Denture Adhesives - Indications and Usage
Conventional complete dentures are of the most affordable solutions for completely toothless patient.
Usually good full dentures do not need denture adhesives.
But sometimes the denture needs more retention and fixation.
Complete dentures are composed of a large plate called the base plate with the artificial teeth mounted on it.
The inner surface of the plate should be completely adapted on the patient mucosa because complete dentures retention depend mainly on air evacuation between the base plate and mucosa that covers the toothless ridge.
Also muscular support and salivary secretion have a great importance in denture retention.
Usually denture adhesive is needed when the patient suffers from unfavorable ridge anatomy or salivary secretion defects.
Decreased ridge height usually happens as a result of prolonged mastication on toothless jaws, This will stimulate bone restoration in response to pressure.
SO you should make a denture after about 6 months from extraction of the last tooth and any delay will lead to bone destruction.
As we mentioned before, salivary secretion rate and saliva viscosity are very important to denture retention.
Complete dentures are more retentive if the patient has a normal salivary flow with proper consistency.
Too viscid or too liquid saliva will diminish denture retention and increase the need to use denture adhesives.
There are many denture adhesives available today in markets.
The adhesive usually presented in the form of paste, tape or powder.
The method of using denture adhesives varies according to the form you prefer.
To use powder adhesive you will need first to clean the fitting surface of the denture with a tooth brush then rinse it with water and do not over dry it because we need it to be a little wet to retain the powder on the surface.
Then you will distribute a thin even layer of the powder to the fitting surface.
Too much or too little powder will not be helpful.
Glow or paste systems are a little more retentive than powder but also a little harder to be cleaned from mouth and denture, It is not the big deal as wiping with a rough cloth will be enough to clean it.
Tape systems will take a little more time to apply it on the denture, As the tape has to be cut to fit the shape and size of the denture.
But some patients may feel uncomfortable with glow and tape systems as they usually cause a minor occlusion change that may be annoying to sensitive patients.
Usually good full dentures do not need denture adhesives.
But sometimes the denture needs more retention and fixation.
Complete dentures are composed of a large plate called the base plate with the artificial teeth mounted on it.
The inner surface of the plate should be completely adapted on the patient mucosa because complete dentures retention depend mainly on air evacuation between the base plate and mucosa that covers the toothless ridge.
Also muscular support and salivary secretion have a great importance in denture retention.
Usually denture adhesive is needed when the patient suffers from unfavorable ridge anatomy or salivary secretion defects.
Decreased ridge height usually happens as a result of prolonged mastication on toothless jaws, This will stimulate bone restoration in response to pressure.
SO you should make a denture after about 6 months from extraction of the last tooth and any delay will lead to bone destruction.
As we mentioned before, salivary secretion rate and saliva viscosity are very important to denture retention.
Complete dentures are more retentive if the patient has a normal salivary flow with proper consistency.
Too viscid or too liquid saliva will diminish denture retention and increase the need to use denture adhesives.
There are many denture adhesives available today in markets.
The adhesive usually presented in the form of paste, tape or powder.
The method of using denture adhesives varies according to the form you prefer.
To use powder adhesive you will need first to clean the fitting surface of the denture with a tooth brush then rinse it with water and do not over dry it because we need it to be a little wet to retain the powder on the surface.
Then you will distribute a thin even layer of the powder to the fitting surface.
Too much or too little powder will not be helpful.
Glow or paste systems are a little more retentive than powder but also a little harder to be cleaned from mouth and denture, It is not the big deal as wiping with a rough cloth will be enough to clean it.
Tape systems will take a little more time to apply it on the denture, As the tape has to be cut to fit the shape and size of the denture.
But some patients may feel uncomfortable with glow and tape systems as they usually cause a minor occlusion change that may be annoying to sensitive patients.
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