Denture, bad breath, halitosis, odors

Dentures and controlling odors that lead to bad breath / halitosis

How can denture users control bad breath / halitosis?

A number of Internet writers have asked how denture users can control odors. This is an important question because many people have strong odors with dentures, often leading to halitosis or bad breath. Not only do the dentures themselves tend to get bacteria and organic material in the microscopic pores and spaces between denture base and teeth, but the denture surface that is in contact with and holds the denture to the lower jaw or roof of the mouth can collect a great deal of bacteria, yeast, fungi, food particles and shedding cells from the tissue surface. These break down into the volatile organic compounds, (VOCs) which are very similar to the bad breath compounds that people with natural teeth have.

I recommend people with dentures leave them out of the mouth for at least four hours each day. In addition to that, brush the roof of mouth, cheeks, gums with stabilized chlorine dioxide toothpaste, as I instructed people with teeth to do. Use the tongue scraper daily. Rinse the mouth with zinc mouth rinse for at least two minutes. Clean your dentures with a denture toothpaste or stabilized chlorine dioxide toothpaste and then place them in a container submerged in Full Strength Zinc rinse or the Multiuse Deodorizer for four hours. The later mentioned liquid usually used to deodorize the house and is safe for soaking dentures. It has a high level of stabilized chlorine dioxide.

After rinsing off your dentures, place a thin film of gel (non-fluoride gel) on the tissue contact side of the dentures and place them into the mouth. This aloe vera and stabilized chlorine dioxide gel will not only hold down odors by oxidizing them, but will also help to heal wounds and sore spots under the denture and help prevent the growth of bacteria, yeast and fungi under the dentures. If you have red tissue under your denture, you may have a fungal infection and this can cause odor and soreness. The gel will help a lot.

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