Newly redesigned kit contains products to help improve patients’ denture-wearing experience; now available to laboratory owners and dentists
GlaxoSmithKline announces the availability of a newly redesigned Denture Essentials Kit, featuring Polident® Denture Cleanser and Super PoliGrip® Denture Adhesive, both important components of successful home denture maintenance. New dentures can be a major psychosocial adjustment for patients, and according to the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), denture wearers need time to get accustomed to their new “teeth.” By educating denture patients about care and maintenance, as well with providing them with the proper tools, dental professionals can help patients adapt. The kit includes a high quality denture bath and Wernet® denture brush, as well as the new addition of Os-Cal®, the calcium supplement doctors and pharmacists recommend most. Everyday tips for denture success, as well as instructions for proper denture care and maintenance, are distributed along with the kits. The Denture Essentials Kit also has been newly configured for better storage, and now both laboratory owners and dentists can order the kits to help ensure patients have a successful denture experience.
“New dentures can have a significant impact on everyday functions such as speaking and eating. Accordingly, the transition to dentures may be an intimidating experience for some people. Laboratory owners and dentists fortunately now have an opportunity to help patients feel more confident and secure,” states Brendan Steidle, associate brand manager, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. “By providing patients with the Denture Essentials Kit, new denture-wearers will have all of the products they need for care and maintenance in a single, convenient package. In addition, patients will benefit from tips for adjusting to dentures, and detailed instructions for proper care and maintenance.”
Denture Essentials Kit Contents
Polident, America’s number one denture cleanser, is an important part of everyday home denture care and is included in the kit to help keep dentures fresh and clean. Daily soaking with Polident removes plaque and food particles that brushing alone can miss, leaving dentures fresh and odor-free. Polident’s effervescent power actually cleans in between cracks and crevices, and eliminates 99.9 percent of odor-causing bacteria. Patients should be advised to soak with Polident everyday for maximum cleanliness.
Super PoliGrip, another component of the Denture Essentials Kit, provides denture wearers with additional security, and improves denture stability and retention. No matter how well dentures are made or how ideal their initial fit, using a denture adhesive can help denture patients enjoy more of their favorite foods. Super PoliGrip also features a unique Ooze-Control Tip™, which provides the denture wearer with more control over the application of adhesive to the denture surface. The new addition of Os-Cal tablets to the Denture Essentials Kit provides denture patients with the additional benefit of calcium – an important dietary supplement for all adults. Os-Cal is the calcium supplement doctors and pharmacists recommend most and has been clinically proven effective in well-controlled clinical studies.
For more information about the Denture Essentials Kit or to place an order, visit www.dental-professional.com or call 1.800.652.5625.