How to Remove Stains From Dentures

There are several ways to clean dentures.

Just like natural teeth, dentures respond best to regular brushing. Brushing should be done immediately after any meal that could leave a stain. However, some materials can permeate the denture surface so quickly that even brushing may not be useful. Some other remedies are also effective.

Instructions

1. Soaking stained dentures overnight with effervescent tablets may remove stains. Some of the national brands are Polident, Efferdent, or Alka-Seltzer. Boots Denture Cleaning Powder has also been effective on stained dentures. Use a brush to scrub the dentures after they are removed from the soaking solution.

2. Brush and clean dentures, then soak them overnight in pure distilled white vinegar. The white vinegar treatment should be done once a week.

3. Avoid using any bleaching products on dentures. While bleaching may temporarily enhance the look of the dentures, it will weaken them and eventually hurt their appearance.

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

References

• Denture Clinic
• British Dental Health Foundation