--- In Denture_Dentures@yahoogroups.com, "iluvshihtzus61" <iluvshihtzus61@y...>
wrote:
> Help -
> I need lots of tips. At 42 I will be getting my full dentures on
> Monday afternoon. I will be going to a place that uses Novacaine
> instead of knocking you out - mainly because I have lupus and early
> stages of MS. With deteriorating teeth and periodontal disease is
> there anything special I need to do or take to prevent the spread of
> infection? How long for no food? What are the best soft foods?
> Any help would very much be appreciated as I have never even seen a
> denture before (I am getting immediates). Thanks,
> iluvshihtzus61@y...


beechtree66 had some excellent advise. About food, for the first few days I
suggest you drink vegitable juice thru a straw, mashed bananas, apple sauce,
grits with butter. After a few days, if you want meat, I suggest cooked ground
beef broken up so you don't have to chew much. Good luck.

Paul