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My whole life I have always been nervous about going to the dentist; however I knew I needed to have cosmetic dental work completed before my daughters wedding in July 2006.  My teeth were irregular, discolored and I did not feel good about my smile.  After completing my cosmetic dental work with Dr. Postol the results went beyond my expectations. My teeth are whiter, straighter and my smile is beautiful! I was very pleased with my total experience with the entire staff at Dr. Postol's office.  It was the best investment I have every made in my life.

Bev T, Ellisville, MO

Information About Your New Complete Denture

The following information will be helpful to you at this time:

1. YOUR FIRST FEW WEEKS: New dentures always feel strange when first placed in your mouth. Several days or even a few weeks will be required for you to feel accustomed to them.
2. SORE SPOTS: Usually your mouth will have a few sore spots after wearing the denture for 24 hours. Do not worry about these areas. They can be relieved with very little effort on your next appointment. Another appointment about 7 days later will usually eliminate any other sore areas.
3. CHEWING: The new bite or occlusion will not feel comfortable for a period of days. We will adjust the contacting surfaces of your teeth after 24 hours and again in about one week after the dentures have "settled" into place.
4. SPEAKING: Learning to talk with your dentures in place requires practice and perseverance. Reading aloud is a very helpful method of learning to pronounce words distinctly. Practice those words or sounds that seem to give you the most difficulty.
5. UPPER VS LOWER DENTURE: Your upper denture will rest comfortably in place with moderate to strong "suction". Although your lower denture will have good stability, it is infrequent that "suction" can be expected on a lower denture. We suggest you avoid denture adhesives unless you really have difficulty.
6. CLEANING THE DENTURES AND YOUR MOUTH: Your dentures can be cleaned easily by using a denture brush and a mild denture toothpaste of your choice. Denture soaks are also useful for the denture. Brush your gums with a regular toothbrush once per day to toughen and clean them. Denture should be taken out at night in order to relax your gum tissues. When your dentures are out of your mouth leave them soaking in water.
7. THE FUTURE: Your jaw bones and gums shrink up to 1/32 of an inch per year when your teeth are missing. This is one of the main disadvantages of artificial dentures. Because of this shrinkage you should plan to have your dentures and oral tissues evaluated once per year by us. We will inform you when relining or rebasing of the dentures is necessary. Wearing ill fitting dentures for too long without refitting can cause severe bone loss and very serious oral diseases.
8. If any questions or problems do arise please always feel free to call me.