Access Dental and Dentures is the best dentist in southern Missouri! That includes our on-site professional dental lab where we can create custom dentures. In many cases, your dentures could even be ready the next day. If you are curious about what to expect after you receive your dentures and how to take care of them, keep reading!
Adjust Your Diet
In the first 24 hours, your diet should consist of non-carbonated, cold beverages (i.e. ice tea) and soft foods. Progress diet as healing allows.
Don't Rinse!
DO NOT RINSE YOUR MOUTH in the first 24 hours, as this may dislodge the clots in the tooth socket. The result is a dry socket, which can be very painful. This rarely happens but when it does, it is usually the result of smoking. If you feel the need to remove the dentures, remember to rinse them quickly with cold water and reinsert immediately. If you cannot insert the denture, wait for your dentist to help you. Place a towel on your pillow, because it is normal to have some oozing of blood.
Expect Some Pain & Swelling
Please leave the immediate dentures in place for 24 hours after your teeth have been removed. The dentures will act as a bandage to protect the extraction sites and to prevent swelling. The dentures will limit the bleeding and swelling with their splinting. Ice packs placed on the face in the extraction areas for 10-15 minute intervals will help minimize the pain. Please follow pain medication instructions as prescribed by your doctor.
Adjusting to Your Bite & Speech
In the first 24 hours, the dentures may not feel right. You may also experience salivation and gagging for the first few days. Your dentist will adjust your denture over the next couple of appointments. Please be patient as you heal. The doctor and his staff will help you adjust to your new prosthesis. You may notice a lisp or slurring of your speech in the first days of wearing your denture. This is normal and will disappear as you adjust to your denture.
Denture & Mouth Care
After the initial 24 hours, use a denture brush that is contoured to clean your denture and an ADA approved denture-cleaning solution. Clean dentures twice a day. For the 1st week please only remove the dentures to clean them and then place them back in your mouth. Leaving the dentures out for an extended period may result in increased swelling and inability reinsert the dentures. After 1 week: Please begin removing your denture at night. Exposure to oxygen is best for your gums. When the denture is out of your mouth, place in water to prevent the acrylic from drying out.
Healing Process
As you are healing, the swelling is reduced, and the extraction sites will begin to close. The dentures may begin to slip or feel big. You may purchase denture adhesive at your local drugstore. Please use as directed. During the initial stages of healing while the extraction sites re open, please do not place denture adhesive over the extraction sites or in the denture area that sits on the extraction sites. Denture adhesive can be irritating to open sockets and may cause infection. You will also need to clean the denture adhesive completely off the denture and your tissue before reapplying. Over the next 3-6 months, you will have many changes in your mouth. Remember the removal of teeth involves bones and bone requires 6 months to completely heal.
Best Denture Care
If you have any questions about how the process of getting fit for dentures works or want to ask our team more questions about how to prepare, give us a call at 1-877-DENTIST! We are the best Missouri dentists, and we are happy to help get you to the confident, healthy smile of your dreams. Call Access Dental and Dentures today!
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