For some people, dentures are a real salvation, as they become the ideal solution if all or most of the teeth are lost. A high-quality prosthesis is not only a pleasant appearance and self-confidence, but also the ability to chew food on your own. As a rule, most private clinics offer free dental consultations, where the doctor will tell you how to care for artificial teeth and the oral cavity as a whole.
Why do I need daily care?
Any denture must be carefully looked after. Sooner or later, even the most high-quality and expensive material begins to darken, plaque appears, write down the remains, contribute to the emergence of bacteria.
Care for dentures at home should be daily, in compliance with all the recommendations of the attending dentist. The coating on artificial structures can not be compared with natural tooth enamel, so care should be gentle, movements with caution.
Especially important is the care for people who smoke and are fond of carbonated drinks, coffee, tea. These habits contribute to the rapid darkening of the prosthesis cover. Good help will be folk remedies.
Basic Rules
How to whiten dentures at home? It is best to remove and rinse the structure under running water after each meal. The main thing is that artificial teeth do not fall, since they do not like blows and are fragile enough.
Along with your teeth, if they remain, dentures must be cleaned in the morning and evening. However, pastes and powders with abrasive particles, which can scratch the coating, are not suitable for dental construction. Only a soft toothbrush can be used. Even the smallest microcracks on the prosthesis can cause dark plaque, as bacteria accumulate in them.
Every week should be "general cleaning", that is, thoroughly clean the dentures. For this procedure, special tablets are used that are dissolved in water and the tooth structure is soaked in it.
Before going to bed every day, artificial teeth must be removed and placed in a glass of water, in which you can add chlorophyllipt or any antiseptic used in dentistry. It is not allowed to keep the removed artificial teeth for more than 2 hours without fluid, they can be deformed and it will be impossible to wear them. If the design has metal elements, then it cannot be stored in water with chlorine.
About once every 6 months it is recommended that dentures be cleaned by a dentist. And every 3-5 years the design is subject to replacement.
Toothpastes
How to whiten dentures at home? Naturally, the dentist after manufacturing and fitting prostheses will talk about how to care for them. Indeed, the durability of the structure depends on compliance with all cleaning rules.
Traditional toothpaste is absolutely not suitable for cleaning dentures, since abrasive particles are necessarily present in its composition. The best whitening pastes include:
Protefix | It has a menthol flavor and does not contain fluoride. |
Dentipur | Available in gel form, has high whitening properties. Production - Germany. |
Evoris | It has a fairly high whitening effect. It is considered the best whitening paste made in Russia, and much cheaper than imported analogues. |
"Anti-aging" | Contains calcium and fluorine. |
You can buy a paste that is designed to clean children's teeth.
Toothbrushes: rules of choice
How to clean dentures is not a rhetorical question, since ordinary toothbrushes are not allowed to be used for artificial dental structures. The main emphasis when choosing a brush must be done so that it allows you to clean the structure in hard to reach places. Most of these brushes are bilateral, on each side of the bristle has a different degree of stiffness.
Terms of use:
- Before brushing the prosthesis, it must be rinsed under running water in order to clean it of large food debris;
- Use a brush to clean both the inside and the outside of the prosthesis.
If the design is not removable, then artificial teeth must also be brushed twice a day, but do not press hard during processing.
Most Popular Soft Toothbrushes
According to reviews, you can put the Oral-B Pro-expert Clinic Line brush in first place. It is suitable for cleaning even fixed prostheses, its head is located at an angle of 25 degrees and allows you to "get" to the most inaccessible places. The bristles adjust to the individual configuration of the teeth and dentures, avoiding injury to the tissue and the structure itself.
Other popular brushes:
- Oral-B Pro-expert Dentupe Brush. This is a double-sided brush - the bristles are flat on one side and wedge-shaped on the other, which allows you to clean all the bends of the structure.
- PresiDent also has two active sides with a multi-level bristle haircut. The side where the bristles are more rigid is intended for processing the inside of the structure, with softer ones for the outside.
- Curaprox cs 5460. This is a set of two brushes whose bristles are made of polyester. This material absorbs less moisture, so it lasts much longer.
Tooth Powders
In addition to the use of pastes, it is recommended to periodically use a tooth whitening powder. Reviews about this tool are positive, because the powder allows you to more thoroughly clean the dentures from food debris and removes plaque well.
You can even use a powder that is intended for brushing your teeth, all the components in it are crushed to a state of dust, therefore, the coating of the dental structure will not be damaged. Most often, in addition to calcium carbonate (chalk), the following components are added to the composition of powders:
- ginger;
- baking soda;
- white clay, mint, sea salt;
- aluminum chloride and other ingredients that are selected depending on the purpose (bleaching, odor-removing, baby, and so on).
Good reviews of tooth whitening powder, manufactured by Avanta (Russia). He copes well with his main task - whitening, freshens the oral cavity and neutralizes the harmful effects of acids. Fairly good reviews about the German fixing powder "Protefix" extra-strong. It is well tolerated even by allergy sufferers and contains sodium alginate.
Cleaning tablets
How to clean dentures? In addition to mechanical treatment, it is best to cleanse with special tablets weekly. They allow you to clean the structure in the most inaccessible places, remove tartar and remove an unpleasant odor. To date, a fairly wide selection of special tools.
- Protefix tablets for dentures in the composition contain active oxygen. It is able to destroy almost all known pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms, while restoring the natural color of the structure. The whitening procedure takes only 15 minutes. Before cleaning, it is recommended to clean the denture with a toothbrush and rinse. Then a tablet is diluted in half a glass of warm water and a prosthesis is placed there. The cost of tablets is 400 rubles for 66 pieces.
- Pills "Korega". The price is about the same as the “Protefix”: for 30 tablets - 240 rubles. The British manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline says that Korega tablets allow 99.9% to remove prosthetic bacteria from pathogenic bacteria and clean the structure in just 3 minutes. Tablets allow you to get rid of plaque and stains, do not scratch artificial teeth and give the prosthesis a pleasant refreshing smell.
On sale are two types of tablets "Korega", the price of which is not much different:
- Dental White or Whitening.
- "Bioformula".
Additional measures
Many patients use creams with the effect of fixing prostheses. Such tools can not only fix the teeth, but also prevent food debris from getting under the prosthesis. This is a fairly effective preventive measure to prevent the development of inflammation in the oral cavity.
The main positive properties of creams with a fixing effect include:
- the absence of extraneous taste, that is, the paste applied does not affect the taste perception;
- according to the assurances of manufacturers, the paste is able to provide reliable fixation for 24 hours;
- reliable fixation;
- no adverse effect on the bite;
- protection against chafing and damage.
Before applying the cream, the structure does not have to be dried.
A small amount of paste is applied to the deepening of the structure, the prosthesis is put on the gum. A few seconds it is necessary to press the prosthesis to the jaw. After five minutes you can eat.
The most popular brands include: Protefix, Corega, Lacalut dent, ROCS. The cost of such funds starts from 180 rubles.
What can be done at home?
It is unlikely that such methods will be discussed at a free consultation with a dentist, but it is not always possible to take dentures to a clinic for cleaning. At home, you can also quite well remove plaque and whiten artificial teeth.
The easiest way is to add a few drops of lemon juice to the glass of water where you place the prostheses at night, which bleaches quite well and eliminates the unpleasant odor.
To get rid of bacteria, you can use vinegar. A glass of warm water accounts for three tablespoons of vinegar. Artificial teeth are placed in this solution for 2 hours, no more. The procedure can not be performed more than once every 14 days.
And you can make a composition of vinegar, lemon and tooth powder. For the solution, you need to mix all the components, it should turn out something like slurry, which should be applied with a thin layer on the tooth structure and left in this state for 1.5 hours. After washing dentures, polish with a dry cloth and use.
How to whiten dentures at home? There is a fairly radical and quick way to clean. To do this, you need to place the dentures in a container of water, in which you can add lemon juice or vinegar, rinse aid. Place the container in the microwave and hold it there for 2 minutes. The waves in the stove allow not only to clean the structure, but also to disinfect.
Ultrasonic bath
How to whiten dentures at home? You can purchase a special ultrasonic bath at the pharmacy. This is a small device in which the prosthesis is placed, filled with water and connected to the electric network. During the operation of the bath, vacuum bubbles appear, which, in fact, clean artificial teeth from plaque, germs and traces of nicotine. Although this remedy is not a panacea, and this procedure does not cancel the daily cleaning of dentures.
Finally
Despite the fact that medicine has taken a far step in the field of dentistry, even the most modern and expensive prostheses require care and careful handling. Therefore, you do not need to be lazy, but clean them in a timely manner, rinse your mouth after eating, and a beautiful smile will always be with you.