Denture hygiene

Question 1

result of poor denture hygiene

Answer 1

caries
denture stomatitis
halitosis
pain
exacerbates perio condition

Question 2

what is in the pellicle layer

Answer 2

salivary proteins and bacterial products

Question 3

what is in oral debris

Answer 3

mucin
food
desquamated epithelial cells
microorganisms adhere

Question 4

what bacteria are present in debris

Answer 4

S.aureus
E.coli
alpha streps
spirochetes

Question 5

what bacteria create halitosis

Answer 5

fusobacterial sulphur products

Question 6

what bacteria have an affinity for adherence to PMMA

Answer 6

candida

Question 7

what about a denture favours candidal activity

Answer 7

environment under a denture is more acidic

Question 8

what makes fungi stick to PMMA

Answer 8

its porosity and roughness

Question 9

can you clean dentures with toothpaste

Answer 9

no it is too abrasive and will scratch acrylic

Question 10

what can you not use alkaline peroxides on

Answer 10

soft linings

Question 11

what is the active ingredient in alkaline peroxide

Answer 11

sodium perborate

Question 12

how effective is alkaline peroxide for cleaning

Answer 12

not effective for calculus or darker stain

Question 13

what can you not clean with alkaline hypochlorite

Answer 13

metal as it will corrode

Question 14

how do you clean metal denture with alkaline hypochlorite

Answer 14

short soak for 10 mins

Question 15

can you clean denture with boiling water and bleach

Answer 15

no it will strip the colour

Question 16

what is Polident

Answer 16

an enzyme cleaner

Question 17

what is dentu-creme

Answer 17

an abrasive cleaner - will scratch acrylic

Question 18

what to tell pts

Answer 18

1. rinse mouth/ denture after every meal
2. remove denture at night
3. brush with soap and water
4. chemical cleaners should be used with cold water
5. after using chemical cleaners, store in cold water overnight
6. stress cleaning the remaining natural teeth