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I think what you’ve got to do, you do need take a look at yourself and maybe get an old photo of how you want to look after you have your dentures made.
What should a patient do before they come in for the extraction?
I think what you’ve got to do, you do need take a look at yourself and maybe get an old photo of how you want to look after you have your dentures made, often if you bring an old photo to the surgery you can match up your teeth to the photo, and it can be a photo from your wedding or from when you were 18 years old, it doesn’t matter when it was, but we can then match the teeth to that photo.
For those with partial dentures, I would recommend a visit to the dentist to save and to maximise the life expectancy of the remaining teeth. This involves cleaning them up, checking for any cracked fillings, checking for any broken fillings, any decay and getting it sorted out before you have your dentures made.
If you are at all nervous about extractions come with a friend, come with someone to hold your hand – it’s always a good idea, and come with someone that might want to drive you home. You might be in some discomfort as the anaesthetic wears off. And perhaps it would be a good idea not to do anything too strenuous, no gymnastics, no trampolining, no horse riding in the evening.
And also get your partner if you have got one, or get someone else to do the cleaning and obviously no alcohol and smoking for 24 hours afterwards.
What questions should a patient ask their dentist prior to fitting?
“Will I get used to them?” is often a good question that people ask and the answer is yes you will get used to them. It takes some time, dentures are much like a new pair of shoes, you might get a sore spot here or there but it’ll probably settle down and if it doesn’t settle down or you have any sore spots that remain, come and see us and we’ll adjust it for you.
After an extraction what you really want to do is to use warm salt water mouthwashes and you can do that from the day after the extraction - you can do it up to six times a day, and it will certainly rinse out any food that is stuck in the socket or anything like that, and it will keep everything nice and calm. Also keep the rest of your teeth clean with your normal toothbrushing regime.