You are caring for a person with dentures. The person is not able to remove the dentures for you. How will you remove the dentures? After you remove the dentures, where will you put them?
What will be an ideal response?
Using a piece of gauze, rock the dentures out of the roof of the mouth and then from the bottom of the mouth. Place the dentures in a denture cup or kidney basin.
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