how to use denture adhesives

[tirath]

Denture adhesives come in three basic forms: paste (or glue), powder and wafer thin liners. To determine the best one for you and your dentures, try each one to determine which suits your needs.

Paste, or tooth glue as denture wearers commonly call it, comes in a tube and is squeezed onto the gum portion of the denture. Manufactured under several brand names, denture paste is probably the most preferred type of adhesive. Paste also comes in a variety of flavors and strengths, so choosing one means also knowing your needs.

To properly apply paste to dentures, first make sure your dentures are thoroughly clean. For upper teeth, squeeze three small lines into the gum lines and one longer line across the upper plate. For the lower teeth, apply three small lines into the gum ridges.

        

[sushantpatel_doc]

What do these denture ahesives contain? Are they harmful if accidently ingested?

        

[Anonymous]

sushantpatel_doc wrote:

What do these denture ahesives contain? Are they harmful if accidently ingested?

no. they are not harmful but of course care must be taken not to ingest them

        

[gaurang_thanvi2003]

What are the different brand names and why pastes preferred ???
And i think they reduce life of denture .
They have advantage also by mantaining Oral hygine and give shine with removal for bacteria and plaque…

        

[sushantpatel_doc]

Ten brands of denture adhesive on sale in the United Kingdom have had their active constituents identified by infrared spectroscopy. Six contained Karaya gum, an acidic substance which in aqueous solution could cause decalcification of enamel. The viscosity of the denture adhesives studied was of the order of 106 poise. After mixing with water all showed an increase in viscosity, some showing a subsequent fall as further dilution with water took place.

        

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