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*
*vs no adhesive
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.*3
- As many as 67% of elderly full denture wearers have denture stomatitis.5
*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 dentures.4
Sub-optimal cleaning
Patients may adopt sub-optimal cleaning routines e.g. soap or bleach.6
Patients may struggle adapting to their denture and effective daily hygiene routines
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David 56, Has issues with food seal
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
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
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."
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.*
*vs, no adhesive
Discover the Polident range for patients with removable dental appliances
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.
