Hi dr my mom has upper gimgum swelling and headaches since 2 days this has bhappened after she got her dentures tightened please advise as she is 75 yrs?

Denture adjustment: Have your mom seen asap by the dentist who tightened her dentures. She probably justs needs a slight adjustment in order to make her feel more comfortable.

See the Dentist: The dentist who relined her denture can adjust them to eliminate sore spots and be more comfortable. Pretty common thing.

Get them adjusted: It is very common after deliver dentures or reline them that they need to be adjusted, not only the gum side, but also the bite.

Need adjusting: When a denture is relined to make it tighter, adjustments afterward are common--go back to the dentist and she will be made comfortable.

Go Back to Dr.: Sometimes during the reline process the "bite"(the way the denture teeth mesh together) can be thrown off by the process. When that happens you need to not only adjust any normal sore spots that may develop with a reline but adjust the "bite" as well.

She needs followup: First she should be taking her dentures out every night to allow "good blood to flow in and bad blood to flow out". Next it is not normal to have swelling. After a reline i generally see a patient at 3 days, 1 week, 1 month and 3 months. Adjustment to relined dentures are very common, due to the shrinkage of the material once it hardens. If the bite was changed too much, headaches can occur.

Dentures: I will assume she had her upper denture relined. Relined dentures will fit as tight as new ones. Which means that the patient will have to go through the adjustment phase again. She might have some sore spots, pressure areas, tight spaces or long borders. If she has not let her dentist know, she needs to. He/she will bring her in for adjustments as needed. Needed. Possibly more than once.