How To Make Dentures More Comfortable
Here is a short history of dentistry and dentures.
Researchers in Pakistan reported finding eleven human teeth while they were excavating a 9,000-year-old Stone Age graveyard.
One of the teeth showed evidence that a complex procedure was used to hollow out the cavity inside the tooth.
This is compelling evidence that people centuries ago had a working knowledge of how to treat dental problems in living people.
Some of the teeth had been drilled more than once and four of the teeth showed signs of decay.
Sets of dentures have been found dating from the 15th century and probably existed even before that time.
Dentures were often made of carved bone, ivory or made up of the teeth taken from both the dead on the battlefields and from living donors who sold their teeth for money to feed their families.
All of these early dentures were quite uncomfortable to wear and often rotted after extended use.
In fact, they were made for "show" not for eating.
There are many legends about George Washington and his problems with his bad teeth and his search for comfortable dentures.
Washington had bad teeth most of his life.
The handmade denture he wore shortly before his death is now on display in the museum of a school of dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Today, many people go to the expense of buying the very best dentures available, then, because of the constant discomfort of keeping the dentures in their mouths all the time, the dentures are "worn" in a pocket or pocketbook until needed for eating, talking and smiling.
But otherwise, back in the pocket they go! People tell me they "wear" their dentures in a pocket because they are just too uncomfortable to wear in the mouth all of the time.
This discomfort happens, over time because of the normal shrinkage of gums and jawbones after natural teeth are removed.
The shrinkage is constant.
Therefore, dentures that were a perfect fit when made, soon become loose.
Dentists say they expect this to happen and their remedy is to offer to re-line the dentures by adding a layer of acrylic plastic to the inside of the denture to "fill the gap" caused by the shrinkage.
This rather expensive procedure can require two or three visits to the dentist and some careful adjustments of the new liner to remove any high spots.
The result is a denture that fits and feels comfortable again.
But, the same re-lining process will need to be done again in a couple of years.
So, what can be done to avoid this kind of expense? The new Weber Denture Liners (Patent Pending) are made to solve the problems of loose and uncomfortable dentures.
These Liners are made of an always soft, putty-like translucent compound.
They are made to self-adhere to the dry surface of the denture.
There is no mixing needed.
Place the Liner on the dry denture, put the denture in your mouth, and apply some "bite pressure.
" Then take denture out and sprinkle the top surface of the liner with a small amount of denture adhesive powder (included in the kit).
Next, put the denture back in your mouth and you will find it to be much more comfortable, have more support, better stability and much improved retention.
In short, the denture will now stay in place all while you are chewing, talking and smiling.
In addition, your confidence in your denture will be greatly improved, and all of this at rather low cost.
Weber Denture Liners are now available to help you have more comfortable dentures in two formats or shapes: (1) a 2"-diameter disk that is 1/8" thick or (2) Liners pre- shaped as Uppers and Lowers.
To learn exactly how these new Weber Denture Liners can help people with loose or uncomfortable dentures you are invited to visit the following website.
Researchers in Pakistan reported finding eleven human teeth while they were excavating a 9,000-year-old Stone Age graveyard.
One of the teeth showed evidence that a complex procedure was used to hollow out the cavity inside the tooth.
This is compelling evidence that people centuries ago had a working knowledge of how to treat dental problems in living people.
Some of the teeth had been drilled more than once and four of the teeth showed signs of decay.
Sets of dentures have been found dating from the 15th century and probably existed even before that time.
Dentures were often made of carved bone, ivory or made up of the teeth taken from both the dead on the battlefields and from living donors who sold their teeth for money to feed their families.
All of these early dentures were quite uncomfortable to wear and often rotted after extended use.
In fact, they were made for "show" not for eating.
There are many legends about George Washington and his problems with his bad teeth and his search for comfortable dentures.
Washington had bad teeth most of his life.
The handmade denture he wore shortly before his death is now on display in the museum of a school of dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Today, many people go to the expense of buying the very best dentures available, then, because of the constant discomfort of keeping the dentures in their mouths all the time, the dentures are "worn" in a pocket or pocketbook until needed for eating, talking and smiling.
But otherwise, back in the pocket they go! People tell me they "wear" their dentures in a pocket because they are just too uncomfortable to wear in the mouth all of the time.
This discomfort happens, over time because of the normal shrinkage of gums and jawbones after natural teeth are removed.
The shrinkage is constant.
Therefore, dentures that were a perfect fit when made, soon become loose.
Dentists say they expect this to happen and their remedy is to offer to re-line the dentures by adding a layer of acrylic plastic to the inside of the denture to "fill the gap" caused by the shrinkage.
This rather expensive procedure can require two or three visits to the dentist and some careful adjustments of the new liner to remove any high spots.
The result is a denture that fits and feels comfortable again.
But, the same re-lining process will need to be done again in a couple of years.
So, what can be done to avoid this kind of expense? The new Weber Denture Liners (Patent Pending) are made to solve the problems of loose and uncomfortable dentures.
These Liners are made of an always soft, putty-like translucent compound.
They are made to self-adhere to the dry surface of the denture.
There is no mixing needed.
Place the Liner on the dry denture, put the denture in your mouth, and apply some "bite pressure.
" Then take denture out and sprinkle the top surface of the liner with a small amount of denture adhesive powder (included in the kit).
Next, put the denture back in your mouth and you will find it to be much more comfortable, have more support, better stability and much improved retention.
In short, the denture will now stay in place all while you are chewing, talking and smiling.
In addition, your confidence in your denture will be greatly improved, and all of this at rather low cost.
Weber Denture Liners are now available to help you have more comfortable dentures in two formats or shapes: (1) a 2"-diameter disk that is 1/8" thick or (2) Liners pre- shaped as Uppers and Lowers.
To learn exactly how these new Weber Denture Liners can help people with loose or uncomfortable dentures you are invited to visit the following website.