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April 13, 2008
April 4, 2008
Dentures Adhesive - Sticky Facts To Know
Do You Need It?
One thing you may or may not know-if you are getting a full set of dentures, you will not necessarily need to use a dentures adhesive. The saliva in your mouth will be enough to keep your dentures in. Also your dentist or the person who fits you for dentures should fit them so perfectly to your mouth that they will not slip or move around unnecessarily. Only as your gums begin to change shape after a few years and your dentures do not fit as well any more do you need to use dentures adhesive. However, those with partial dentures or bridges will need to use adhesive to keep them in place. Some people just like to use an adhesive so that they feel more secure.
Your New Set Of Teeth
When you get your new set of dentures the first time, wear them without any dental adhesives. Check the fit to make sure that it does not feel uncomfortable or slide or move. If it is not right without the dentures adhesive, then you should consider having them remade, because they were not made properly.
The first time you put on your dentures with the adhesive, take care that you do not use too much. Too much dentures adhesive can cause a poor fit and can lead to other problems like soreness and infection. Although the adhesive is not harmful if it is swallowed, it can cause problems if even a tiny bit is left on the gums because it can cause an infection. So, brush carefully after you use a dentures adhesive.
One reason that some people who have great-fitting dentures use an adhesive is because they do not produce very much saliva. As stated earlier in the article, saliva is part of what holds the dentures in place. Some people suffer from a chronically dry mouth for one reason or another, and in these cases it may be necessary for the person to use a dentures adhesive.
For those who are getting a partial plate, you will need to use an adhesive of some kind. Luckily there are quite a few different choices on the market in all different flavors and kinds. Before you buy a big amount of any dentures adhesive, you might want to try a trial size first to make sure that you like it. If you don’t like it, you might want to ask around to others that you know who use adhesives and see if they have a particular kind that they like. It will all depend on your personal taste.
After a few years dentures adhesive may not be holding your dentures in the way it is supposed to any more. You may find yourself using more and more to keep your dentures from slipping. This means that it may be time for a denture reline. This just means that you will go into the dentist and he will reshape your dentures to fit your gum line again. Once the teeth are out of the gum, it begins to shrink and lose its shape. This is why your dentures stop fitting. A reline can give your dentures new life and can be done quickly at your dentist’s office, or for an even better fit, at a lab. After five years most dentures should just be replaced to keep the gums and mouth healthy and comfortable.
By Margarette Tustle. Read more adhesive references at duoadhesive.com.
March 31, 2008
Stickers A Gummy History
Stickers are defined as being a piece of paper or other material of which one side has a substance meant to help it cling to a surface. Wow, that is a pretty confusing definition of a pretty simply concept. The sticker, may have been discovered by ancient Egyptians who were trying to advertise the daily market specials, or it may have been a Department of Defense contractor who was hired to find a way to label the dangerous from the not-so-dangerous. It is really hard to tell which, if either of these explanations, is correct. So let’s consider the third option. Apparently, European advertising gurus came up with the idea to help consumers identify products by their colorful paper labels somewhere in the early 1880s. The colorful paper labels were affixed with a gum paste. The main products that utilized this concept (at least at first) was fruit. There was a huge amount of competition among orchards so the stickers (also known as lithography) were used by the owners to bring attention to their fruit. The labels would be stuck to the side of the cedar crates that were full of fruit and ready to sell. The concept was also used widely on vegetables cans and on cigar boxes.
Stickers evolved a bit to pre-apply the paste to the back of the stickers and let them dry. Then, by applying water or saliva to the sticker surface, the past would activate and the sticker could be placed on a surface. These types of stickers were very popular as travel and luggage stickers and are considered to be collectors items today.
From the pre-pasted, the concept of stickers evolved when R. Stanton Avery manufactured the first self-adhesive labels. The label/sticker that Avery designed had a paper surface with a coat of adhesive which was then stuck on a liner. The liner had a special silicone coating that enabled the label to be removed and stuck to other surfaces. Stickers today still use the basic premise of the self-adhesive label that Avery invented. For over 50 years stickers have became a huge marketing item for every sort of household product imaginable. In addition, bumper stickers have also become part of the popular culture fads and icons as they have been used for political and social commentary.
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