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How to Remove Stains From Dentures

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Remove Stains From Dentures
Remove Stains From Dentures
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Easy tips for cleaning stained dentures. Plus, the results of experimental tests done on other remedies. Which one really is the best remedy for stain removal?

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    BRUSHING: Brushing is the #1 step for stain removal. Especially if done immediately after consuming a product that could stain the dentures. But not everyone can immediately brush, and some materials can permeate the denture surface so quickly that even brushing may not be useful.

  2. Step 2

    SOAK DENTURES: Soaking stained dentures overnight with effervescent tablets may remove stains. Try using tabs like Polident, Efferdent, or Alka-Seltzer tablets. These tablets are available at any major grocer or pharmacy. A product like Boots Denture Cleaning Powder has also been found to be effective.

  3. Step 3

    HOME REMEDIES: If tablets didn't work, try white distilled vinegar. Brush and clean dentures. Then, soak dentures overnight in pure distilled white vinegar. It is recommended to use this once a week as an effective weekly stain remover.

  4. Step 4

    WHITE TOOTH RESIN OR GLAZES: Use a white tooth enamel resin like Pearlie. Apply to stained teeth, denture tooth, or veneer. Paints on easily.

  5. Step 5

    EXPERIMENTS: In independent experiments for tea stains on dentures it was found that denture cleaning agents containing hypochlorite (Polident, Efferdent tabs) and Boots Denture Cleaning Powder exhibited the ability to remove stain from the denture base materials most effectively. Glazing in prevention of denture stains was found to be effective only for the first month. After three months, the glaze was found to crack, and showed as much plague formation and staining as untreated dentures.

Tips & Warnings
  • See pearlie.com for more information on white tooth resin.
  • See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12475160 for experiment on tea stain removal.
  • See http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-64402005000200008 for experiments on glazing.
  • Denture care, cleaning and what happens when you don't clean: http://www.thejcdp.com/issue002/shay/shay.pdf

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on 2/9/2009 I would also recommend lining the sink you are cleaning the dentures over with a towel, or fill with water. Dropped dentures during cleaning is a common occurence and this will help prevent them from breaking.

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