21 Dec Partial and Full Acrylic Dentures have surface pores To the eye, the acrylic surface of a denture appears solid and unbroken, but under a microscope, pockmarks are revealed. What does this mean to denture patients? A quick brushing every day may not be enough to thoroughly clean the denture. Even a very thorough brushing may not be sufficient to reach bacteria harbored in microscopic crevices. A denture brush and foaming toothpaste simply may not penetrate the many hiding places that microbes find in a denture surface. Some might wonder if this
To the eye, the acrylic surface of a denture appears solid and unbroken, but under a microscope, pockmarks are revealed. What does this mean to denture patients? A quick brushing every day may not be enough to thoroughly clean the denture. Even a very thorough brushing may not be sufficient to reach bacteria harbored in microscopic crevices. A denture brush and foaming toothpaste simply may not penetrate the many hiding places that microbes find in a denture surface. Some might wonder if this