Tips for Cleaning Your Dentures with
Common Household Products
Do you wear dentures? If
you do, you probably spend a lot of time cleaning them. False teeth can
beautify your mouth and keep it that way as long as you take care of them.
However, there aren't a lot of options for keeping them fresh and sanitized.
Most denture wearers know about Polident, but that's where the
buck stops. So below are some home-spun remedies to help with dirty, broken and
dull dentures. You'll find them easy to do and less expensive than most
store-brought cures.
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. This
product is a popular way to clean and deodorize dirty dentures. Coat your
denture brush with this product and go to work on your dentures. The natural
abrasive in this product will easily clean off food particles.
Clorox Bleach. You can
whiten up yellow teeth with bleach. Mix one teaspoon of Clorox with a glass of
cold water. Soak your dentures for ten minutes and then brush as usual.
L'eggs Sheer Energy Panty Hose. Are your
dentures looking a little dull? You can polish them up with a pair of panty
hose. The nylon is a mild abrasive. As a result, you can cut off a piece from a
clean pair and rub it against your teeth without damaging them.
Krazy Glue. If you
loose a tooth on your dentures, a quick fix is to re-apply it with Krazy Glue.
Make sure you dry it off first (along with your denture) and hold it into place
until it sticks. Afterwards, contact your dentist for a permanent fix.
Heinz White Vinegar. Plaque
and other germs can build up on dentures. So, you need to sanitize them on a
regular basis. You can do it with vinegar. Vinegar kills bacteria. With this in
mind, about once a week, soak your dentures in Heinz White Vinegar over night.
Then brush away tartar, plaque and any other build up the next morning with
toothpaste.
Ziploc Storage Bags. Have you
lost your denture case? If so, replace it temporarily with a Ziploc Storage
Bag. All you need to do is unseal a bag and drop your dentures inside it.
WD-40. Is an
icky piece of gum stuck on your dentures? Get it off with a little WD-40. Spray
it over the gum and it'll slide right off. Afterwards, brush your dentures
thoroughly with toothpaste and rinse in order to get rid of the WD-40 residue.
(Extra tip: You can get the same results with Peanut Butter. The natural oils
in it will loosen up your gum.)
Morton Salt. If you
suffer from sore gums due to denture wear, you can soothe them with a little
salt. How? Dissolve one teaspoon of Morton's Salt into a glass of warm water
and swish the solution around your mouth. Do it for at least one minute.
Did you know?
The Etruscans, people living in the region of Tuscany, Italy
during 800 B.C.E., invented dentures by carving individual teeth from ivory,
molding bridgework from gold and extracting teeth from the dead.
Wow, baking soda?! A lot of these ideas are so unique to keep dentures in shape! I'm going to let my dad know about these cheap easy ways to keep his dentures maintained.
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