Patient Information
Home Care Instructions
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- Handle your dentures with care.
- Remove and rinse dentures after eating.
- Rinse your mouth (if possible) before reinserting.
- Brush your dentures daily.
- DO NOT brush dentures while still in your mouth.
- If you have partial dentures remove them before brushing your natural teeth.
- DO NOT use bleach to clean your dentures. This will weaken, soften and lighten the acrylic. On metal partials it will tarnish (blacken) and corrode the metal.
- DO NOT use toothpaste on your dentures (it is too abrasive).
- DO NOT use hot boiling water to clean the dentures (they may warp).
- Dentures should not be worn overnight. Allow your tissues/ gums to rest, relax, and breath. It’s like wearing your shoes to bed. Your feet feel good when you remove your shoes.
- Soak your dentures overnight.
- Denture cleaners can be Polident, Efferdent, Stain away, Nudent, denture cream, baking soda (less expensive, but not as effective), or any other generic cleaner.
- Rinse dentures thoroughly before putting them back in your mouth, especially if they were soaking in denture cleaner.
- If you have pets like a dog or cat, keep your dentures in a safe place where they cannot get at them. They smell the food on them and they will chew it like a bone.
- If adhesive (glue) is needed to secure your dentures (Lowers more likely), Poligrip or Fixodent is recommended. It comes in paste or powder form.
- If you have implants, they should be cleaned at least every 6 to 12 months by your hygienist.
Care & Maintenance is important!
If you take care of your dentures,
they will last for many years!
Care & Maintenance
is important!
If you take care
of your dentures,
they will last for many years!
Our Mission at Grantham Denture Clinic for more than 50 years (first with father Joe and now with son Tim as your denturists) has always been to bring our patients exceptional solutions, techniques and quality care to their denture needs along with a compassionate approach, creating a calming environment with confident, yet gentle, personalized denture care, always putting our patients first. We just love the joy we bring to our patients’ lives when we fit them with a denture that makes them feel whole again.
Office Hours
| Mon | 9:00am-5:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tue | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Wed | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Thu | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Fri | Closed |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
