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How to get used to fixed dentures. What patients say. Restoration of taste sensations

Eating with dentures is different from eating with natural teeth. If you chew on only one side of your mouth, your dentures may become loose or come off. Additionally, certain textures of food can damage or dislodge dentures. So be patient and give yourself a few weeks to get used to the dentures in your mouth. You will have to avoid using certain types food, but with some preparation you can continue to enjoy most of the foods you enjoy.

Steps

Part 1

How to get used to dentures

    Chew food on both sides of your mouth. Food should be located in the back of the mouth on the chewing teeth or on the front corners of the mouth. Chew slowly on both sides of your mouth. This will make your dentures less likely to move, and the pressure on your teeth will be distributed evenly.

    Try not to chew with your front teeth. If you bite food with your front teeth, you create a high risk of dentures becoming dislodged. Instead, try to bite your food slightly sideways and then use your tongue to move it to the side. chewing teeth in the depths of the mouth. Chew your food thoroughly and slowly before swallowing.

    Adapt to your dentures with a liquid diet. People who have never worn dentures before may find it very difficult to chew any hard foods. In this case, it is wise to start adaptation by drinking nutritious liquids, such as fruit and vegetable juices or milk (animal or plant). Then you should gradually switch to eating fruit and vegetable purees, for example, applesauce or compote. Here are some more options:

    • tea or coffee sweetened with honey;
    • soup, broth or puree soup without lumps of roughage.
  1. Switch to soft foods. Such food will be easy to chew and swallow. Cut or pound food before eating if necessary. In addition to liquid foods, you can also consume:

    • soft cheese, eggs, mashed potatoes, minced meat dishes and boiled legumes;
    • soft fruits, boiled rice and pasta;
    • bread and cereal flakes soaked in milk or water.
  2. Steam vegetables. This will preserve the flavor of the vegetables, but will soften them while giving them a slightly crunchy texture. Pour about 1 inch of water into a large saucepan. Place it on a burner over high heat and bring to a boil. Place a steaming mesh on top of the water in the pan and place it on top fresh vegetables. Cover the pan with a lid and let the vegetables soften for about ten minutes.

Dentures are worn important function to restore speech and chewing. They are removable and non-removable. Their presence in the oral cavity stops the process of dental deformation and prevents the occurrence of diseases mandibular joint. Owners of fixed dentures are only concerned about the sensation of a foreign body in the oral cavity. The habit of wearing removable dentures is not developed so quickly, because many difficulties arise after their installation.

Many people think that denture wearers are simply capricious, but this is far from true, it’s all about the individual characteristics of the body. Over time the oral cavity gets used to the absence of teeth Thus, the dentition, cheeks and gums have adapted to this position. And when the prosthesis is lowered onto an empty space, pressure begins on the neighboring teeth, pain in the gums, taste sensations are lost, salivation increases, difficulties arise when speaking, and nausea arises. All these troubles when wearing them will gradually disappear, but how to speed up the process of getting used to them, and most importantly, how not to go off this path and not be tempted not to wear them?

Techniques that speed up the addiction to dentures

Sometimes, at the beginning of the adaptation period, abrasions, swelling and wounds on the gums, this is usually due to improper putting on of the removable structure. To avoid injury to the oral cavity when wearing it, you must carefully examine the correct installation in the mirror.

To make the process of adaptation to the implant more successful and painless, doctors have developed a number of techniques. First two appointments help cope with nausea.

  1. Breathe deeply through your nose. At the same time, suck on the lollipops, swallowing excess saliva. This action will help shorten the interval from the prosthesis to the point in the pharynx that causes vomiting reflex. If the mucous membrane is dry, drink water.
  2. Rinse your mouth salt solution.
  3. Helps you get rid of distorted speech and poor diction simple exercises. The first exercise consists of slowly reading aloud, first quietly and effortlessly, then with gradual increase volume. You need to exercise three to five times a day for ten minutes. The second is in the use of words with more vowels and alternating consonants and vowels. To regain clear diction, pronounce consonant sounds. Tongue twisters with big amount hard sounds also used to restore diction.
  4. Taste sensations return within three to four weeks. To speed up the process, you need to eat soft food in small pieces, holding it in your mouth.
  5. To avoid pain, don't eat tough and rough products . After 2 weeks, the gums will develop a habit of using dentures and become comfortable. By following this rule, the gums under the dentures will not be subject to injury. If painful sensations If there is any, then try massaging your gums with your fingertips.

    In order not to delay the process of getting used to the foreign body, do not remove the prosthesis at night for the first 2-3 weeks. In the morning and evening, as usual, the denture should be removed and cleaned.​

The adaptation period with these exercises is 3 weeks, while without the use of exercises it is several months.

For quick adaptation Observe the following rules for a removable implant.

  1. Clean the structure thoroughly;
  2. During the mouth rinse procedure, massage the gums;
  3. Care for your mouth regularly: rinse it with warm infusions and decoctions of various herbs, such as chamomile, calendula, sage and others. Thanks to these manipulations with herbs, it is possible to relieve inflammation and heal wounds, thus making it easier to tolerate and reducing the time of adaptation to the implant.
  4. Nessesary to use various means fixation of a removable implant if it is mobile in the oral cavity. They prevent swelling and chafing of the gums. They also promote rapid adaptation when special structure jaws.

If you follow all your dentist’s instructions, the adaptation process will be much faster and painless.

Individual intolerance

If all the rules of adaptation are followed, but the habit of wearing is not developed, then individual intolerance probably occurs here. Most doctors believe that “individual intolerance” is more wears psychological character than dental. Therefore, you need to choose: try to get used to the structure or remain without it.

Thus, constant wearing Dental implants are accompanied by an adaptation period, during which the body gets used to the foreign body in the oral cavity.

When is the habituation process considered complete?

  • Upon contact with the prosthesis, no irritation of the oral mucosa is observed;
  • The patient feels that he cannot do without a denture;
  • The bearer of the design psychologically accepts and understands the need to use it and does not feel “defective”.

The installation of dental implants and adaptation to them are closely related and represent independent stages of prosthetics. Therefore, the process of prosthetics cannot be considered successful and completed if adaptation to the foreign object has not taken place.

The adaptation period when installing dentures is considered certain period time, during which not only does one get used to the structure, but also ensures the high-quality functioning of the entire dental system.

The problem of missing one or more teeth can be solved by dentures. Even with high level development of dentistry, complete or partial loss of teeth is not such a rare occurrence.

The service of dental prosthetics remains relevant. Moreover, implantation is necessary not only for aesthetic reasons.

The absence of several teeth negatively affects the health of the entire oral cavity. In the area of ​​the resulting defect, the bone tissue decreases in volume. As a result, the load on the entire human chewing apparatus increases.

Depending on the type, prostheses are divided into fixed, conditionally removable and removable structures. The latter are used in cases of complete absence of teeth. They effectively restore lost functions of the jaw system.

In turn, removable dentures are divided into complete, with the restoration of the masticatory apparatus, and partial, when several teeth are recreated.

The selection of an artificial jaw system is carried out by an orthopedic dentist. Depending on what kind of oral defect needs to be eliminated, the type of prosthesis is selected.

The process of dental prosthetics is divided into several stages:

  • clinical examination of the patient;
  • preparing the oral cavity for prosthetics;
  • making impressions of the upper and lower jaw;
  • trial installation and adjustment;
  • wax modeling of the jaw bed;
  • wax removal and denture installation;
  • checking occlusion and aesthetics;
  • production of a complete prosthesis.

After an examination with a mandatory x-ray of the oral cavity, the doctor treats the remaining teeth to eliminate pockets of infection.

If necessary, completely destroyed teeth are removed and gum treatment is prescribed.

After the final version of the prosthesis is made in the laboratory, the patient tries on the false jaw. Properly selected designs should not cause inconvenience.

Types and cost

Modern dentures are made from high quality materials. During operation, they do not change shape and do not lose elasticity. The following materials are used for manufacturing:

  • acrylic plastic;
  • clasp;
  • nylon.

When choosing a certain type of prosthetics, the financial capabilities and wishes of the patient must be taken into account.

With proper use, a long service life of false jaws is observed, regardless of the material of manufacture.

Some removable structures require additional adjustment, which becomes apparent after the first days of use.

Plastic


Such a prosthesis is firmly fixed to the gum due to the rarefied space between the artificial tooth and the oral mucosa.

The average lifespan of an acrylic system is 4 years. The reason for the wide popularity of acrylic dentures is their affordable cost, which averages from 8 to 15 thousand rubles.

Clasp


Clasp dentures consist of a metal frame (clasp), which is characterized by potential comfort. They are fixed on the gums with special latches (clasps) or micro-locks (attachments).

Small branches of the metal frame are called clasps. Dental jaws with clasp fixation are simple and reliable to use.

They have only one drawback - the metal latches are noticeable when you smile.

Clasp systems with micro-locks are a more progressive type of prosthetics. They are securely fixed to the crowns of surviving teeth. The metal fasteners are located in such a way that they are completely invisible from the outside.

The cost of clasp jaws with clasps is 25 - 30 thousand rubles, the cost of locking dentures is about 40 thousand rubles.

Nylon


Removable dentures made of elastic nylon are easy to use. This prosthetics is indicated for complete or partial absence teeth.

Their main advantage is high aesthetic qualities and affordable cost.

Nylon prostheses reliably imitate living tissue teeth. The main disadvantage is not entirely comfortable operation, which is due to the uneven distribution of load during chewing.

During wearing, the artificial structure may sag; therefore, it needs regular correction. The cost of a complete prosthesis is 25 thousand rubles.

Physiological addiction


The process of addiction is complicated physiological characteristics body. The immune system perceives the installed prosthesis as foreign body.

Even an initially perfectly fitted orthodontic design causes the sensation of a foreign object in the mouth.

Practice shows that addiction lasts about a month. The process of rejection of a foreign object is accompanied by the following physiological symptoms:

After completing the process of adaptation to dentures, the patient ceases to feel their presence in the mouth.

The period of adaptation depends on the size of the dentures, the material, the quality of the dentist’s work and the individual characteristics of the patient’s body.

To partially neutralize unpleasant symptoms During the adaptation period, you should follow some recommendations.

You will learn how to live fully with removable dentures from the video material.

Pain in gums

Even light dentures cause pain at first. Unpleasant sensations intensify while eating.

In some cases, the addiction process is complicated by inflammation and bleeding of the gums. In this case, correction is necessary.

After the correction is completed, the habituation process resumes. A well-fitting prosthesis will definitely cause pain.

This is due to the fact that the gums are accustomed to the absence of a tooth. The appearance of a prosthesis is perceived as an additional burden.

It is better to grind the meat into minced meat, and simmer the cabbage until fully cooked. To avoid accidentally injuring your gums and cheeks, you should chew food slowly. You can return to your usual diet within a month.

Tip: when constant pain will help with gums light massage. With cleanly washed hands, massage the area of ​​the oral cavity around the prosthesis in a circular motion for 2 to 3 minutes.

Dull taste

According to statistics, about 40% of patients complain of changes in taste after dentures. The problem is temporary. Usually the sense of taste is restored after two weeks.

Slow chewing will help you feel the taste of the dish during the adaptation process. You should chew every bite of food thoroughly and with gusto.

Articulation disorder

Modern dentures fully replace lost teeth and should not cause problems with articulation. Intensive pronunciation of words will help restore diction.

Pronunciation of tongue twisters helps to restore speech functions well. Words should be pronounced clearly, avoiding rapid pronouncement of phrases.

Attacks of nausea and dizziness

An increased gag reflex occurs as a natural reaction of the body to a foreign body. To relieve an attack of nausea, it is enough to make several deep entries through the nose.

Mint tablets and lozenges will help cope with prolonged vomiting.

If nausea is accompanied by dizziness, you should consult a doctor. Additional correction of the prosthesis may be required.

Increased salivation

Excessive salivation is also natural reaction body to a foreign object. Drooling increases because the body perceives removable structures installed in the oral cavity as food.

When the brain sends the appropriate signal, processes in the oral cavity are enhanced that facilitate thorough digestion of food mass. Rinsing your mouth with a weak salt solution will help reduce salivation.

Tip: During the adaptation period, it is useful to wet the removable jaw with water before placing it in the oral cavity.

Instead of water, you can use a special fixative, which is sold at the pharmacy.

How to speed up the adaptation process?


To avoid injury to the gums, you should carefully rehearse the process of installing dentures. It is recommended to practice in front of a mirror for a few minutes.

The adjustment process will be less painful if the dentures are removed at night.

They should be hygienically cleaned every day before going to bed. Plaque and tartar can form on false teeth. To prolong their service life, it is recommended to clean them daily with a soft brush.

To store them overnight, place them in an individual container.

During the day, new dentures compress the gums, causing wounds and micro-inflammations to appear in the oral cavity.

In order for the adaptation process to go quickly, painlessly and without problems, it is necessary to fully care for the oral cavity.

Regularly before going to bed after removing dentures, it is recommended to rinse your gums with decoctions of chamomile, calendula or sage. Regular rinsing will help relieve the symptoms of inflammation.

If after a month artificial teeth, as before, cause discomfort, you should consult a doctor. Perhaps the artificial structure is not suitable for reasons of individual intolerance.

You will learn about the indications and wearing of removable dentures from the video.

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Removable dentures have to be used in the absence of all teeth (complete edentia) or several units to restore chewing function and achieve an aesthetic effect. Implanted teeth– the least traumatic method of prosthetics, however, getting used to the prosthesis takes a lot of time and can cause a lot of inconvenience to the owner. To make the process easier, you can use some techniques to help relieve acute symptoms. What is the difficulty of adaptation?

Problems when adapting to removable dentures

Replacement own teeth using a removable denture requires getting used to new sensations. The adaptation process begins after the structure is installed in its permanent location. Unusual filling of the oral cavity is accompanied by a number of symptoms:

  • gagging occurs because the new denture is foreign to the patient and irritates the palate, touching the nerve endings;
  • increased salivation is explained by the fact that the body perceives the structure that appears in the mouth as food and strives to digest it;
  • the new design changes diction, especially if it is prosthetic upper jaw, affects the position of the tongue in the mouth - its movement occurs in a new way, making it difficult to speak;
  • discomfort when eating is caused by the fact that the denture distributes the load on the gums differently when chewing;
  • there may be a disturbance in the sense of taste, as well as a reaction to the temperature of food - this is due to the fact that the prosthesis covers the mucous membrane, impairing the completeness of perception.

Terms of adaptation

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The time it takes to get used to a denture depends on the installed structure and the condition of the gums. The minimum period is 10 days, adaptation to complete denture may take 6 months.

The most important role in adaptation is played by the precise fit of the prosthesis. A loosely inserted and weakly fixed structure will move and injure the gum mucosa. The addiction is also complicated by jaw atrophy caused by long-term refusal of prosthetics.

Some patients take a long time to get used to inserted structures, as they tend to remove them at the slightest discomfort. On average, it takes a month to fully adapt to a high-quality prosthesis.

How to get used to dentures faster?

Getting used to removable dentures can be somewhat easier and faster. Of course, completely get rid of discomfort when it appears in the mouth large quantity foreign material will not be possible, but will reduce discomfort Can. To facilitate the adaptation process, we use special moves. Small restrictions and simple exercises will help you cope with the situation.

Massage

A removable denture puts pressure on the gums and interferes with normal blood circulation (we recommend reading:). In order for the body to quickly adapt to the new load distribution, it is useful to massage the gums. Simple manipulations not only prevent the appearance of swelling, but also reduce pain.


Massaging your gums yourself is very simple. The gum is grasped with a large and index fingers: the big one should be on inner surface, and the index finger is on the outside. Rub the gums with gentle movements and apply light pressure. By repeating the procedure for 15 minutes several times a day, you can restore elasticity and uniform color to your gums. However damaged gum affected by the inflammatory process should not be massaged. The procedure will have to be agreed upon with the attending physician.

Diction exercises

After installation of removable dentures, many patients experience speech impairment. This is due to the fact that the movements of the tongue change. If a person cannot speak as before, he often prefers to remain silent, but this is wrong. Simple exercises that don’t take much time will help restore normal pronunciation:

  • during the adaptation period, it is advisable to set aside time for reading aloud; this should be done slowly;
  • reading can be replaced or supplemented with tongue twisters, and it is not speed that is important, but the accuracy of pronouncing letters;
  • It is useful to pronounce long words out loud, especially those containing many consonants.

You can significantly speed up the restoration of speech clarity by devoting just one hour a day to exercises. It is better to repeat them 4 times for 15 minutes during the day.

Elimination of pain

The first days after installing a removable bridge are the hardest. Chewing causes pain, the patient refuses food. To prevent the unusual design from injuring the gums, it is advisable to take liquid food: pureed soups, broths, porridges. Gradually, the degree of grinding of products must be reduced. The diet should include solid food, cut into small pieces. Over time, the gums will adapt to the new loads, and the process of eating will no longer cause pain.

Fighting gag reflexes

The appearance of a large amount of a foreign substance in the mouth causes a gag reflex in many people. It takes time for the prosthesis to become habitual, but what to do while there is no habit?

First of all, you shouldn’t keep taking out your prosthesis to give yourself a rest. Instead, you should try to breathe through your nose and relieve gagging by sucking on lollipops. Rinsing your mouth with salted water also helps. A person’s ability to distract himself from unpleasant sensations plays a big role in addiction. Books, an interesting movie, or a favorite pastime - a hobby - can help with this.

How to get rid of dry mouth?

Reaction salivary glands on a foreign object in the mouth often leads to the viscosity of saliva and a feeling of dryness. There are several ways to get rid of this:

  • It is useful to drink water, taking very small sips;
  • not too sweet lollipops or chewing gum will also help get rid of dryness;
  • A great way to moisturize your mouth is with juicy fruits or vegetables;
  • You can quickly relieve dryness by rinsing herbal decoction or a special rinse aid.

What to do if you have increased salivation?

Salivary glands may react to the prosthesis in other ways. Instead of dryness, increased salivation occurs. Just like with dryness, you should drink liquid in small sips. Fruits will also help if you cut them into small pieces and eat small pieces.

Rinsing with salt water will help here too. It will reduce the reaction of the glands, the effect after rinsing will last for almost an hour. The unpleasant phenomenon may last 2 weeks or even a month, but eventually the body will begin to perceive the denture as a natural part of the oral cavity, and excess salivation will stop.

Restoration of taste sensations

A disturbance in the sense of taste accompanies the installation of dentures in every third patient. The effect occurs especially often when using inexpensive structures made of metal. Food seems tasteless, the process of eating does not bring pleasure.

The only way to cope with the problem is to train your taste buds. To regain the usual sensations and enjoy food, you need to eat food slowly, chewing each piece thoroughly. Gradually, the receptors will begin to distinguish shades of taste, sensitivity may become even higher than before prosthetics.

Intolerance to removable dentures

The period of adaptation to removable dentures is conventionally divided into several phases. Almost everyone who is forced to use false teeth goes through these phases:


The next phase is complete adaptation. Chewing function, swallowing, and diction are restored in full. However, in some cases such favorable developments do not occur. A phenomenon occurs that is called intolerance. Its symptoms are:

The cause of intolerance to the prosthesis is often allergic reaction on the material from which the structure is made. Mechanical irritation caused by poor manufacturing or poor fit also causes the patient to refuse to wear a prosthesis. The cause of discomfort may be microbial or fungal infection, as well as malfunction immune system or mental condition sick.

Signs of addiction

The end of the adaptation period is characterized by complete adaptation to the new teeth for the denture wearer. The most important indicator is the absence of irritation and microtrauma caused by the structure.

Gradually, a person begins to feel better with inserted teeth than without them. This is partly due to the fact that the face changes in better side. Recession zones disappear, the oval of the face is leveled.

When a person is no longer embarrassed by the prosthesis, is able to communicate normally, and enjoys food, the adaptation is complete. To make this moment come sooner, you should not try to remove the prosthesis at the first opportunity. You have to allow yourself to get used to it.

What to do if the adaptation period is prolonged?

A number of factors can delay the process of addiction. This and individual characteristics prosthetic jaw, and atrophy bone tissue. It is more difficult to get used to new teeth for those who have an artificial structure replacing all their teeth. Attaching a removable denture to your gums can cause discomfort. Weak fixation and unreliable fastening also make it difficult to feel confident.

To get used to it quickly, you need to carefully consider the choice of design and material. A good dentist will help you do right choice. You can increase the reliability of fixation using special ointments and creams. You should not frequently remove the prosthesis or try to correct or improve it yourself. This will only make the situation worse. If there are no objective indications for refusing the prosthesis, just be patient a little and everything will work out.

It is the only orthodontic design that is capable of restoring the dentition in case of loss of all dental units. Thanks to this, dental patients can again enjoy normal chewing of food, restoring chewing functions. It affects good work gastrointestinal tract, and also avoids injury to the gums and mucous membranes. But there is one question - how to get used to dentures? Getting used to removable dentures is a very long and difficult process. Prosthetics cannot be called a completed procedure while the mucous membrane is irritated, and the patient constantly feels the discomfort that arises from the contact of artificial teeth with the oral mucosa.

Installation of the structure and the adaptation period are separate independent stages in prosthetics, but closely interconnected. We can talk about successful prosthetics after the patient has fully adapted to the removable denture. But how to make the process of getting used to a removable denture less painful, and what ways there are to reduce the adaptation time, you can learn from this article.

Adaptation period to removable design begins as soon as the installation procedure is completed in the doctor's office. Almost every patient will experience the difficulties that accompany the adaptation period. Possible difficulties and the reasons for their manifestation:

  1. Vomiting is the body's reaction to foreign body which started to irritate nerve endings located on the palate. The problem often goes away on its own. However, patients with hypersensitivity, it may be necessary to abandon such a removable structure.
  2. Copious secretion of saliva. Selection gastric juice and saliva after putting on the prosthesis is due to the fact that the body begins to perceive the structure instead of food and intuitively prepares to digest it.
  3. Every patient will face the problem of speech impairment. The structure fills some space in the oral cavity, and the tongue has to change its usual movements, which is why diction is impaired. As a rule, it will take about a week to recover.
  4. The patient will begin to feel significant discomfort and difficulties with the first meal. The new design will create a load on the palate and gums that is unusual for the oral cavity. More precisely, the load differs significantly in its distribution.
  5. Another disappointment is that the taste sensation may change or decrease. As a rule, the design of removable dentures has a large base area, which covers a large area of ​​the mucous membrane. Thus, many taste buds become blocked. The patient may not feel hot, spicy, salty, etc. food.

When the adaptation process is normal, all these symptoms pass autonomously.

Time to get used to removable dentures

Removable dentures are installed, and the patient will begin to feel discomfort in any case. For some, these sensations end quickly, while for others the adaptation process takes place with physical suffering. In this case, the question of how long it takes to get used to dentures arises by itself.

It is difficult to talk about the exact timing of addiction. Many factors are taken into account. For example, how firmly the structure is fixed. A poorly fixed prosthesis will begin to move and irritate soft fabrics gums and mucous membranes. The condition of the gums is taken into account. If they were initially damaged by rubbing against hard food or inflammatory processes, then the adaptation process will drag on for several months. The time frame increases significantly from . These systems have metal construction parts that do not spare the soft tissues of the oral cavity.

Another factor that plays a big role in the timing of addiction is psychological condition patient. A person who is constantly nervous and tries to remove the system at the first opportunity automatically increases the adaptation time.

In general, the average addiction period is about thirty days. The above reasons may increase them to three months. Also, addiction may take longer due to the following reasons:

  • insufficient fixation of the structure;
  • The patient experienced jaw atrophy ( common cause this phenomenon becomes too long a period when the patient refuses to install removable dentures if edentulous);
  • The patient has individual characteristics in the structure of the dental system.

The reason for the increase in adaptation time may be an incorrectly selected design. For example, artificial teeth do not fit the right size, which causes the entire bite to be disrupted and the gums to chafe.

The tips below will not completely eliminate difficulties during the adaptation period, but will significantly reduce negative impact prostheses and reduce the period of adaptation.

Slow recovery of chewing functions

For many patients, fear painful sensations when eating food is so large that they reduce their diet as much as possible, switching to liquid soups, yoghurts and purees. This decision will not be entirely correct. Chewing loads are an important aspect during the period of adaptation to removable dentures. Foods such as apples and pears can be cut into small pieces and chewed slowly without much effort. This will help not damage the oral mucosa and at the same time get essential vitamins. It is better to refrain from nuts, seeds and astringent products in the form of caramels and dried fruits.

Gum massage

To quickly get used to removable dentures, high-quality blood circulation in the gums is very important. Massage will help improve blood circulation and strengthen gums. Also massage treatments relieves pain well. You can do the massage yourself. Having thumb With inside gums, and the index finger from the outer edge, we begin to gently rub and press the gums. With increased blood circulation, the gums will regain healthy looking and elasticity. It is advisable to repeat the procedure regularly, for 15 minutes and several times a day.

Diction exercises

Impaired diction after installation of dentures causes confusion for many patients. Not knowing how to behave correctly, they simply become silent and try to talk less. This should not be done, otherwise you will have to deal with this problem for a very long time. long time. Language exercises help quickly restore normal pronunciation of sounds. There is nothing complicated about them; it will be enough to set aside 4 times 15 minutes a day to pronounce certain words and tongue twisters, as well as read books. Good words for this exercise include “good”, “arch”, “wasp”, “rainbow”, “rose”. Reading words begins at a slow pace, in a whisper and with sustained articulation. Gradually the tempo increases and the voice becomes stronger. Instead of pronouncing words, you can read your favorite book. The rules remain the same - starting slowly and quietly, increasing speed and voice. Another great way is to speak tongue twisters. If everything is done correctly, speech should be restored within a week. If your speech remains impaired, you should visit an orthopedic dentist.

Dry mouth

Combating dryness or profuse salivation. There is no special advice in this case. Dryness can only be overcome by drinking water frequently (preferably in small portions). Excessive salivation should go away on its own as soon as the body no longer perceives the foreign body.

Oral injuries

On initial stage When wearing removable dentures, many patients experience gum injury. Various abrasions, wounds, and sometimes... The reasons may lie in an incorrectly installed structure, or the dentures were not well fixed in the oral cavity. This can be avoided. At first, the installation of the structure should take place in front of a mirror. Then it will be possible to consider possible errors when putting on and make the necessary adjustments. If irritation of the mucous membrane occurs due to poor fixation of the prosthesis, you can use additional fixing agents. These products are available in the form of powder, glue or ointment. They are not visible to others, but are harmless to the patient’s body. The only condition is that every time the denture is removed, the remnants of these products must be carefully removed from the structure itself and the gums. Your attending physician can tell you more about how to use fixatives.

Gargling with decoctions

Herbal decoctions from sage, chamomile, etc. will help strengthen the gums, avoid irritation and disinfect the resulting wounds. Rinsing the mouth with decoctions should take no more than three times for a day. It is advisable to use the decoction at room temperature.

Fighting gag reflexes

This condition is especially troubling for impatient and nervous patients. Some, a few days after installation removable denture despair and refuse further use of the design. Should not be doing that. Frequently removing the prosthesis increases the adaptation time. You can help yourself by breathing deeply through your nose, sucking on lollipops, and rinsing your mouth. saline solution. You need to try to distract yourself from the existing problem, switch to reading a book, watching an interesting program, or doing your favorite hobby. Within a few days, the unpleasant sensations will become less noticeable, and after a week they will disappear completely. Do not forget - the effectiveness of the entire prosthetic process will depend not only on the doctor or the type of design. How all recommendations are implemented and difficulties are overcome plays a big role.

We don't rent at night

Typically placed in water or disinfectant solution. But in order to shorten the adaptation time, dentists advise leaving the structure in the oral cavity for the first time. This is the time when the gums are in calm state. They will not be affected physical pressure and the adaptation process will accelerate.

The time it takes to get used to a removable structure is greatly influenced by its hygiene. Residues of food trapped under the denture can irritate the mucous membrane, rubbing and contributing to the formation of wounds. Therefore it must be appropriate.

Caring for dentures as a key to quickly getting used to the system

For a person who is accustomed to following all the rules of oral hygiene, there is nothing difficult in caring for removable dentures will not be. In addition to the usual procedures, you will need to learn several new rules:

  1. Rinsing the mouth after eating normal procedure. Patients with removable dentures will need to rinse the structure itself. To do this, it will be enough to remove it from your mouth and clean it of food debris under running water.
  2. In the mornings and evenings, the denture is cleaned with paste and brush. Hygienic supplies are selected according to the material that was used to manufacture the system. Most often these are brushes with soft bristles and antibacterial pastes. During the procedure itself, we must not forget about the internal part of the system. It is this area that is more susceptible to the accumulation of microorganisms that can cause inflammatory processes gums.
  3. For additional disinfection of the structure, you will need to purchase additional funds. More often they are available in the form. Such a tablet dissolves in 150 mg of water, where the system is lowered. Fifteen minutes will be enough for all microorganisms on the prosthesis to be destroyed.

If, following all the above rules, the time to get used to the prostheses is not reduced, you need to consult a doctor. Perhaps the problem is hidden in individual building jaws. Also, don't be patient severe pain. This may be an indication that the structure was not manufactured correctly. Patients who cannot overcome the pain will have to endure the construction for at least 3 hours before visiting the dentist. Otherwise, the doctor will not be able to determine the problem and correct it.