Whether you wear full or partial dentures, you need to be aware that your mouth's soft tissues need to receive due respect and have their period of coverage limited.

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Your mouth is just as important, with or without teeth. You will still have to clean your mouth regularly - morning and night. Dentures to also accumulate plaque.

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Specifically for Complete Dentures

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How to clean:

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1. Brush your dentures twice a day with a denture brush (e.g. from Fixodent or Oral-B)

2. Clean your tongue with glycerine and gause

3. Use a non-abrasive toothpaste or Fairy Liquid (mild dishwashing detergent)

4. Once a month soak your dentures in a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of white vinegar poured in to it.

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• Do not sleep with your dentures in place - leave them damp overnight

• Massage your palate firmly with your thumb every night once you have taken your dentures out to maintain the blood circulation there.

• Make sure your dentures do not rub on any part of your mouth and that they are not hurting or ill fitting

• Watch out for redness anywhere inside your mouth. This is a brighter redness that how your gums normally look. This is a fungal infection that can be treated with Fluconazole (which your dentist can prescribe).

• The redness if it develops further can extend to the corners of your mouth, or you may simply have it at the corners of your mouth - this is still a fungal infection. 

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Specifically for partial dentures

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• Remember to brush your teeth and maintain good oral hygiene when you wear partial dentures

• After meals, clean food trapped between teeth and the denture, as these are areas where tooth decay starts quickly

• Ask your dentist / hygienist for fluoride to the tooth roots if they are becoming exposed. This will prevent decay and reduces any sensitivity

• If your teeth are very tender as your partials are inserted / removed, it is likely that the clasps need to be adjusted, as they are overloading the teeth. - Ask your dentist to correct this for you