Free initial consultation: I am happy to chat to you about various options and show you the examples of different dentures. The consultation takes normally up to 30 minutes.
VDS vouchers - please talk to your nearest Community Centre about this option. The Community Centre are located in Frankston, Hastings and Rosebud. (NOT ACCEPTING VDS VOUCHERS AT THE MOMENT)
NILS Cockatoo loan. An interest free loan up to $1500 offered but the Government to the pensioners.
Call me on 0400 919 513 to discuss in details.
During your try-in appointment
During your try-in appointment, when the teeth are still in wax, please make sure that you check your smile from all the angles. Please ask your dental prosthetist to take a photos of your existing and new dentures so you can compare how the smile looks. Take your time. Once you say ‘yes’, it’s hard if not impossible to make any changes later.
On denture hygiene yet again...
Dental Points By DenturePoint - HYGIENE of Dentures
Why it’s important to keep your dentures clean:
To the naked eye your dentures will appear clean and shiny but in fact the surface is full of microscopic pores. These pockmarks are a harbour for pathogens and when your dentures are not cleaned on regular basis they will attach to them.
Bad hygiene of your false teeth leads to systemic disease and even put you at risk for heart disease. Worse, some of the germs that live on your dentures can be breathed into the lungs and cause serious infections such as pneumonia.
The bad hygiene of the dentures may also lead to denture induced stomatitis or oral thrush caused by the overgrowth of Candida Albicans.
Denture owners with low saliva flow should be particularly concerned about the cleanliness of their dentures.
How to keep your dentures clean
Clean your dentures using a soft toothbrush and mild soap and water or denture tablets. Standard toothpaste is not recommended as it is abrasive.
Clean your dentures over a hand-basin half filled with water to prevent breakage if dropped.
Brush your gums, tongue and palate (roof of your mouth) morning and night before you insert your dentures. This stimulates circulation in your tissues and helps remove plaque.
If you find that your denture has a build up (tartar or calculus), soak it in white vinegar (1 part) and water (4 parts). If you still can’t remove the build up, call your dental prosthetist and make an appointment to have your denture professionally cleaned.
Dental Points By DenturePoint - HYGIENE of Dentures (Mornington Peninsula Magazine, August)
Why it’s important to keep your dentures clean:
To the naked eye your dentures will appear clean and shiny but in fact the surface is full of microscopic pores. These pockmarks are a harbour for pathogens and when your dentures are not cleaned on regular basis they will attach to them.
Bad hygiene of your false teeth leads to systemic disease and even put you at risk for heart disease. Worse, some of the germs that live on your dentures can be breathed into the lungs and cause serious infections such as pneumonia.
The bad hygiene of the dentures may also lead to denture induced stomatitis or oral thrush caused by the overgrowth of Candida Albicans.
Denture owners with low saliva flow should be particularly concerned about the cleanliness of their dentures.
How to keep your dentures clean:
Clean your dentures using a soft toothbrush and mild soap and water or denture tablets. Standard toothpaste is not recommended as it is abrasive.
Clean your dentures over a hand-basin half filled with water to prevent breakage if dropped.
Brush your gums, tongue and palate (roof of your mouth) morning and night before you insert your dentures. This stimulates circulation in your tissues and helps remove plaque.
If you find that your denture has a build up (tartar or calculus), soak it in white vinegar (1 part) and water (4 parts). If you still can’t remove the build up, call your dental prosthetist and make an appointment to have your denture professionally cleaned.
For more information and to learn about DentureSpa (a professional denture clean up) please call Maggie at DenturePoint on 0400919513 or check our website www.denturepoint.com.au
Why does my denture get so dirty?
My patient contacted me recently to ask me why every single denture of hers gets very dirty.
I decided to ask me Dental prosthetist friend colleagues and we did a bit of brainstorming to find the right answers. Some of them were pretty obvious, some other quite interesting. And for all of you who would like to investigate in more details, there is a link to a very detailed study on the bottom here.
Too much coffee or tea (but sometimes even one cup of tea or coffee can contribute to this problem)
Smoking
Saliva flow affected by the medicines taken such as for HBP
Too much tumeric
Toothpaste or abrasive toothbrush that scratches the denture surface and destroys high polish
Mouth breathing (causing dry mouth)
Bad finish of the denture - gingival junctions not smooth enough
