Helping your patients to maintain their denture performance
Maintaining the performance of dentures
There are a number of individual patient factors which can mean patients need help maintaining the performance of their dentures. These could be physical, clinical or behavioural, including:
- Oral anatomy – where the available surface area for adhesion is restricted1,2
- Xerostomia (dry mouth) – which can disrupt normal denture retention1
- Immediate full dentures – where fit may change over time as bone resorption occurs after tooth extraction3
- Preservation of natural teeth – where excessive functional forces may cause tooth mobility or loss4,5
- Patient psychology – how patients adapt to their denture3,6
- Denture hygiene – where the cleaning method or frequency results in poor denture hygiene and risks oral health5,7,8
- Denture stomatitis – caused by long-term inadequate denture cleaning or wearing dentures overnight9
The role of denture fixatives
Denture fixatives – helping enhance denture retention and stability*
- Denture fixatives help increase denture retention and stability, minimize food entrapment and improve comfort*
- Poligrip fixatives provide clinically proven improved hold for up to 12 hours*
- Poligrip fixatives provide increased seal and comfort*
*vs no fixative
Guidelines for the use of denture fixatives – Oral Health Foundation
“Denture fixatives can be beneficial to the patient. They may enhance comfort, provide psychological satisfaction, increase confidence and thus wellbeing, while increasing retention and stability, and improving function.”11
Support your patients on their journey to optimal denture care
Impact on patient quality of life
Find out about the impact that dry mouth has on patients’ daily lives.
Educational Resources
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