1, clean
1. It is recommended that you clean your removable dentures every day. Besides cleaning dentures and oral cavity twice before wearing dentures in the morning and after removing dentures in the evening, you should also try to remove dentures and clean your oral cavity after every meal.
2. When cleaning, you can use clean water, or you can use a soft-bristled toothbrush dipped in special denture cleaning solution to scrub all parts of the denture, especially the parts that are difficult to clean, such as the clasp, the artificial tooth neck edge, and the surface of the base tissue; If you use toothpaste to brush your teeth, please avoid using toothpaste containing too large friction particles to prevent the surfaces of various parts of dentures, especially the surfaces of dentures and resin bases.
3. When sleeping, you can soak your dentures in clean cold water or special cleaning solution. Because dentures contain resin, they should not be placed in high-temperature hot water or other cleaning solutions that are not suitable for dentures, so as to avoid damage and deformation of dentures. Some cleaning effervescent tablets, talcum powder and lotion specially designed for dentures are available in pharmacies, which can help clean bacteria on dentures without harming dentures.
Step 2 put it on
1. When wearing removable dentures for the first time, distinguish the dentures from up and down, front and back, left and right, put them in the mouth, align them, and gently and evenly press the dentures with your fingers. It is best not to wear it with the help of teeth, otherwise the dentures will be easily damaged; 2. For patients who have never worn dentures before, they often feel uncomfortable when they wear them for the first time, such as slurred speech, drooling and nausea. If there are too many missing teeth, the dentures may be a little loose; These situations are temporary and can generally be gradually adapted. The adaptation time varies from person to person, ranging from weeks to months.
When you start eating, you should pay attention to eating soft food, cut the food into small pieces and chew it slowly in your mouth. It is not advisable to eat food that is too hard and tough to chew, so as not to be broken.
Step 3 maintain
1. Newly made dentures are prone to gum tenderness, cheek biting and tongue biting when worn for the first time. If these phenomena occur, don't worry. Generally, they can be solved step by step during the follow-up visit, and you can't adjust them with your own tools.
2. After wearing dentures for a period of time, if there is pain, biting cheeks, chewing weakness, eating easily, etc. Come to the hospital for reexamination in time, and wear dentures the day before reexamination, so that the doctor can make targeted adjustments;
3. If the dentures are worn for about 1 year and there is no obvious discomfort, you should also come to the hospital for regular examination. Doctors should check dentures and give instructions on cleaning or using them; If the dentures are broken or broken, try to save the fragments and come to the hospital for repair as soon as possible.
Step 4 concentrate
1, removable dentures are generally made of plastic, stainless steel, steel wire, etc. After put in the mouth, its chewing function is smaller than that of natural teeth, so it is best not to eat hard food.
2. When wearing dentures, steel often has uncomfortable feelings such as unclear speech, increased saliva and even nausea and vomiting. In this case, don't be nervous or impatient. Get used to it after a few days. If there is pain, come back for a follow-up visit and use it after modification.
3. Dentures with stainless steel wire clasp should be inserted in a certain direction, and cannot be forced. When taking out, hook the clasp with your fingertips to pull down the maxillary denture, and hold the clasp with your thumb tip to push up the mandibular denture.
4. Dentures should be worn in the mouth during the day, cleaned after meals, and brushed with toothpaste or soap, and kept clean at any time to avoid the accumulation of food residues on them.
5, before going to bed at night, it is best to remove the dentures, so that the oral tissue can rest, while avoiding swallowing dentures and other accidents. After the dentures are taken out, they should be stored in a cold water cup to prevent dentures from being deformed.
6. If the denture falls off, breaks or is defective, all the fragments should be brought for plastic inspection and repair.
7. After several years of use, if the dentures are not suitable due to changes in oral tissue or plastic properties, they should be modified or redone to avoid damaging natural teeth or other tissues in the oral cavity. Dental experts in Liang Ya reminded that it is best to go to regular oral plastic surgery or plastic surgery for dental implants.