Advice and tips on caring for your dentures
• Only your dental professional is qualified to diagnose your oral health and adjust your denture or partial. • Dentures should be brushed inside and outside daily with a soft, large nylon denture tooth brush with round-ended bristles. • Use denture creams instead of toothpastes, which are too abrasive and will scratch your denture. Rinse with cold water. • Dentures warp if placed in hot water. • Inspect your denture regularly for worn teeth. • Worn and stained dentures can make you look older and cause your dentures to function poorly. • Discuss all your current medications with your doctor and dental professional. • Be sure to visit your dental professional regularly. • Have loose dentures checked immediately as they can cause friction and pressure on the gum tissues and bones. • When not in use, cover dentures with water or a denture-cleaning solution to prevent them from drying out. • Most dental insurance policies provide coverage for new dentures every 5 years.
