Denture is one of the few methods (others: crowns, bridges, implants) to replace the loss of tooth/teeth, with the case of dentures usually involving multiple teeth loss. Partial dentures are for those with remaining natural teeth while complete dentures are for those without any teeth in their mouth.
Issue Of New Dentures.: A new journey of life with dentures. Adapting to something foreign in the mouth takes few weeks to few months. It’s like wearing a new pair of spectacles that requires time to get comfortable with using it. For first few days, wear the denture to sleep to adapt to it faster.
Denture Hygiene & Care:
- After 1st few days, never wear them overnight. Remove them so that the soft tissues in the mouth can rest.
- Every night before sleep， Clean them thoroughly over a basin half-filled with water in case they slipped out of the hands. Brush with a soft denture brush then soak overnight in denture cleansers. WHY Clean thoroughly?: to remove plaque with bacteria/food stains that is adherent to the dentures that may lead to foul odour or undesirable oral diseases.
- Never use hot water/ let it dry out overnight.
- Brush your tongue, gums and palate every morning before wearing dentures, with a soft-bristled brush. This is to promote blood circulation and aids in removing of plaque.
- Rinse your mouth and dentures with water after meals.
- Never adjust cracked/loose/tight dentures yourself, your may risk damaging them further- see your dentist.
Long Term Care:
Dentures can be worn out, or become loose when the mouth changes as we age. They may need to be rebased, relined or remade. See your dentist at least once per year.
如何照顾您的义齿/假牙
假牙是解决失去牙齿后所带来问题的方法之一。其他方法有牙冠，牙桥，植牙等。
新的假牙？：就像佩戴一副新的眼镜般，一般人需要几个星期到几个月的时间来适应，学习如何使用假牙。
照顾您的假牙：
1）除了头几天，不要戴着假牙睡觉。 让您的肌肉，牙龈等能够休息。
2）每晚睡眠前，备一盆水， 在上面洗您的假牙。义齿非常脆弱，如果掉到地上可能会摔坏。用特制假牙刷刷假牙，然后隔夜浸泡在假牙清洁剂里。这样能去除牙斑（牙垢）及细菌/食物残迹，避免异味及口腔疾病。
3）勿用烧水来洗假牙/勿使义齿干燥。
4) 每天早上，用软毛牙刷刷牙龈，舌头及上腭。这样能够促进组织的血液循环，并有助于清除牙菌斑。
5）在饭后漱口及用清水清洗假牙。
6）若假牙有裂痕，太松/太紧，勿自己调整。请看您的牙医。
使用了一段时间，假牙可能会磨损，或因口腔随发生的变化而变松。
因此，你至少需要每年看一次牙医，进行口腔检查。
