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Wearing dentures is one of the most popular ways to fill in the gaps left by missing teeth. These restorations allow you to regain some of your bite power so you can eat a more varied diet. Even so, dentures can affect you in ways you wouldn’t expect, including how you taste things. Keep reading to learn about how dentures<\/a> and taste are linked to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Dentures and Taste: What\u2019s the Connection?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dentures don’t cover the tongue, so how are they able to change the way you taste things? The answer actually has to do with your sense of smell. Your sense of smell plays an important part in how things taste. It helps you identify flavors and is a large part of why food tastes bland when your nose is clogged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a full set of upper dentures, your restorations will cover up your palate, which is the roof of your mouth. This prevents your nose from identifying the way your food tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Ways to Minimize the Impact of Your Dentures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though dentures and taste have an unsavory connection, there are some ways that you can minimize the impact your restorations have on your favorite meals, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n