Precautions for wearing dentures for the first time you need to know

Dentures, commonly known as removable dentures, are a method of tooth replacement for missing. The advantages of this method of restoration are - less tooth tissue is removed, it is easy to take on and off and clean, and it is conducive to maintaining theliness of the denture and good oral hygiene. However, since removable dentures use the dental bed or natural teeth as support and are relatively large in size, many people feel uncomfortable when they first wear dentures and do not know how to use and maintain them correctly. Today, we will introduce you to the matters of dentures? Prec when wearing dentures for the first time With conventional removable dentures, it is inconvenient to take on and off the dentures for the first time, and you should practice. ▶ When removing dentures, try to push and pull the base, not the clasp, to avoid deformation of the clasp. Do not use too much force and apply force on both sides at the same time and evenly. ▶ When wearing dentures, place the denture in the corresponding position and press it in place with the of the index finger. Do not use your teeth to bite in place, so as to avoid deformation of the clasp or breakage of the denture. After first dentures, especially full dentures, there is often a phenomenon of oral mucosal pressure pain, and even mucosal ulcers appear, which should be reexamined and modified. If you cannot be examined in time, you can temporarily not wear it, take out the denture and put it in cold water, do not dry it Do not endure wearing it, press the mucosa of the alveolar ridge or damage the periodontal supporting tissue. Wear the denture for 2-3 hours before re-examination, so that the doctor can accurately find the pressure point during the examination, which is convenient for modification and adjustment. When you first wear dentures, there is a sense of foreign body in the mouth, increased saliva, and even nausea and vomiting. Some people have unclear pronunciation and difficulty chewing. This is a normal phenomenon. As as you insist on wearing it, the above symptoms will gradually disappear. In addition, patients should insist on wearing removable dentures every day, and can take them off every hours according to their habits. After the oral cavity adapts, you should not wear dentures to sleep to avoid aspiration or swallowing by mistake. Clean the dent after each meal before going to bed After each meal, the denture should be removed and washed under running water to avoid affecting the health of the remaining teeth. Prevent debris from accumulating, otherwise it can cause dental caries and oral inflammation. Patients with removable partial dentures need to wash their dentures with a soft-bled toothbrush under running water after each meal and brush their teeth. Patients with full dentures also need to brush their teeth and wash their dentures after each meal. Before to bed at night, the denture should be taken out and placed in cold water to avoid the denture falling into the trachea. In addition, you can use special denture cleaning tablet to soak and wash the denture regularly, but you need to pay attention to rinsing away the residual liquid with running water after soaking. And pay not to use boiling water to wash the denture, otherwise it is easy to deform. Dietary When you first wear dentures, you should not eat food or bite food. It is better to eat soft and small pieces of food first, and use the back teeth to chew food temporarily. After using it for 1-2, you can gradually start eating food of general hardness. Here, we will focus on introducing the standard order of eating with full dentures: ① In the first week of dentures, do not wear dentures when eating, and wear dentures when not eating, so that you can gradually adapt to the position relationship established by the dentures; ② In the second week of wearing dentures, wear dentures when eating, but can only eat soft and small pieces of food, and must use the back teeth on both sides bite at the same time; ③ In the third week of wearing dentures, wear dentures when eating, and can start to use the back teeth on both sides to moderately hard food.