Make the Shift: Recommending Denture Adhesives for Your Patients
Dental professionals discuss why they have shifted their approach to recommending denture adhesives
You do an amazing job fitting your patients’ dentures – you are experts in making sure they leave the dental office with a great fitting appliance that helps them to smile again. But once they’re back home in their everyday lives, many patients – even those with well-fitting dentures – may struggle to adapt. Patients face a number of challenges including issues with food, denture movement, discomfort and even loss of confidence as noted in a study conducted by Haleon (formerly GSK).1
As professionals, you can provide guidance that helps patients make the transition to wearing their denture a more positive experience.
Proactively recommending a denture adhesive, such as Poligrip, even from the planning or fitting stage, can make all the difference and reduce the likelihood of common patient challenges. Here are some of the ways it can help.
- Increases denture retention* to help your patients to talk, sing, eat and laugh without holding back
- Forms a seal to prevent trapped food* so your patients can choose from the menu with confidence
- Improves comfort* and keeps out food particles which may lead to irritation
Poligrip has partnered with dental professionals to discover the difference ‘making the shift’ towards a more positive, proactive adhesive recommendation has made to their patients’ lives and their relationship with them.2
Watch now to see the difference you can make in your patients’ lives by recommending a denture adhesive such as Poligrip.3
*vs. no adhesive
I made the shift – Dr. Victoria Sampson
Learn more about the difference a proactive adhesive recommendation could make for your patients’ confidence from Dr. Victoria Sampson.
“We were all taught that denture adhesive was a temporary fix for a poorly fitted denture, and we never saw it as anything else. And only when I was actually in practice and I tried it with patients that I realized that it can provide a lot more.” - Dr. Victoria Sampson
Simple Steps on How to Use a Denture Adhesive
Are you ready to make the shift to making a proactive recommendation of denture adhesives for your patients?
Download our one-page guide to help you introduce patients to denture adhesives, including simple steps on how to apply denture adhesives. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more about the benefits of denture adhesives
3-Step Guide: Using Poligrip Denture Adhesives
86% of patients with dentures experience food trapped under dentures*. In this video, you will learn how to properly use Poligrip which is clinically proven to seal out 74% of food particles and helps increase denture retention and stability.**
*Haleon Data on File**Fernandez P et al., IADR 2011
Poligrip Adhesives Science Resource
See the scientific support for Poligrip Adhesives in this downloadable document including clinical studies for bite force.
Poligrip and Polident Products
Discover more about the Poligrip denture adhesive product range and Polident cleansers.
