Polident Overview
Products for patients with removable dental appliances
For patients with dentures:
The transition from natural teeth to dentures can be challenging, with patients new to dentures often having unrealistic expectations for their dentures.1,2
Polident helps patients maintain optimal denture performance and hygiene.
Polident denture adhesives are:
- Clinically proven to improve hold for 12 hours*
- Clinically proven to significantly improve retention, food seal and comfort even with well-fitting dentures*
Polident denture cleansers
- Help remove tough stains fast
- Proven to kill 99.9% of odour-causing bacteria**
- Proven to clean without scratching
For patients with other removable dental appliances
Polident Mouth Guard & Retainer cleansers
- Kill odour-causing bacteria3
- Help keep removable appliances transparent and clear4,5
*vs no adhesive**in vitro
Common oral health conditions seen in patients with dentures
Denture wearers may have other oral health conditions
- As many as 48% of denture wearers suffer from xerostomia*6
- As many as 67% of elderly full denture wearers have denture stomatitis8
*In a study conducted by Takayama et al. 2005
Food trapped under dentures
As many as 86% of denture wearers complain of food getting trapped under their dentures7
Sub-optimal cleaning
Patients may adopt sub-optimal cleaning routines e.g. soap or bleach9
Patients may struggle adapting to their denture and effective daily hygiene routines
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David 56, Has issues with food seal
Complains of:“even though the fit [of my dentures] was great, I found myself in a toilet somewhere taking out the denture and rinsing it under the tap to get food off it”
After using Polident:“I feel confident the denture won’t move and it also provides a seal so that no food gets under the denture”
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Lynn 61, Has issues with retention
Complains of:“In terms of my job as an actress, I have a camera pointed at my face most weeks, so when I am doing something like a play or say a film, the last thing I want to be thinking about are, are my dentures okay? Can people see them? Are they moving?”
After using Polident:“It's not just in terms of sort of, the adhesive just keeping the dentures in place, it's also the confidence that no matter what you're doing, who you're talking to, you're not going to have dentures moving”
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David 56, Had issues with getting used to dentures
Complained of: “When I first put the dentures in, they felt really big in my mouth and it felt awkward.”
After using Polident:“for me personally, the [Polident] adhesives were very important. The confidence I get from adhesives really helps."
Finding effective daily hygiene routines with removable appliances may pose a challenge
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Potential patient concerns regarding denture hygiene
Patients may be concerned about denture hygiene
A patient might say, for example: You worry a lot about your breath – odour. I am very careful about getting too close to people when I talk. It affects my intimacy with my husband as well
After using Polident, a patient might say:Knowing that I’m using a good denture hygiene routine gives me the confidence to get close without worrying
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Patient concerns about cleansing routines
Patients may struggle with cleansing routines
A patient might say for example:I’ve never really bothered about my teeth to be honest, and I find it equally hard to think about cleaning my dentures…
After treatment with Polident, a patient might say:Now I just drop them into a glass of water with the tablet at night – lights off, job done
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Patients may worry about breath odour associated with retainers
A patient may have concerns about breath odour when wearing her retainer
A patient might say for example:I worry about odour from my retainer but find it hard to know how to clean it. Sometimes I forget to brush it…instead giving it a quick rinse…
After using Polident, a patient might say:I feel confident that my retainer is clean. The cleanser removes bacteria which may cause breath odour.
Discover the technologies powering the Polident range
Polident denture adhesives
Polident adhesives are clinically proven to significantly improve retention, food seal and comfort with well-fitting dentures.*
Polident denture cleansers
Polident denture cleansers are designed to kill 99.9% of odour-causing bacteria.**
*vs, no adhesive**in vitro
Discover the Polident range for patients with removable dental appliances
Polident denture cleansers
Proven to kill 99.9% of odour-causing bacteria* and help remove tough stains fast.
*in vitro
Polident denture adhesives
Polident adhesives are clinically proven to significantly improve retention, food seal and comfort with well-fitting dentures*
*vs no adhesive
Find out more about Polident
Caring for removable dental appliances
Find out more about advising your patients with dentures to care for their removable dental appliances.
