Denture Stains.

choille

The back teeth on my partial denture seem to have gone bright yellow. It is as if they are made of different resin/plastic than the rest & seem to stain this yellow colour. Steredent doesn't shift it.

Food deposits at the back have also been bright yellow as if the denture is causing the staining.
Should I be worried?

Toothsmith

Unlikely to be the denture causing the staining. More likely something in what you're eating/drinking/(smoking?).

Have you had a curry recently?

welshdent

Toothsmith wrote: »

Unlikely to be the denture causing the staining. More likely something in what you're eating/drinking/(smoking?).

Have you had a curry recently?

Ahh curry stains! I fitted 3 structure temp crowns to a patient a little while back (UL1 UR12) they came back in a few days latter complaining of green teeth - following a curry!!

choille

No - I did stop smoking nearly a year ago, but it just maybe curry. I wonder if it could be chewable Vitimen C tablets? Funny & just as well it's only affecting the back teeth in the denture as it is really vibrant bright yellow. Must be different material in the back.

brook2jack

Yep chewable vit c tablets... you only chew them with the back teeth.

You should leave dentures out at night so soak them overnight in COLD water (hot will bleach and weaken plastic) and miltons solution made up as if sterilising a baby bottle, so long as there are no metal parts on denture (will corrode metal and it does not have a soft lining (makes it brittle) and is not made of flexible plastic (valplast, etc) as flexible dentures need special cleaners.

McKneff

Can you get flexible dentures on the NHS, I'm due for some new ones and mine (about 1 year old) are blumming hard.
Im pretty well used to them but they still hurt now and again, I tend to not be able to help now and again 'clench' my teeth.

choille

Cheers for that. I'll try the Milton as they look a bit perculiar & the sterident isn't shifting it. The plastic is different at the back as I can see on the roof bit the staining through the pink too. It's as if the back teeth have been added on as on the pink supposedly gum & roof there is a line where it's taken the stain. I'm not explaining this very well but it looks really odd. BUT I think it'll be the Vit C chewables as they even stain your pee.

brook2jack

No you can't get flexible dentures on the NHS.

They have a few problems ... they stain really easily, they last about 5 years, they need special cleaners, are difficult to adjust and most importantly they can cause the gum underneath to shrink more quickly.

In my opinion they have a very limited use.They are also expensive a top or bottom denture on its own will be £500 ish.

brook2jack

The way some dentures are made the plate is made first then the plastic gum and teeth is added later do they do take stain differently.