Denture Hygiene
At night, the water may be a comfortable thing, and as compensation for this, that you can no longer bite with their own teeth, but the cause is just this behavior is not.Like the original teeth, dentures is also cleaned and maintained, as set on the replacement of bacteria, food debris and dead cells, mucous (=) denture plaque and cause inflammation, or bad breath.
For cleaning, there are basically two methods:
Mechanical cleaning, brushing of teeth similar to:
With a normal toothbrush, or – more effectively – with a special denture brush and a drop of detergent (no household cleaners) can be easily cleaned the dentures. By no case for maintaining regular toothpaste, because it contains
Schmirgelstoffe are set to the hardness of enamel and destroy the polished surface of the prosthesis.
What is new on the market, the Trio Blanc ™ denture brush to thoroughly clean and comfortable.
“Chemical cleaning” with bubble tablets or powder concentrates on peroxide-based:
By a reduction of surface tension to remove plaque and discoloration with regular use, while oxygen is released antibacterial. Modern cleaning tablets additionally use the “plaque block technology”, because they cover the prosthesis with a micro-fine layer of silicone. The cleaning effect occurs after about 15 minutes.
Because of the risk of undesirable bleaching of the denture-plastic – especially if they are of an earlier date – should not the cleaning bath for over an hour to act, soda tablets can also be dosed accurately than cleaning concentrates.
The best cleaning result is obtained with a combination of both methods, although consideration may be dispensed with the expensive purification tablets if regular maintenance is done:
First, a mechanical cleaning with a household detergent, in addition to film-like calcareous deposits with dilute vinegar solution. Thereafter, the dentures for about ½ hour in a chemical cleaning bath is placed. In the alternative, the prostheses will be disinfected with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol, or it is used an antiseptic spray.
Moist, slimy dentures slip away like the cleaning process from his hand, fall into the sink or on the ground and can be damaged. It is strongly recommended to use the prosthesis until the sink out of his mouth and put it in a towel to dry pools, or to fill the third basin with water.
Ultrasonic cleaners for home use are usually too weak in its effect and to expensive to buy. If you do not still want to do without, then the cleaning kit release from dental hygiene, Miller can be recommended. Otherwise, ask your dentist for a professional cleaning and dentures, please do not scratch themselves in the prosthesis – it can easily result in damage to be repaired at great cost.
The magazine Anbiss see “we have several other tips on care:
Every other day you should disinfect your dentures in water for at least ten minutes (with either a denture-cleaning tablet, an ultrasonic device or a 0.2 percent chlorhexidine solution from the pharmacy)
If you are using due to inflammation in the mouth or throat an antibacterial mouthwash, clean their dentures with it, you will prevent re-infection.
Clean and massage daily palate, alveolar ridge and tongue with a soft toothbrush. This stimulates blood circulation and healthy – as well as the gums and tongue require care!
Xylithaltige lozenges are ideally suited as an additional tool to reduce the formation of plaque to Special toothbrushes, dentures make the daily cleaning of hard to reach spots.
Even a druckstarke oral irrigator can improve the outcome in addition to the cleaning brush
With superfloss-dental floss can be the edges of crowns and bridges, clean efficient – the best day
Forget for attachment and anchoring teeth is not the small loops and grooves.
A special dental floss is also very useful
With tartar on the prosthesis, you should go to the dentist. With a professional tooth cleaning (PZR) removes it safely and quickly to the fixed surface.
An effective means to prevent root caries is a regular mouthwash with chlorhexidine antiseptic
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