Denture Maintenance

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Keep your dentures and remaining teeth for a long time through periodic maintenance

Maintain the health of your teeth and continue to use your dentures and your remaining teeth for a long time through maintenance. In order to be able to use your dentures as long as possible, prevention is the key. Of course it is important to brush your teeth every day, but we also recommend that you come in to the clinic periodically for tooth cleaning.

Remove stains impervious to regular brushing with our supersonic scaler
Tooth cleaning carried out by dentists or dental hygienists is carried out using a special device that removes stains called a supersonic scaler. This is especially useful on plaque caused from the attaching of calcium in saliva to plaque that is impossible to remove through regular means such as brushing.

Even if there are no specific problems, you can prevent cavities and pyorrhea by having your teeth cleaned periodically by a dentist or a dental hygienist. This will also make you more concerned with your teeth and raise your awareness of your own oral condition. This results in positive effects on dental health.

On the other end of the spectrum, there is a very high risk that people who are never examined by a dentist are late in discovering major abnormalities in their mouth, and when they finally are aware of their gingivitis (pyorrhea), it is too late.

In the case of dentures, some people don't think that it is necessary to get maintenance if they can bite comfortably. But, when dirt builds up, this can lead to bad breath, and it doesn't look very nice either. Especially in the case of partial dentures, without proper maintenance, the teeth acting as a support for the dentures can develop gingivitis and fall out.

Riegel telescope dentures from Inaba Dental Office can be adjusted should the patient lose teeth, but in the case of regular dentures covered by health insurance, dentures need to be remade each time a tooth falls out. Because of this, periodic maintenance is very important in order to prevent the loss of even just one tooth.

So would you rather play it safe and come in for maintenance and keep your dentures for a long time? Or do you prefer to continue to lose your teeth and have new dentures made each time?

In order to protect your important teeth and use your teeth comfortably, we suggest coming in for maintenance once every 3 months (periodic checkup).

*Maintenance cost is 12,000 yen each time.

Here is an explanation of the maintenance procedure

1. First we ask the patient about the condition of their mouth.

2. Next we check each tooth individually for cavities using a magnifying glass. It is particularly easy for cavities to develop in the spaces between teeth, so we also check to make sure you are flossing.

3. We then use a supersonic device to remove plaque from the surface of the teeth. The dental hygienist will use an item called a scaler to neatly remove plaque from deep pockets between the teeth and gums.

4. We then clean discoloration from the teeth and then finish them off with a machine brush.

5. We then massage the gums by going over all teeth with an interdental brush.

6. Finally the dental hygienist provides advice on how to brush properly, and if you wish we also apply fluoride.

For dentures, we perform supersonic cleaning, brush clean any teeth that are discolored, and then check to make sure that nothing is broken. Our Riegel telescope dentures should last a lifetime with proper maintenance.

Also, remember that your own teeth are assets that help you lead a fulfilling life. No matter how high the level of technology, artificial teeth can never compare to natural ones. We are happy to do whatever we can to in order to protect your remaining teeth.

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We hold free consultations for dentures.

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