Dentures - Whitening Your Replacement Teeth

In a culture obsessed with getting the whitest teeth possible, many people would be happy to get a nice, new set of dentures. Nothing is quite as white as a new set right out of the packaging. Not even ten sessions in the chair of a cosmetic dentist can match those results. Of course, this initial brilliance rarely lasts for long. After some time, the effects of eating food, drinking soda and coffee, and simply being exposed to the air will take their toll on that whiteness. Before you know it, you’re looking for some way to bring that brilliance back. Here are some tips to help you do just that.

Without question, the best way to make sure your dentures stay nice and clean is to go in to the dentist every so often and have them do some scaling. While this isn’t the cheapest method, it is the most effective. Besides that, you know you’re in good medical hands and you won’t have to worry about damaging the set or having to go in for replacements. It can take some time to get used to a new set of replacement teeth and the last thing you want is to have to trade them in because you did something stupid while trying to get them white again. So before you take any measures to whiten those teeth, make sure you speak to your dental professional about the potential consequences.

Distilled vinegar has a million different uses, and one of them is cleaning off the stains that have a tendency to formulate on dentures. If you have minor staining, then leaving your set in a glass of vinegar over night will almost surely restore the brilliance you’ve been missing. Rinse them off and brush them in the morning before you put them back in and you’ll probably be amazed at how easy it was to get rid of those stains.

Baking soda is another great way to not only clean your dentures and get back some of that whiteness, but also remove any bacteria and odors that may be starting to linger on your set. Sprinkle some directly onto the set, or set up a glass of water with some baking soda mixed in. Either way is fine, through the water option may help you get better coverage. Along the same lines, there are several brands of denture cleaners out there. Those work nicely on a regular basis to remove some of the food particles and stains that accumulate throughout the day.