Hi :)
New here and 14 days new to a top denture ! Bottom partial coming in about 2
weeks.
My experience has been pretty positive with the only drawback is the in ability
to eat ! I'm getting crabby lol
I'm 46, had 13 (all) top teeth removed, immediate temp denture, all but 5 bottom
teeth are coming out for a partial. I'm most leary of the partial than I was of
the denture :/
Appearance wise, the temp denture is reall nicely made, but I have found as the
swelling goes down,my smile is changing and the teeth seem too short, I have yet
to talk to my dentist about some concerns when they make the perm denture but
will sit him down and show him before and after photos because the upper lip is
so much fuller now with the denture that it barely shows any teeth when I smile
and therefore promoting more of a "false" teeth look :(
I've read some post on here,as for the younger people,concerns about looking
"aged" NOT AT ALL ! I think it actually gave my face a bit of lift and have had
several people say I look "rested" and one woman ask if I had botox LMAO done
around my mouth !!! I said nope, just a new shade of lipstick ;))
Any one with questions about it all, how to deal with the changes, acceptance,
getting thru it all, boyfriend, girlfriend questions (cause I know I had
qestions) feel free to email me. I had a lot of concerns with the new
realtionship I'm in and had no one to ask or talk to about personal questions
and I think it would help for some people to question /express that whole issue
also, especially the younger group members.
I'm glad I stopped and took some time to find this group, it helped reading some
comments, etc., and also helped me to relaize that when my dentist says be
patience, this or that will happen, etc, to trust that he knows what he's
talking about :)