Today’s post covers a few helpful tips on keeping your dentures secure. If you’re missing some or even all of your teeth, dentures seem to be the natural thing to invest in so that you can continue to eat, talk and feel confident in your smile. The problem is that a lot of new denture users do find it difficult to keep their dentures in their mouth at first.
It makes sense, it’s a foreign object and trying to get used to something feeling foreign in your mouth takes some time. That doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to keep your dentures secure. In this article, we’re going to detail some of the best things that you could be doing to keep your dentures secure in your mouth so that you can continue to maintain your confidence.
Keeping Your Dentures Secure: 4 Useful Tips
1. Use adhesives
There are premium dental adhesives & primers out there and sometimes people never need to use them. But for others, denture adhesives make the world a very different place.
You can buy denture adhesive as either a powder or a paste, which you apply to the base of your dentures to help them to stay put through the day. They are products that they are safe to use and they can give you the confidence that you need to smile, laugh and eat.
2. Practice eating
Take the time to get used to eating with your dentures instead of your natural teeth, but remember that it can feel very strange at first. While you get used to the sensation of having new teeth in your mouth, stick to eating softer foods so that it’s not overwhelming.
Soup, stewed vegetables, and oatmeal are great ones to try on your first couple of days with new dentures. As you gain confidence, you can then add steamed vegetables and even rice. Gradually working your way up to tackling harder foods such as crusty breads and meat, you’ll feel so much more confident in your teeth and your ability to hold them in your face.
3. Stop chewing gum
If you’re wearing dentures, then eating with sticky foods is going to take some time to get used to. Chewing gum is not a good idea when you have dentures in your mouth, especially if you’re not confident with them staying put. If you’re worried about them slipping, swapping out your chewing gum habit for something like breath mints is a much better way to keep your dentures in place. You could even use mouthwash after meals to freshen your breath as an alternative to gum. Speak to your dentist if you’re still dealing with bad breath even without gum.
4. Don’t forget to soak them
Keeping your dentures moist is not just something you see in cartoons. The base of your dentures is made from flexible polymer, and when the polymer is moist, the material will bend easily. This allows you to slide your dentures into the right position without a struggle. If you allow the dentures to dry out, the polymer becomes brittle and that makes it hard for it to sit in your mouth comfortably. Keep them in a glass of denture soaking solution or water, and keep the base soft when you’re not using them.
Final Thoughts
And there you have it! A few helpful guidelines on keeping your dentures secure. We hope that you will follow them to make your transition to wearing dentures a little easier.