Thank you for your nice remarks. We have all enjoyed seeing you over the years. Will is enjoying working at Cranford Dental and we love having him here. He is committed to dentistry and to Rock Hill—so should be here for many more years. We appreciate your trust in our dentists and staff.

Many of these suggestions are practical based on the many years of experience of our dentists and hygienists. We all learned from each other as we thought of ways to help keep ourselves and our patients safe. The reader who asked about using good hygiene with denture care brings to mind another good point. Let us know if you think of others.

This is a great question, Susan. We just added this to our post. Appreciate this!
Here’s safe denture care: Wash hands well with soap and water before and after placing or removing denture. Especially during this critical time, mix 1 teaspoon bleach in 8 ounces water. Put dentures in solution for 1 minute. Rinse well with running water. Do NOT soak dentures for a long period as this will turn gum part of denture white.

Thank you so much, I just happened to see your post. I was concerned about the fact that I did notsanitize my hands before taking out my dentures and I wanted to know how to sanitize my dentures and just for now I’m using very hot water and gargle with vinegar.

Keep telling him, Evelyn. We do not want to get this terrible virus from our toothbrush or dental floss! I trust that you and your family are doing well-and staying safe.

Sorry, past my function time! I forgot to post after my first Comment-I think! Just thanking you for these hygiene tips. I’ve been preaching this to my better half for 52 years! I’m gonna shove it in his mouth!!!