What are the precautions for installing dentures

Due to various reasons, many people have to extract their original teeth when they reach middle age or old age, and wear removable dentures or inlay ceramic teeth. Of course, there will be many things to adapt to after installing the dentures. It takes several months to adapt to the existence of dentures. At the same time, there are many things to pay attention to after installing dentures. So what specific things do you need to pay attention to? Let’s take a look together below!

1. For friends who have had a tooth extracted, the wound will bleed. Lie in a semi-recumbent position and bite gauze or cotton balls for more than half an hour before spitting them out. If there is a small amount of bleeding in the saliva within a day, it is normal. If there is a lot of bleeding, ask a doctor to stop the bleeding in time! Also remember not to take a hot bath immediately to avoid causing bleeding from the wound!

2. After 2 hours of tooth extraction, friends can eat some liquid food, such as porridge. Remember, the food should not be too hard or too hot, otherwise it will cause the wound to bleed again. It should also be noted that it is best not to do strenuous exercise, drink alcohol, or suck the wound on the day after tooth extraction. In any case, it is best to get a good rest on the first day!

3. Pay attention to cleanliness. Dentures must be cleaned carefully. After each meal, you should take out your dentures, rinse them with clean water and then wear them again to prevent food residues from causing decay of the real teeth in your mouth. Before going to bed, brush it with toothpaste and soak it in cold water so that you can wear it the next day.

4. Do not eat food that is too cold, too hard, too sour, or too sweet after wearing dentures. Dentures themselves are not afraid of the stimulation of cold, hot, sour or sweet, but the gums cannot tolerate it. The choice of food should be gradual, from soft to hard, and slowly adapt. Food that is too sticky can also affect the bite of the teeth.

5. Learn the correct way to take off and put on dentures. Do not remove the dentures forcefully to avoid damaging the clasp of the denture, which may cause discomfort or even inability to wear the denture. When soaking dentures, avoid overheating or alcohol to prevent deformation of the teeth.

If an adult needs to install dentures after having a tooth extracted, then they need to wait for the gums to recover for two months before installing them. After wearing dentures, they must pay attention to regular cleaning. At the same time, if cracks appear in dentures after being worn for a long period of time, they must be repaired and replaced in the hospital.