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Black bits on inside of mouth guard

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  • 11-02-2021 9:51pm
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    JuliusCaesar
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    Hi I got a mouth guard made for me by dentist and was happily wearing it at night to protect the expensive work done on my teeth.

    However it has developed some blackening in one side of the molar area, and from googling, I think it might be some sort of mildew or mould.

    I was going to try to clean it with vinegar, google says soak it in vinegar for half an hour and then do a thorough clean.

    Is this safe to do? Or will the vinegar have a bad effect on the whatever it is that it's made of?

    Any advise? Can't afford a new one.
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    Meeoow
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    Soak it in denture tablets. Vinegar would leave a taste.


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    coathanger
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    JuliusCaesar wrote: »
    Hi I got a mouth guard made for me by dentist and was happily wearing it at night to protect the expensive work done on my teeth.

    However it has developed some blackening in one side of the molar area, and from googling, I think it might be some sort of mildew or mould.

    I was going to try to clean it with vinegar, google says soak it in vinegar for half an hour and then do a thorough clean.

    Is this safe to do? Or will the vinegar have a bad effect on the whatever it is that it's made of?

    Any advise? Can't afford a new one.

    Do you have any mercury fillings ?


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    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    Meeoow wrote: »
    Soak it in denture tablets. Vinegar would leave a taste.

    Yeah I used to do that twice a week, even before the black bits emerged, and they did nothing to reduce them once they started.
    coathanger wrote: »
    Do you have any mercury fillings ?

    Mercury?? I think most of my old silvery fillings have been replaced by modern white ones. Must have a look to see if there are any on that side. Do you think they might cause discolouration? That it isn't some kind of mould/mildew at all?


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    coathanger
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭coathanger


    JuliusCaesar wrote: »
    Yeah I used to do that twice a week, even before the black bits emerged, and they did nothing to reduce them once they started.



    Mercury?? I think most of my old silvery fillings have been replaced by modern white ones. Must have a look to see if there are any on that side. Do you think they might cause discolouration? That it isn't some kind of mould/mildew at all?

    Yes I do, I have a mouth guard & it’s stained in the areas where I have the old fillings & the dentist says it’s nothing to be concerned about. . .


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