Denture Care

New dentures typically fit your mouth very securely as it has been designed specifically for your gums. As time goes on, your gum tissues will change and the fit of the denture will become more loose and thus more prone to movement inside your mouth. Having the denture professionally relined every one to two years will keep the denture secure and functional, leaving you confident and smiling!

Hard Denture Reline

All full dentures should have a hard reline every two years. We remove a layer of plastic from the denture interior surface, and then fill the denture with an impression material which conforms to the contours of your mouth, creating an accurate impression. The denture is sent to the lab where it is adjusted to the new shape of your gum tissue. This results in the maximum contact between the denture and your mouth. With advanced planning, we will coordinate for this repair to be done in one day.

Soft Denture Reline

Some patients are unable to wear ordinary dentures because of tender gums or sore spots. In these cases, we may recommend relining the denture with a material that stays pliable for one to two years before needing replacement. This material is much less likely to give you sore spots than the standard hard acrylic reline. If you continue to experience these problems you may also consider a more permanent solution of implant retained dentures.

Permanent soft liners provide comfort and relief for individuals with receded and flattened gum tissue that don’t respond well to the stress of dentures. They may also be a suitable solution if you have chronically sore gum tissue or gums with sharp bony areas.

Temporary Relines

If dentures have not been maintained in quite some time, your gums may be red, swollen, or misshapen. This creates problems in taking impressions for a new hard or soft reline and may lead to a denture that would perpetuate the problem.

A temporary reline material may be recommended to allow the inflammation to subside. This reline makes the denture fit much more tightly, and is usually soft and pliable. After a few weeks, the gums return to a more normal state and then you are ready for your new denture or hard reline.