Denture Reline
When you have complete
dentures, they need to be checked periodically and have a denture
reline from time to time, as they become loose. There are health
effects of a loose denture. If they go for too long without proper care,
the soft tissue begins to overgrow in folds under the denture and around
the rim. There are cases where surgery may be required to to remove this
excess tissue. Sometimes, however, the tissue overgrowth can be healed
easily with tissue conditioner treatments from your dentist.
There are various types of denture relines
available. They can be done in the office or sent to a dental laboratory.
They can be either hard or soft. The advantage of the in-office treatment
is that you don't have to be without your teeth for the day or two that
would be required of laboratory processing. In-office reline materials
have improved somewhat over recent years. Light-cured materials have been
developed that are more durable and longer-lasting than the old
chemical-cure materials.
And soft denture relines
are more comfortable than hard ones, though they are more expensive and
less durable. Read our page on that subject, linked in the first sentence
of this paragraph, to learn more about their pros and cons.

A home kit
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There
are also home denture reline kits available. We recommend them only
for temporary fixes, because, as mentioned above, if this procedure
isn't done properly, it can cause difficult-to-treat soft tissue
problems. If money is an issue, we would advise you to shop around
to various dental offices. This procedure is fairly straightforward
and within the abilities of every dentist, and you are better off in
the hands of a cheap dentist than trying to do it yourself. |