Is it difficult to eat and/or speak with dentures?

Is it difficult to eat and/or speak with dentures?

Ronald Rosenblatt, DDS (General and Cosmetic Dentistry) gives expert video advice on: Are dentures painful?; How can I keep my dentures from shifting in my mouth?; What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a denture adhesive? and more...

Speaking with a denture, initially, is problematic. You may sound like you have marbles in your mouth, because you have something more in your mouth than you had before, when you had your natural teeth. This is especially seen on the roof of the mouth, where you didn't have anything before, and so your tongue is going to be in a different place when you pronounce certain letters than it was when it touched the roof of your mouth. The same problem will be up around your tongue as you try to enunciate certain things after getting dentures. However, within a few weeks, you can accommodate to this and be speaking the way you did before you had the dentures fitted.