Advice and tips on caring for your dentures 

• Only your dental professional is qualified to diagnose your oral health and adjust your denture or partial. 
• Dentures should be brushed inside and outside daily with a soft, large nylon denture tooth brush with round-ended bristles. 
• Use denture creams instead of toothpastes, which are too abrasive and will scratch your denture. Rinse with cold water. 
• Dentures warp if placed in hot water. 
• Inspect your denture regularly for worn teeth. 
• Worn and stained dentures can make you look older and cause your dentures to function poorly. 
• Discuss all your current medications with your doctor and dental professional.
• Be sure to visit your dental professional regularly. 
• Have loose dentures checked immediately as they can cause friction and pressure on the gum tissues and bones. 
• When not in use, cover dentures with water or a denture-cleaning solution to prevent them from drying out. 
• Most dental insurance policies provide coverage for new dentures every 5 years.