A Tip For Denture Wearers

[Lon]

LEAVE YOUR DENTURES IN WHEN YOU GO TO BED. I've been wearing uppers and lowers since age 22.That's 61 years and makes me knowledgeable on the subject. I am only on my second set, which dentist friends find remarkable. They look good, don't slip and I can eat anything except caramels. If you take your dentures out at night your gums will continue to shrink as you get older and thus require new dentures or re-lineing. Keeping them in at night will help keep your gums from shrinking too fast. I clean and wash my dentures after most meals and before going to bed. A Dentist would never give you this tip.
CAN YOU GUESS WHY??

 

[Aunt Bea]

Another vote for leaving dentures in 24x7 but my experience only spans 45 years.

 

[deesierra]

Good to know! I still have most of my own teeth, but as I age they are getting weaker (apparently) and crack easily. I imagine I will be needing dentures within 10 years or so....or at least partials.

 

[Ruthanne]

I often leave my partial in when I sleep but want to clean it sometimes, too.

 

[Iodine]

My mom's dentist back in the 60s told her the same thing Lon. She never had to have hers relined.

 

[terry123]

Keep mine in at night after cleaning.

 

[Carolee]

I always wear my dentures 24/7 but happy to hear that it's a good thing to do.

 

[Lolly]

This is good to know. I have been told to never wear my dentures at night as it will not allow my gums to breath.. but if that's now true, I would rather wear them. I believe they give support to my face muscles which ache without them in.

 

[HiDesertHal]

Yep...I keep mine in too, but I always clean with warm salt water and a tooth brush, gums and dentures, inside & out!

Ten-four,

HiDesertHal