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Essential Denture Care Tips

Denture is a prosthodontic appliance used by Dentists to replace missing teeth. A denture wearer needs to take care the denture teeth by embarking in the denture care activities. It is essential to protect the denture from bacterial invasion. This in turn shield the denture wearer's dental health from infection. Important tips to care and protect the dentures are explained in the slide share. To read this, visit: https://www.sendhildental.com/6-essential-denture-care-tips/

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Essential Denture Care Tips

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  1. EssentialDenture Care Tips

  2. What are Dentures? Dentures are Prosthetic appliances useful in replacing missing tooth or teeth by getting support from the adjacent teeth. When you prefer removable dentures or fixed dentures, make sure that the custom-made dentures do not cause any discomforts.

  3. Poor denture fittings and poor care on dentures are taken advantage by oral bacteria and put the denture wearer's oral health at risk.

  4. Avoid Denture Damage • Chipped or damaged dentures do fit rightly with the mouth. It causes irritation in the gum tissues and lead to sores. • Folding the denture with a towel or placing it in water is important when the denture is removed from the mouth.

  5. 2) Keep the denture in a moist condition The acrylic material in denture loses its shape and becomes brittle when the fake teeth gets try. Hence keep the denture in water or liquid solutions like denture solution to maintain the moisture.

  6. 3) Avoid Smoking • Consuming tobacco by smoking cause gum diseases which loosen the denture fittings. • Smoking reduces the salivary flow in the mouth, it makes the denture dry.

  7. 4) Brush and Rinse the denture • It is important to clean the denture effectively because plaque deposition and stains are also common in dentures. • Use a toothbrush with soft bristles to clean the denture because hard bristles are effective to scratch and damage the dentures.

  8. 5) Use Denture Cleaner to clean Dentures • Avoid toothpaste to clean dentures because certain kinds of toothpaste are abrasive and may chip the dentures. • Dishwashing liquids, Hand soaps and denture cleaning solutions available in pharmacies and supermarkets are right choice to clean the fake teeth.

  9. 6) Visit your dentist to repair dentures When the shape of your mouth changes, recession in gum ridges, dentures become loose and need to be adjusted. Then the denture wearer needs to visit the Dentist or Prosthodontist to repair and modify the false teeth.

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