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 adhesives and cleansers
Denture adhesives – helping enhance denture retention and stability*
- Denture adhesives help increase denture retention and stability, minimize food entrapment and improve comfort*
- Corega adhesives provide clinically proven improved hold for up to 12 hours*
- Corega adhesives provide increased seal and comfort*
*vs no adhesive
Recommend daily use of denture cleansers for clinically proven superior bacterial removal*12
*compared to weekly use
When patients present with individual medical, physical or psychological factors that affect dentures’ hygienic performance, denture cleansers can help improve denture hygiene, kill bacteria and protect against bacteria build-up.†2,10
Patients with poor denture hygiene achieved more effective cleaning by using a Corega denture cleanser compared to dry storage and immersion in water:11
- Active protection against bacteria build up.†11,12
- Clean without scratching.11,12
Corega Denture cleansers kill 99.9% of odour-causing bacteria.**
† with regular use**In vitro
ACP guidelines
“…patient ratings showed that denture adhesives may improve the denture wearer’s perceptions in retention, stability, and quality of life…”2
Support your patients on their journey to optimal denture care
Causes and mechanisms
Find out more about the factors that can limit denture performance and compromise hygiene.
Corega Science
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Impact on patient quality of life
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