If necessary, read these comments in conjunction with the aftercare instructions for extractions on this site. Make sure that you clean your denture after every meal whilst the sockets are healing. It is quite common to need some time to adjust to dentures when they...

If you have an alternative denture which is comfortable, then swap over to that one for a few days. Contact the practice and arrange an appointment to ease the new denture. 24 hours before the appointment, insert the new denture again. If necessary, use the old...

If you have an all-acrylic denture and it has simply broken in two, this is the most straightforward repair to fix and you may not need a dentist at all. Prodent Dental Studio in Newtown (01686 625322) should be able to fix it for you in a day or so; they will advise...