How To Live Your Best Life With Dentures
If you’ve lived with several missing teeth or were completely edentulous (toothless) for a time, dentures will be a revelation. Dentures will give you a new lease on life, as long as you care for your dentures — and your mouth — properly. Here are some key guidelines to follow. Don’t wear your dentures to bed Your mouth, gums and dentures alike all need a break overnight. Wearing your dentures as you sleep will increase the risk of developing denture plaque, inflamed gums, thrush, oral yeast infections, denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis. You should remove your dentures in Red Deer for six to eight hours every night and keep them wet while out of your mouth. Your dentist in Red Deer will provide you detailed instructions about cleaning, soaking and disinfecting your dentures when you take them out at the end of the day and overnight. Be careful not to damage your dentures Sturdy and durable as your dentures are, they are vulnerable to damage if treated roughly or careles...