Denture Information
Problems and Oral Care
It’s very important to understand that your dental appliances are not just the only things you need to consider and look after when it comes to oral care. Gums, ridges and general mouth health care are things that should always be looked at. The very simple act of rubbing your gums with your finger or a soft toothbrush, washing your mouth out with salty water and/or using aloe Vera Vaseline will help prevent nasty infections and bad breath.
It’s also very important that you do not sleep with your dental appliances. It’s crucial that you remove them to give your mouth, supporting muscles and tissues a chance to relax and distress. Patients that chose not to take this advice on board have a greater risk of suffering from major oral infections. It can also lead to fatal diseases and incurable oral cancers. Gum and tissue deterioration is also at high risk as there is a huge increase in bacteria inside the mouth.
Excessive and continues pressure in most cases leads to osteo degeneration of the alveolar ridge depleting the stability of the dental appliances' position and altering the vertical dimensions of the natural occlusal plain. These alterations consequently lead to the patient re-habituating to the dental appliances controlability.
To prevent such nasty complications, it’s advised that you seek an oral examination at least twice a year to ensure that things are running smoothly. This examination will not only provide you with comfort and understand, but it will also give your practitioner the chance to correct and or medicate you if they are any major problems or concerns.
Dental appliances that are not fitted properly can devastatingly lead to incurable oral cancers. A dental specialist must be arranged for an oral check-up to ensure all problems are addressed as quickly as possible.
Examinations are highly recommended as they gift you with the knowledge of your oral health and position.
Examinations/Consultations
Before a denture can be created and placed, a patient needs to have an initial consultation and evaluation by a Denture practitioner who will undertake a comprehensive dental examination and a medical and dental history.
First visit we will record your history, diagnose your situation, assess your needs and make a basic prognosis of what is expected from practitioners pin of view as well as the patients. Usually, oro-facial measurements are pursued, crucial for establishing bite and TMJ relationship, as well as assessing the correct and natural dentition sizes shapes and colure of the future dental appliance to construct a natural dental appliance to suite the face. It is utterly important to conduct a full Clinical examination of the total oral cavity including all soft and hard tissues taking particular attention of the edentulous portions and implant placement regions.
Your medical history is crucial to us and must be expressed to the practitioner before any treatment. At first meeting expect to forward to us any prescribed and/or non-prescribed medication that you may be taking at time of your appointment.
Soreness
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Soreness in the jaw, underneath the tongue and on the palate can leave you feeling fullness in the mouth due to swelling.
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It’s crucial that patients be made aware that under no circumstance should he or she wear a dental appliance for an extensive time or whilst sleeping. Excessive wear of the dental appliance could lead to a number of different problems. These problems may involve, improper support, which can distress the jaw mechanism, commonly leading to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. This should not be taken lightly as it could disrupt sleeping patterns and cause the patient immense pain.
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It’s important that patients understand that it is not acceptable to consume excessive amounts of alcohol and smoke a large number of cigarettes if they are under the influence of prescribed medication for soreness, infections or pains inside the mouth. The consumption of any of these products could prolong or intensify any painful oral issues.
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Patients must understand that they should never leave an infection or slight pain untreated. By not having the problem sourced and carefully examined, it could potentially lead to a worse problem, creating future disturbances.
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At initial stages of the insertion of the newly made dental appliance, patients need to understand that the mouth will need to learn how to adjust to having the appliance inside of it. If the patient finds that they are having problems and issues due to pain, please make sure you seek advice from the practitioner to guarantee an easier denture lifestyle.
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