Even after you stop growing, proper nutrition is still imperative to living a healthy lifestyle. In fact, as you age your nutrition can become even more important than it was in your youth, especially when dealing with many of the challenges your body faces over time.
Unfortunately, however, it can be difficult to get proper nutrition as an older adult, especially when wearing dental prosthetics like dentures. Dentures can replace lost teeth, but because they are not secured to your jaw, they simply do not have the same bite force as your natural teeth or as dental implants.
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