Denture care can seem oddly complicated once you start reading labels. Here’s what cleaning really involves, why ordinary products may not suit the appliance, and how to get advice from our McPhillips Street clinic that fits yours.
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Nobody is born knowing how to wash removable teeth. Instructions fade over the years, products change, and well-meant tips from friends don’t always agree. If you’re not certain you’re doing it properly, you’re in good company.
The basic idea is simple. Take the denture out, brush it using a brush and cleanser appropriate for it, then clean your gums, tongue and any remaining teeth. Your dentist can check that this suits your particular appliance and can look at how the appliance and your mouth are holding up.
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Many toothpastes are abrasive for denture materials, which is why the product you pick deserves a second look.
Washing the appliance is half the routine, and the mouth it came out of needs attention as well.
Bring in what you own and use, and ask what’s recommended for a design like yours.
Your routine depends partly on what you wear. A complete denture and a partial both come out for cleaning, though the surfaces left behind aren’t the same.
When a complete denture is out, what remains to clean is mostly soft tissue: the gums and tongue that it was covering or touching.
A partial relies on your remaining teeth for some of its support, so those teeth become the priority once it’s removed.
Your denture’s material and design shape what’s appropriate. When in doubt, ask before trying something new on it.
A question about cleaning can lead to a useful review. Here’s how a visit might go if you’d like the whole picture along with product advice.
Request your visitDescribe what you use, how often, and anything you’ve tried and given up on. Plain details are more helpful than the textbook answer.
The dentist assesses your oral tissues, your remaining teeth, your jaw relationship and the appliance you’re wearing now.
Wear, damage or fit changes can each be discussed, along with whether adjustment, a reline or a replacement would make sense.
You’ll be told which kind of brush and cleanser is suitable, and how your denture ought to be stored when it’s out of your mouth.
It’s easier to give advice about the actual box or tube than about a description of it. A photo on your phone works just as well, if carrying everything seems silly.
When you book, you’re welcome to ask how much time to allow and what an estimate would look like.
A treatment room, and the front desk.
Some people feel awkward admitting they aren’t sure about something so everyday. Please don’t let that stop you. A short, direct question is all this takes.
If it would help to see how a denture is handled and brushed, ask whether that can be shown at your appointment.
If handling something small and slippery is tricky for you, say so when you ask about your routine.
Advice only helps if you’ll follow it, so speak up when a taste, a smell or a step puts you off.
After the advice
A spotless denture can still stop fitting properly, since your jaw and gum tissues keep changing after teeth are lost. Reviews cover what brushing can’t.
Out, brush, clean your mouth, then wear or store the denture as directed. Keeping the same sequence makes it automatic.
Most patients are advised to leave their dentures out for part of every day, so your tissues aren’t covered constantly.
A denture that moves, catches food or creates sore areas needs an assessment, however well you’re cleaning it.
Noticed damage or a sudden sore place? A phone call to the clinic is the way to go, not the form.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)If you live in Highland Pointe, an area in Winnipeg, your visit takes place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, and directions are linked in this section.
Ask online or by phone, whichever you like. Using the form doesn’t secure a time, as that gets confirmed once the clinic has replied.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dentures in Highland Pointe.
Ask our teamMany toothpastes are abrasive for the materials dentures are made from. Choose the products and brushes recommended for your appliance, and ask if you’re unsure which those are.
They do different jobs. Brushing cleans the denture, while time out of your mouth lets the tissues rest. Most patients are advised to do both, and your own instructions apply.
Your gums and tongue still need cleaning. Oral tissues remain part of your daily routine and part of what gets reviewed at dental visits.
Bring the product or a photo of its label. The dentist can tell you what’s recommended for your denture and whether something else would be a better fit.
Trapped food can mean the fit has changed, since tissues keep altering over time. Wear or damage may also play a part, so ask to have it assessed.
Use the form on this page or phone (204) 338-3003 to ask about a visit at our McPhillips Street clinic. We’ll be in touch about a time, as the request alone doesn’t hold one.
Good denture care is closely tied to gum health and regular visits. These pages go further, for anyone who’d like more detail.
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Highland Pointe residents can request a denture appointment with our Winnipeg team, and a confirmation of the time will follow by reply.
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