Dentures
Regularly cleaning your dentures helps prevent them from becoming stained and discolored and will ensure you have a healthy mouth.
Unclean dentures can cause problems, including bad breath, gingivitis, tooth decay, oral thrush, clean them at least two times per day — once in the morning and again before bedtime.
We recommend you do the below denture cleaning method and maintain your dentures every day:
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Brush your dentures with toothpaste or warm soapy water before soaking them to clean out any food debris from eating.
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Soak them in a fizzing mixture of denture cleaning tablets to get rid of stains and germs. Follow the directions provided by the manufacturer.
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Brush them again just as you'd normally brush your teeth. Don't scrub them too hard though!
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Handle your Dentures with care as they may break if dropped, so it is best to clean them over a folded towl, bowl of water or a filled sink. However your dentisit can help with any Denture repairs.
How to eat with your dentures
Eating with new Dentaures may take some practice and may be a little uncomfortable but this is normal. As soon as you begin wearing your dentures, you must eat soft food cut up into smaller pieces and chew them carefully, using both sides of the mouth.
Chewing gum and foods that are sticky and hard or have sharp edges may damage your teeth so try and avoid these.
You can gradually start to introduce other foods until you are back to your normal diet. Don't ever use toothpicks.
Types of Dentures
Complete Dentures
If all your upper and lower front teeth need to be removed, then they would all be replaced with a well-fitting Denture
Your dentist will fit the dentures once your teeth are extracted so that you won’t be without teeth after they're fitted.
It will be comfortable for you to wear aqnd fit snugly over your gums and jawbone..
If you have dentures fitted shortly after having had several teeth removed, then it’s likely they will require relining or a replacement within a short period of time.
Your gums will often require some time to recover from an injury such as tooth extraction prior to fitting new teeth so it may be several months before Dentures can be fitted.
Partial Dentures
Partials are used when there are gaps between some of your existing teeth.
A partial denture has several artificial teeth attached to one piece of material called a this may be made from.
They're made from plastic and they clip into your teeth using small metal clasps. You can easily remove it by hand if necessary.
You can go to your dentist to get an impression taken of your teeth so they can then create a custom made partial denture for you.
Looking after your Dentures
You might initially feel uncomfortable when using dentures, but after some time they'll become familiar.
You might initially be required to wear your dentures at night even when not eating or drinking anything.
If your dentist advises you to take out your dentures before going to bed, then you probably shouldn't wear them at night.
You don’t need to take out your teeth every time you go to bed, but removing them allows your gums to relax during the night.
If you remove your dentures at any point, they need need to be kept moist. You can do this by placing then in water or a polythene bag with some dampened cotton wool in it, or in a suitable overnight denture-cleaning solution.
It will prevent the dentures from drying out and changing their shape.
Your dentist will measure your teeth and gums, and then send an impression for them to be made into Dentures by a dental technician.
Your dentist will create a complete set of removable dentures by taking impression of patients' mouths. Trial dentures are then made using these impressions.
The dentist will try the trail denture in your mouth to assess the fit and how it looks.
You might want to adjust the shape and color of the teeth before they're made into a complete set to ensure you have a set of natural teeth that you are happy with.
For some people, a fixed bridge might be appropriate instead of a removable one or a Dental Implant.
A crown is placed on top of the gums above the gum line. It covers both sides of the space between two adjacent teeth.
Questions & Answers
Dentures look just like real teeth, so they shouldn't cause any noticeable changes in appearance. Dentures actually help enhance your smile and give you an improved look.