Full Mouth Extraction , Dentures Posted: 06-24-07 08:16am
I am new here, I signed up to discuss my
situation with someone and I really need
advice. For years, I've had problems with
my teeth. I'm 28 now. I've put thousands
into my teeth. They were always giving me
pain and kept breaking off and falling
out. Also the work kept falling out even
though I saw many different dentists. I
couldn't keep up with all of it after a
while, I'd get work done then more teeth
got bad, it was horrible and I couldn't
afford it. It got to the point I had a
hard time eating and wouldn't smile with
my mouth open. I've even had dentists
accuse me of being a drug user when I am
not. I tried so hard to take care of
them. My uncle had the same problem and
had to get dentures in his 30's. I
decided a few weeks ago to get a denture
consult. I know I'm very young, but my
teeth just keep breaking off. I would
have needed almost 20,000 dollars more in
dental work. And given with my track
record, the work would most likely come
out anyway. I got sick constantly and I
believe my teeth contributed to a lot of
that. I decided to get the dentures. A
full top plate, and a partial on the
bottom. I have my extractions 4 days ago.
I had 21 teeth taken out in one day under
anesthesia. I woke up feeling not too
bad. My immediate dentures were already
in. I was so happy. Not for long. After
the anesthesia totally wore off, I
couldn't keep the dentures in. I knew it
would be a very strange feeling with fake
teeth, but not like that. I had to take
them out, they made me gag and cough and
the saliva was so so bad I kept gagging on
that. And it kept running all over my
face. I tried to put them in several
times, it wouldn't work. My front teeth
were extracted and without the dentures,
my lip keeps sticking to them and I'm
afraid I won't heal or that I'll get dry
socket. I'm terrified that I'll never be
able to wear them. Also when I did have
them in for a few minutes, when I
swallowed the saliva, It made the dentures
cause a sucking action with my front
extractions which terrified me. I told
the dentist about this. He said just to
leave them out and come back Monday. I
have to go back to work Tuesday. I don't
want to go back without teeth. I tried
adhesive and the goop made me gag even
more and they still dropped right out of
my mouth. They said they would adjust
them if need be, but the said to expect
them a little loose. This was no (a
little loose), this was they were dropping
right out of my mouth. Also my gums were
so sore when i tried to put in the bottom
partials, it was excruciating. I feel
like I'll NEVER be able to wear those
things. I have gone without teeth for 4
days. I don't know how I'll go to work
like this, or how I can keep eating only
liquid. I can't. I'm terrified. Every
time I try to put them in, I choke on the
saliva. I got them to look better, now I
look worse. I tried salt on the back of
the tongue, numbing throat spray,
everything. Please help me, I don't get
my nicer dentures for another 5 months, I
can't look and eat like this until then.
I look like a monster. HELP!
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idiopathic12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Location: california
Posted: 06-25-07 07:37am
Heather,
I probably can't offer you any practical
advice, but I thought I'd try giving you
some emotional support.
I have periodontitis, and I thought I was
doing so well with it---I've been having
great checkups and my pockets were
shrinking---but since Wednesday I've been
having one of the worst tooth/teeth
infections I've had in a long while, maybe
ever. I've been megadosing on ester-C and
I think, I HOPE, it's slowly getting
better---managed to eat a few sandwiches
yesterday, but not without significant
discomfort. But it's been making me more
seriously consider dentures myself, which
have been in the back of my mind for a few
years now.
So I'm always looking now and then for
personal experiences with them. I've read
horror stories like yours and also of some
perfectly wonderful experiences with them.
I've also worried about having to go
"toothless" in front of people---my vanity
would hate that. Why can't you just wait
til your "good" dentures are ready before
your extraction? Is the extraction done
all at once? Or do you have to go with
varying degrees of toothlessness for days
or weeks as it's done gradually? Do the
dentists give you some sort of
video---hopefuly not too graphic---that
"walks" you through the process, giving
some sort of timeline to the process from
start to finish?
Well, I don't want to overwhelm you with
all these questions when you're feeling so
bad. I know how stressful dental problems
and DENTAL WORK can be. I wish I---or
somebody else---good give you some good
and FAST advice on how to deal with your
situation. I've often been disappointed
in how little support you get on this
forum---all the "0"'s in the "Replies"
boxes.
Hang in there, and good luck.
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delynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Houston Texas USA
Re: Full Mouth Extraction , Dentures Posted: 07-08-07 12:39pm
Heatherhassoul
wrote:
I am new here, I signed up
to discuss my situation with someone and I
really need advice. For years, I've had
problems with my teeth. I'm 28 now. I've
put thousands into my teeth. They were
always giving me pain and kept breaking
off and falling out. Also the work kept
falling out even though I saw many
different dentists. I couldn't keep up
with all of it after a while, I'd get work
done then more teeth got bad, it was
horrible and I couldn't afford it. It got
to the point I had a hard time eating and
wouldn't smile with my mouth open. I've
even had dentists accuse me of being a
drug user when I am not. I tried so hard
to take care of them. My uncle had the
same problem and had to get dentures in
his 30's. I decided a few weeks ago to
get a denture consult. I know I'm very
young, but my teeth just keep breaking
off. I would have needed almost 20,000
dollars more in dental work. And given
with my track record, the work would most
likely come out anyway. I got sick
constantly and I believe my teeth
contributed to a lot of that. I decided
to get the dentures. A full top plate,
and a partial on the bottom. I have my
extractions 4 days ago. I had 21 teeth
taken out in one day under anesthesia. I
woke up feeling not too bad. My immediate
dentures were already in. I was so happy.
Not for long. After the anesthesia
totally wore off, I couldn't keep the
dentures in. I knew it would be a very
strange feeling with fake teeth, but not
like that. I had to take them out, they
made me gag and cough and the saliva was
so so bad I kept gagging on that. And it
kept running all over my face. I tried to
put them in several times, it wouldn't
work. My front teeth were extracted and
without the dentures, my lip keeps
sticking to them and I'm afraid I won't
heal or that I'll get dry socket. I'm
terrified that I'll never be able to wear
them. Also when I did have them in for a
few minutes, when I swallowed the saliva,
It made the dentures cause a sucking
action with my front extractions which
terrified me. I told the dentist about
this. He said just to leave them out and
come back Monday. I have to go back to
work Tuesday. I don't want to go back
without teeth. I tried adhesive and the
goop made me gag even more and they still
dropped right out of my mouth. They said
they would adjust them if need be, but the
said to expect them a little loose. This
was no (a little loose), this was they
were dropping right out of my mouth. Also
my gums were so sore when i tried to put
in the bottom partials, it was
excruciating. I feel like I'll NEVER be
able to wear those things. I have gone
without teeth for 4 days. I don't know
how I'll go to work like this, or how I
can keep eating only liquid. I can't.
I'm terrified. Every time I try to put
them in, I choke on the saliva. I got
them to look better, now I look worse. I
tried salt on the back of the tongue,
numbing throat spray, everything. Please
help me, I don't get my nicer dentures for
another 5 months, I can't look and eat
like this until then. I look like a
monster.
HELP!
my friend has had
dentures for 15 yrs now and she says they
just take a lil getting use to.She felt
like she was gonna swallow them.she uses
sea bond adhesives.Why is it taking so
long to get your nicer dentures?
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SuziQ123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Location: MA
Full Dentures Posted: 08-06-07 16:30pm
I just joined this site because two months
have gone by since I had my teeth
extracted and had immediate dentures put
in and I'm still having so many problems.
First of all I understand totally what
you've been going through. I realize you
first posted in June but hopefully you'll
check back and read this. It has been a
nightmare. My first dentist made me
immediate dentures. They were wrong. The
teeth all went inward, which made me look
so weird. I complained so he said he make
a second set. The second set took about a
month to make and they were so big he had
to fill them with silicone to make them
fit. They are still so big I look like I
have horse teeth in my mouth. He was so
upset that I didn't like the second
dentures he yelled at me and told me he
was tired of trying to please me and he
was giving me my money back and I could
find another dentist. I was devastated.
I have found another dentist who agreed
with me that neither denture he made me
was correct, so he is making me yet
another denture. This is going to take
another month or so. Another thing I've
been dealing with since June 7 th is my
fact has been numb since the teeth were
extracted. No one knows why. I just
made an appointment with a neurologist.
All I wanted was to look better I never
dreamed this would happen. It's been
awful. I'm still eating white rice every
night, I've lost 15 lbs. and feel awful
and still can't smile. I did report my
first dentist to the licensing board of
dentist in Boston. So I'm hoping to upset
his life alittle like he has upset mine.
Hope your feeling better by now.
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delynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Houston Texas USA
Re: Full Dentures Posted: 08-09-07 08:04am
SuziQ123
wrote:
I just joined this site
because two months have gone by since I
had my teeth extracted and had immediate
dentures put in and I'm still having so
many problems. First of all I understand
totally what you've been going through. I
realize you first posted in June but
hopefully you'll check back and read this.
It has been a nightmare. My first
dentist made me immediate dentures. They
were wrong. The teeth all went inward,
which made me look so weird. I complained
so he said he make a second set. The
second set took about a month to make and
they were so big he had to fill them with
silicone to make them fit. They are still
so big I look like I have horse teeth in
my mouth. He was so upset that I didn't
like the second dentures he yelled at me
and told me he was tired of trying to
please me and he was giving me my money
back and I could find another dentist. I
was devastated. I have found another
dentist who agreed with me that neither
denture he made me was correct, so he is
making me yet another denture. This is
going to take another month or so.
Another thing I've been dealing with since
June 7 th is my fact has been numb since
the teeth were extracted. No one knows
why. I just made an appointment with a
neurologist. All I wanted was to look
better I never dreamed this would happen.
It's been awful. I'm still eating white
rice every night, I've lost 15 lbs. and
feel awful and still can't smile. I did
report my first dentist to the licensing
board of dentist in Boston. So I'm hoping
to upset his life alittle like he has
upset mine. Hope your feeling better by
now.
Whats still numb since
extraction?You forgot to type it.You
deserve compensation for pain and
suffering.Lawyer
