information and frequently asked questions. Feel free to print it out if you wish to pass the information on to friends or family. Many people wrongly believe that their ability to eat foods such as apples, corn on the cob etc will not be affected when their natural teeth are replaced with dentures. Unfortunately fulfilling such high expectations is extremely difficult and in some cases impossible depending on the conditions in each individual mouth. To avoid disappointment it is necessary to understand some of the more common difficulties encountered during the denture wearing process. Gum Shrinkage When natural teeth are lost, all that is left are bony ridges, which used to hold teeth. Dentures have to rest on these ridges. The shrinking of these ridges is known as resorption or atrophy (wasting of the bo...