Dr. Charlie Cage: Video Summary
Dr. Charlie Cage: Yes, you can safely and effectively clean your dentures and false teeth with the Dental pod.
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Dr. Cage, what experience do you have?
My name is Charlie Cage and I am a dentist who graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2012 with a DDS and from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2022 with a MS in Operative Dentistry and biomaterials.
As an active duty officer, I love providing dental care to some of the hardest working individuals in the United States. I am proud to continue to serve for over 13 years now.
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Do I really need to clean my dentures?
Plaque, tartar, viruses, and bacteria can colonize your dentures very quickly making themdifficult to clean if care isn’t taken. Wearing dirty dentures can cause serious diseases like respiratory problems, heart disease, and aspiration pneumonia especially in immunocompromised patients. Also, your dentures can get dirty and a stench can develop if you choose not to clean them regularly, making them really unpleasant for you to wear and for others to bare.
What are ultrasonic denture cleaners?
TheDental podis an ultrasonic denture cleaner.
An ultrasonic cleaner is a vibrating water bath.
TheDental poduses high-frequency 42,000 Hz ultrasonic waves to vibrate a cleaning solution and produce millions of nano-scale bubbles.
The intense vibrations and millions of bubbles deep clean your dentures at a microscopic level.
Is an ultrasonic denture cleaner necessary?
Studiesusing microscopes to look at dentures have found that traditional methods, such as brushing, fail to remove most microorganisms and debris.
Debris and microorganisms are found in the rough surfaces of your dentures which are hard to clean with traditional methods.
TheDental podis able to deep clean these hard-to-reach areas of yourdentures.
Do ultrasonic denture cleaners actually work?
TheBritish Dental Journalstated that theDental podis a convenient way to deep clean oral appliances.
Researchhas found that ultrasonic denture cleaners provided better results thantraditional cleaning methods including brushing and soaking with a chemical solution.
Ultrasonic and chemical cleaning are very different.
Your denturecan benefit from performing both types of cleaning.
That is whyI suggest usingsterilizing tabletswith theDental pod.
Is it safe to clean my dentures with an ultrasonic cleaner?
- Will ultrasonic cleaners damage my dentures?
The continued use of an ultrasonic cleaner with your dentures does not cause significant damage over time. Any wear that takes place is minor and randomly distributed across your dentures. If concerned about wear, I'd suggest cleaning your dentures individually, to reduce any potential rubbing.
- Will the temperature of the water in an ultrasonic cleaner damage my dentures?
Elevated temperatures can distort denture plastics.
A studythat looked at the effects of water temperature on soft denture linings (silicone-based, both permanent and temporary) found that water above175F caused discoloration and surface roughness.
For theDental pod, you only need room-temperature water to clean your dentures. As a result, you should expect no damage.
Can I clean my denture type with an ultrasonic cleaner?
The Zima Dental team have tested the followingtypes of dentureto make sure they can be safely and effectively cleaned:
How do ultrasonic denture cleaners clean my dentures?
Ultrasonic cleaners generate high-frequency vibrations. Vibrations clean your dentures in two ways:
The liquid is forced against the surface of yourdentureswhen vibrating, deep cleaning the appliance.
Tiny bubbles formed by the intense vibration of the cleaner rapidly expand and collapse, releasing a large amount of energy, continuously scouring and smashing the grime, bacteria and plaque while being non-abrasive to your dentures.
In theDental pod, the 2nd action (called ‘cavitation’) occurs on average 4000 times per second. All surfaces and gaps of your dentures are continuously cleaned in a short but thorough cleaning cycle.
The combination of these cleaning techniques means theDental podis able to deep clean the hard-to-reach areas of your dentures.
Is it easy to clean my dentures with an ultrasonic cleaner?
There are only4 simple stepsto clean your dentures with an ultrasonic cleaner:
- Fill theDental podwith water and add asterilizing tablet
Fill theDental podwith room temperature water and plug it into a wall socket.
Drop in asterilizing tabletto increase the cleaning effect.
- Place your dentures in the water
Drop your dentures into the water in theDental pod.
Your dentures must be fully submerged in the liquid to receive the full effects of ultrasonic cleaning.
- Turn on theDental pod
Put the lid on theDental pod,turn the machine on and let it run for 5 minutes.
Studieshave shown that 5 minutes is the perfect amount of time to leave your dentures in the cleaner.
- Retrieve your clean dentures from theDental pod
Your dentures will now be sparkling clean!
Can I use hydrogen peroxide to clean my dentures?
Studieshave shown that using an ultrasonic cleaner with hydrogen peroxide is more effective than brushing your dentures.With theDental pod, I recommend using oursterilizing tabletsinstead of peroxides.
Studieshave shown that hydrogen peroxide is a highly reactive substance which can damage soft and hard oral tissues when used incorrectly. Additionally, there is someevidencethat peroxides can damage ultrasonic cleaner components.
I hope that you’re now more confident about taking care of your dentures. If you need more advice, please don’t hesitate to contact Zima Dental customer support at support@zimadental.co
