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HOME CARE
INSTRUCTIONS
● AVOID SLEEPING ON YOUR JAW Try a cervical pillow
● USE YOUR APPLIANCE AS DIRECTED Clean daily with toothbrush and/or
denture cleanser □ Every time you sleep Store in water when not
worn □ 24 hours a day Remove only to clean
● AVOID CHEWY FOODS
Ice, raw vegetables, hard crusted bread, apples and large
sandwiches
● AVOID CLENCHING YOUR TEETH
“Lips together, teeth apart”
● AVOID STRENUOUS EXERCISE
● DO NOT OPEN TOO WIDE
● LIMIT INTAKE OF SUGAR AND CAFFEINE
Healthy diet, adequate sleep, and exercise
● APPLY MOIST HEAT/MASSAGE
Hot towel or heat pack, 20 minutes at a time at least twice a
day
● TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED
Aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprophen, Other
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