How to Make Dentures Fit Properly
Dentures stop fitting snugly for a number of reasons. They may lose shape as one ages, gains weight or loses weight. The dentures may shrink if they become dry. Lose fitting dentures can make eating uncomfortable, make speaking more difficult and can be painful. They can also cause food particles and tobacco to become trapped. This can result in health issues and more dental problems. Here is how to make dentures fit properly.
Things You Will Need
Denture adhesive
Denture cushions
Step 1
Recognize that, although dentures may fit perfectly when you first get them, they can stop fitting as well. Weight loss, certain medications, receding gums, and shrinkage due to aging can all contribute to poorly fitting dentures.
Step 2
Purchase denture adhesive cream from a drug or discount store. Apply a small amount to the back of the dentures before placing them in your mouth. Some adhesives to try include Fixodent and Super-Poligrip. These adhesives are inexpensive and can make dentures fit properly.
Step 3
Try denture cushions if you do find the results from denture adhesive to be satisfactory. Denture cushions are soft pads that do not have an odor or taste. They are placed in the dentures and create a vacuum that helps prevent slippage.To use denture cushions, soften them in warm water. Press them into the denture groove. Cut to fit if needed. Place the dentures in your mouth where the denture cushion will form to fit your mouth. Ezo is one brand of denture cushions to try.
Poorly fitting dentures can be very uncomfortables. These quick solutions will rectify the problem and make your dentures fit easily.
Tips & Warnings
If possible visit your dentist to have your dentures adjusted. Considering how important it is to have comfortable teeth the cost is well justified. New advances in dentistry have made it possible for on the spot fixing of many issues with dentures.
If you are using a dental adhesive clean your dentures carefully to remove excess residue.
Keep in mind that the longer you wear dentures that do not fit properly the more difficulty and discomfort you will experience. You may even cause damage to the dentures or to your mouth. Try to make the dentures fit as soon as possible, to avoid possible problems.
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Good advice Little Black Dress but be aware that recently there have been several law suits filed by people who allege that excess zinc in denture cream adhesives caused them to suffer severe neurological problems. Mentioned in these suits are both Fixodent and Poligrip.
Because of that I thought I might mention the attributes of the Versacryl Material. However you have to have a dental professional like a dentist prescribe it for either a new denture or to be added onto your present denture.
Versacryl Thermo-Soft Denture Liner is unique in that it is not a regular “soft reline” material. It is a heat sensitive liner that softens at body temperature to an extremely comfortable cushiony effect that yields to pressure and actually creates better suction. Versacryl acts like a shock absorber under masticatory pressure but its slow recovery prevents the bounce back effect that pushes the denture away from the residual ridge that many of the other popular soft liners exhibit.
At body temperature the Versacryl Thermo-Soft lined dentures are designed to adjust themselves in the mouth to the contours of the gum. If discomfort or tissue changes occur the liner can be re-adjustable by immersing and soaking the denture in a bowl of hot water for 2 minutes at 175F (±) 5, then quickly dry off all the excess water on the denture and insert in the patients mouth. (Versacryl is an insulator and will not transfer heat to tissue but water will and the denture should be wiped thoroughly dry.) Slowly find the correct bite, then clench hard for 2 seconds. Do not warm to remove the denture. The Versacyl will have adapted itself to the patient’s tissue changes. This procedure can be repeated as often as necessary until the desired comfort level is reached.
This combined with the use of a high impact fracture resistant denture acrylic like Diamond D Ultra Impact Denture Acrylic to process a new denture or reline and strengthen and old one, enables the dental professionals (the dentist and the denture technician) to make lighter, thinner, less intrusive and consequently, more comfortable fitting dentures than is possible using the other standard denture acrylics currently used in dental laboratories.
They make for a quite comfortable fitting denture but unless someone knows this by making a effort to find the information, it is on the web, how would they know to ask and that's the key. You have to be pro-active now-a-days, in all your health care needs or you just take what someone gives you and usually it's what's convenient and on their shelves.
A denture made with these two materials I mentioned along with some quality teeth should last a person the four to six years most dentists recommend for a denture before getting another one made.
And with the adjustment and re-adjustment attributes of the Versacryl you may not need many cushions or much cream.
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