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Don't Let Dieting Impact Your Oral Health

Like many people who need to lose a few pounds, I try diet after diet in an attempt to find one that finally works for me. I learned the hard way that I need to make sure any diet will not harm my teeth, even if it does help me lose a few pounds. I learned this lesson when following a grapefruit diet. There are many versions of this, but the version I tried had me eat a grapefruit alone several times each day. It was supposed to suppress my appetite. I helped keep me from munching on unhealthy snacks, but the acid in the fruit took a toll on my tooth enamel and I quickly started getting lots of cavities. I created this blog to remind people that change up their diets often to make sure the foods they are eating are not harming their teeth.

What To Do After Your Teeth Have Been Extracted For Dentures

8 October 2017
 Categories: Dentist, Blog

If you are about to go to the dentist to have your teeth extracted so you can receive dentures, you will want to know as much as you can about what to expect and what you can do to get through the healing process. Here are some things to keep in mind:

You Will Not Be Able To Chew Food Right Away

Even if you were fitted for immediate dentures so you will have some false teeth in your mouth the day your natural teeth are extracted, you will not be able to chew solid food for at least a few days. Some people actually find that it will take them up to a week or more before they can comfortably chew food. Until that time comes, you will want to stick with soft foods such as mashed potatoes, soups, gelatin, pudding, or basically anything that you can mashed up with your fork. Once you are able to start trying other foods, you will want to allow your utensils to do your chewing for you. This means that you will want to cut everything up into the smallest pieces possible, as though it was already chewed and you will not have to do much in the way of actual chewing. This will keep you from putting too much pressure on your healing gums.

Keep Your Mouth Clean

Whether you have the immediate dentures of not, you need to clean your mouth out after every meal. It is vital that you do this so food does not become stuck in the sockets and cause an infection. Until you can run a toothbrush over your gums, you will want to use a salt water rinse to clean all food debris out of your mouth. If you have immediate dentures that you are using until your regular set is made, you will need to clean those as well after each meal. Use a soft toothbrush and a mild soap to clean them. Rinse them off thoroughly before putting them back in your mouth. Never use toothpaste on your dentures, as the paste is too abrasive for them and can cause major damage.

Go To Each Follow Up Visit

It is very important to make sure that you are going to every single follow up visit that you are scheduled for. This will allow your dentist to take a close look at the extraction sites. They need to be able to check to make sure that you are healing properly and that there are not any issues that need to be addressed, such as an infection.

Contact a clinic, like Centre Family Dentistry, for more help.