Denture Care & Maintenance | Newark DE

Your dentures are an investment and require care and attention to maintain their optimum performance. 

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 a denture cleanser instead of toothpaste, which are too abrasive and will scratch your denture. Rinse with cold water.
• Dentures warp if placed in hot water.
• Have loose dentures checked immediately as they can cause friction and pressure on the gum tissues and bones, which can cause further bone loss and poor fit.
• 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.

Remember:

• If you have complete dentures be sure to visit us once a year for an exam, oral cancer screening, and to have your dentures cleaned and evaluated. Patients with partial dentures should maintain their twice-a-year cleaning and exam appointments.

• Inspect your denture regularly for worn teeth. Worn and stained dentures can make you look older and cause your dentures to function poorly.