Can you chew with implants that don't have teeth on them?

My Grandma got these 2 implants, that are like little pegs that her lower denture snaps on to. They hold the lower denture in place when she chews. Her upper denture stays in place all by it self.


She thought her lower plate was uncomfortable, so she stopped using it. Now she uses the implants as little metal teeth that she chews with by putting food between the upper teeth and the hard implants and crushing it.


Can she go on doing this without damaging her gums?

Can you chew with implants that don't have teeth on them?
Yeah, I don't think it's a good idea to use your implant abutments as teeth. They just arnt designed for that, ya know? Yeah, I would be worried about gum damage, too. You might get something stuck under there that you can't really floss out, and that would just be bad hygiene.





If her dentures are bothering her, have her visit the DDS who made them and they can be adjusted so that they don't irritate her gums or anything. But yeah, it's probably a bad idea to use your abutments as teeth.





Good luck getting her to quit!