Dentures are a life-changing solution for those who have lost their natural teeth. They offer functional and aesthetic benefits. However, proper denture care is essential to enjoy these benefits fully. In this guide, we’ll cover crucial tips for keeping your dentures clean, maintaining them with regular dental visits, and knowing when to repair or reline them.
Like natural teeth, dentures require daily cleaning to prevent plaque buildup, bad breath, and potential infections. Here’s how to keep your dentures clean and fresh:
Even if you wear complete dentures, regular dental visits are crucial. Your dentist will check the fit of your dentures, examine your oral tissues for signs of irritation or infection, and perform oral cancer screenings. These visits are vital to ensuring your dentures remain comfortable and effective.
During these visits, your dentist may also:
Dentures are durable but not indestructible. Knowing when to repair or reline them can save you from discomfort and extend the life of your dentures.
To keep your dentures in top shape, avoid these common mistakes:
Proper denture care is vital to maintaining a healthy, confident smile. By following a daily cleaning routine, scheduling regular dental visits, and knowing when to repair or reline your dentures, you can enjoy the benefits of your dentures for years to come.
At Shine Dental, our on-site dental lab can repair, reline, and make new dentures the same day. Ask Shine Dental to see how to stabilize your denture with dental implants. If you have any questions about denture care or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us today at (516)348-8500 or schedule an appointment here. We’re here to help you smile with confidence!
*Always consult with your Dentist: You should always seek the advice of your dentist to make sure which options are best for you. Dental conditions vary widely among individuals. Not all dental problems are visible or easily detectable. Professional cleanings are essential no matter how diligent your oral hygiene routine is. Regular dental check-ups allow for the early detection of potential issues. Dentists are trained to provide expert advice on oral hygiene and other factors that impact your dental health. Online information may need more depth and accuracy to address your specific needs.
Dentists are well aware that many people lose teeth during their life. This could be caused by an accident or when teeth are decayed or there is gum disease present in the patient.
Dentures or ‘false teeth’ used to be very common but nowadays many people have dental implants instead. So what are the advantages of dental implants vs. dentures?
The dentist may recommend dentures for certain patients. The dentures have to be properly moulded to fit the patient’s mouth and not cause irritation or painful rubbing against the gums. It is more common for the dentist to suggest dentures when it means replacing many or all of the teeth. These dentures should be secured with dental adhesive, otherwise they might slip out of place when eating or even speaking and this can be quite embarrassing. If a partial denture is necessary, this might cause infection and decay in other healthy teeth if it is not fitted properly. If the dentist sees that gums or the jaw is unhealthy or possibly weak, then dentures might be the right choice.
However, dental implants are a good choice if gums and jaws are healthy. They are also a good way to go no matter how many teeth are missing. Basically, these implants are put into the jawbone. The dentist can do this and the procedure is very simple.
First of all the dentist or oral surgeon will place the implant into your jaw and then this is covered over with tissue of the gum. This implant will need three or six months to be integrated fully into the jawbone. After that time the dentist will attach a post to this implant and the gum tissue will grow around it. Sometimes these implants are placed at the same time as the post. When everything is considered fine and healthy, the dentist will attach the crown to the implant post. Once they are fixed, these implants can last for more than twenty years.
Dentures still have their place but implants are becoming more and more popular.
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Most people may do nothing about a missing tooth and leave the space empty. That’s because they don’t know the gravity of the situation. A layman may think that leaving a missing tooth space empty is harmless. But, the truth is just the opposite.
An empty space between teeth can affect the way the rest of the teeth bite together. The adjoining teeth have a tendency of becoming loose due to the space in between them. The teeth can tilt and drift into the gap. Food particles can accumulate among the adjoining teeth causing tooth decay and gum disease easily. It can cause the facial muscles to become saggy, and the speech and appearance of the face can be affected.
The most important thing is the affect that it can have on your self esteem. Considering all these disadvantages, the best option is to replace the missing tooth without further delay.
What are you best options for replacing missing teeth?
Having a lovely smile can really make us feel confident both in ourselves and when we are out and about in the world. So when we end up in a situation where we lose a tooth, it can have a big effect on us, especially if it leaves a gaping gap in our front teeth. One of the solutions is to have dental implants to replace missing teeth.
Although most people who wear dentures are in the senior citizen category, many younger people have also been fitted with them too. While having dentures is better than having few or even no teeth, many people have issues with wearing them. The device can be uncomfortable for some people, and they find it difficult to eat, taste and smile naturally.
The development of mini dental implant technology now makes it possible for denture wearers to feel their teeth perform nearly as well as their natural teeth did.
If you experience problems with your dentures, you should definitely look into getting dental implants put in for the purpose of better stabilization. Implants provide a level of stability and power behind your dentures that no adhesive, no matter how strong, could ever hope to replicate.
What kinds of problems can the use of dental implants to stabilize dentures solve?
Dental implants can solve a number of problems, including dentures that slide out of place frequently, dentures that don’t have enough stability and power to chew tough foods, dentures that cause your gums pain because of a poor fit, and dentures that need to be put on every day with messy and foul-tasting adhesive.
After having dental implants installed, all of these issues become a thing of the past.
How complicated is the procedure of getting dental implants put in? How painful is it?
Having dental implants put in is a relatively simple and painless procedure, especially when compared with the mess and discomfort that you already deal with on a daily basis due to ill-fitting dentures!
What should I look for in a doctor to perform the procedure?
When choosing a doctor to put in your denture stabilizing implants, it is important to choose a dentist (preferably a board certified periodontist) who has extensive experience performing this procedure. Not every dentist does! You can ask any dentist you are considering exactly how many procedures he or she has performed, and what their long-term success rate is.
If you are experiencing pain and embarrassment as a result of sliding dentures, especially if the occurrence of these negative symptoms has become a regular – if not a daily issue, then you should definitely investigate further the idea of getting dental implants put in to stabilize your sliding dentures.
Call Shine Dental Associates today to discuss how to stabilize your dentures with dental implants. You can speak directly with our board certified periodontist, Dr. Vikas Mittle. Call our Syosset, Long Island office at (516) 348-8500.
Hi, it’s Dr. Eric Weinstein from Shine Dental Associates Of The North Shore. Many emergencies happen with dentures where they crack and can break and people can lose teeth.
Hi, it’s Dr. Eric Weinstein from Shine Dental Associates of the North Shore, located at 400 Jericho Turnpike in Syosset. After practicing for so many years, I have seen many denture-wearing patients and they come in with similar problems. Most patients are using dental adhesive today, which has been determined, if it has zinc in it, to be unhealthy for you, so there are zinc-free options to be utilized as well.
Other options available to you are the use of dental implants using conventional implants or mini dental implants to help stabilize dentures to make them comfortable and retentive in your mouth so you don’t have to use dental adhesive anymore and even getting rid of dentures altogether and making fixed bridges that are permanent with the use of dental implants as well.
