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Soft Liners
THE PLEASURE...
...OF A COMFORTABLE DENTURE
Soft Liner
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Permanent Denture Softliner
What is a soft liner and
why did your denturist place it in your new denture?
A soft liner is placed in
a new or old denture in order to:
- Help improve the health
of your gum tissues by absorbing some of the pressures
of mastication (acts as a tissue conditioning material).
- Helps to determine the
maximum retention possible by utilizing undercuts in the
bone and gum which hard liners may not be able to negotiate
without causing irritation. Soft liners will spring around
these undercuts and allow for greater retention than hard
liners might be able to produce in the same mouth.
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Temporary Soft Liners
If we find that temporary
soft liners provide enhanced retention, we will then be
able to determine if we should replace them with a more
permanent type of soft liner in the future or whether a
hard liner is indicated.
Temporary soft liners (also
called "tissue conditioners") require special care and attention
in order for them to produce the desired results. The following
suggestions are designed to assist you in the maintenance
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Important Instructions
- Do not remove the
prosthesis from your mouth for the first 24 hours. This
is extremely important! The material that is placed
in your denture will stay soft for the first 24 hours
and will shape itself to your oral tissues during that
first 24 hour period.
- After the first 24 hours,
you may remove the denture once every 12 hours for the
first two days. At each removal, please rinse the denture
with warm water only. Do not use any of the commercially
available cleaners. If need be, you can brush the
tooth part of the denture (the white teeth only) with
toothpaste and a soft toothbrush. The soft liner is still
very fragile and will tear if subjected to chemical or
mechanical cleaning.
- During the next week
you may remove the denture as often as you like, still
keeping in mind that the liner is fragile and must be
treated with care. The pink plastic may be brushed gently,
trying to avoid the soft liner.
- If possible try not to
use any denture adhesive, especially during the
first 72 hours. We are, once again, trying to
ascertain the amount of available retention. Using adhesives
will only tend to confuse the issue.
- For the first 24 hours
you should try to maintain a softer diet. After that trial
period, you should eat as regular a diet as possible so
that the soft liner can mold itself to your tissues until
normal function.
- We may be replacing this
soft liner on a regular basis until:
- The tissues heal
adequately.
- We have determined
that the retension for your new denture is maximized.
Further instructions will
be given to you at that time.
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