What are the dangers of sleeping with dentures

Wearing dentures can help us solve oral problems very well. Dentures are divided into two types: removable and fixed. Removable dentures are easier to clean, but many people have certain wrong ideas about the maintenance and cleaning of dentures, and many times they even continue to wear dentures when sleeping, which is very detrimental to the health of the body. Let's learn about the dangers of sleeping with dentures.

What are the dangers of sleeping with dentures?

Currently, there are about 260 million people in China over the age of 55, and more than a quarter of the elderly wear dentures. Experts point out that improper care of dentures may become a hidden danger of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, denture stomatitis, bacterial pneumonia, etc.

Professor Liu, chief physician of the Mucosal Department of Peking University Hospital of Stomatology, introduced that clinically it is found that a large number of patients do not take off their dentures when sleeping, and most patients have misunderstandings about the frequency and methods of cleaning dentures. Failure to remove and clean dentures for a long time will affect the health of the whole body.

Dentures placed in the mouth will gradually become dirty, forming plaque and bacteria, which may cause serious oral and other systemic diseases. In certain specific circumstances, potential pathogens may colonize dentures, such as Candida albicans; studies have shown that Candida albicans may cause "denture stomatitis" in 25% or even 60% of denture wearers. Other pathogens attached to dentures may also move downward through the oropharynx into the respiratory system and cause bacterial pneumonia. Therefore, denture wearers are reminded to take off their dentures before going to bed every day and follow the three steps: soak, brush, and rinse.

The above is an introduction to the dangers of sleeping with dentures. After understanding it, we know that if dentures are not removed when sleeping, they cannot be cleaned better, which can easily lead to bacterial growth, which is very harmful to the health of the body. In addition, once dentures fall into the mouth, it is easy to cause the risk of suffocation.