How to Remove Denture Lining Material

After receiving a new denture, time is needed to allow the gum tissue to properly heal and adjust to your new appliance. Once you've been wearing it for a week, there maybe areas that cause irritation to your gum tissue. This is not an uncommon occurrence. To reduce this irritation, the interior lining material of the denture, will need to be removed in some spots. In extreme cases, your dentist may remove the entire lining to reline the denture.With the right tools, this adjustment can easily be done at home. While saving you a trip to the dentist's office.

Things You'll Need

• Indelible pencil
• Dremel tool
• Cutting bur

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Instructions

• 1

  Wet the tip of a indelible pencil. Mark the sore spot with the indelible pencil. Place your the denture into your mouth.

• 2

  Remove the denture carefully. Be sure not to smudge the marking with anything.

• 3

  Insert a cutting bur into the Dremel tool. Remove the denture lining with the Dremel tool, where indicated by the indelible pencil marking. Be careful not to over-reduce the denture lining. This may affect the overall fit of the denture.

• 4

  Place the denture back into your mouth. Determine if enough work has been done on the irritated area. Repeat steps one through four, until the pressure on the sore spot has been alleviated.