How long have you had your dentures?

Over time your mouth and dentures undergo inevitable changes. Dentures should be replaced every five to seven years to restore optimum fit, function and appearance. In the meantime, if your dentures require a repair or relining, your Denturist can best advise you of the most suitable treatment plan.

Your Denturist can often offer same day service for relines and repairs to minimize the amount of time you are without your dentures.

Have your dentures assessed.

Relines

Relining consists of adding new base (pink) material to the tissue side of a denture to ensure a snug fit. Your Denturist will need to take an intra-oral impression inside your existing denture to complete the reline.

Relining affects only the fit of your denture and will not change the appearance or address any wear of the denture teeth. Relines are required when tissue changes occur due to resorption (shrinkage) which can be due to:

  • loss of weight

  • loss of teeth

  • loss of bone/tissue

  • disease or illness

Repairs

Never attempt to repair or alter your dentures yourself. Improperly repaired dentures (with Krazy Glue®) will not last long and may cause irritation due to the poor fit and have an adverse effect on your overall health.

Repairs may be required when breakage or damage occurs, when one or more teeth need to be added to an existing denture (due to tooth extraction), or because of wear and tear.

Often denture teeth and clasps can be added to exist­ing partial dentures when natural teeth are lost.

A proper repair requires addition of new denture base (pink) material to the repair area and may require an intra­oral impression by the Denturist prior to repair.

Most repairs can easily be done in one day. If your denture requires a repair, it may indicate underlying problems associated with the age of the denture, worn teeth or poor fit.

Your Denturist is the professional who can repair a broken denture and best explain how to prevent further denture breakage from occurring.

Denture Soft Liners

For your comfort

Soft liners are used to increase chewing comfort in new or existing dentures.

Soft liners are bonded to the surface of dentures and rest on the oral tissues. The soft liner acts as a shock absorber between the hard plastic denture base and the sensitive oral tissues covering the jaw ridges.

If you are suffering with denture sore spots, speak to your Denturist about how a soft liner may help you.

Is a soft liner right for you?

Permanent soft liners provide comfort and relief for individuals with:

  • Chronic soreness

  • Severely flattened ridges that do not tolerate the chewing pressure comfortably

  • Ridges with prominent or sharp bony areas

Advantages of soft liners:

  • Greater comfort; many denture wearers report that they can chew food more comfortably

  • Patients experience a reduced number of sore spots

  • A proven technology, soft liners have been available for over 40 years, and during that time the materials and technology have steadily improved

Things to think about with soft liners:

  • special consideration in the use of proper cleansers and proper home care must be given to soft liners

  • like all dentures, soft lined dentures require regular follow up visits with a Denturist to examine the fit of the dentures, the health of the oral tissues, and to professionally clean dentures,

  • if recommended

Ask your Denturist how you could benefit from a soft liner.