--- In Denture_Dentures@yahoogroups.com, "atheistnextdoor" <jadash@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi all. New here, too.
>
> I'm 40 years old, fyi.
>
> This experience has been a lot tougher than I anticipated. Had my
> teeth recently removed in three stages: left side uppers &
> lowers, right side uppers & lowers, then what was left in front - six
> on top, four on bottom. Full dentures were put in IMMEDIATELY
> following the extractions. Like a good little patient, I did what I
> was told - took a painkiller before my mouth even thawed out, used
> ice packs, etc. After the numbness went away, the pain was so
> intense that I sat there and cried for two straight hours, and then
> removed the dentures. Went in two days later for a re-alignment,
> which helped a LOT - but it's still too painful to wear them most of
> the time. I've decided to wait until I get the sutures removed next
> week and will then keep them in faithfully, even if it is still
> painful.
>
> So here are my questions (to be answered by denture veterans, please.)
>
> 1. WHAT KIND OF ADHESIVE IS BEST IN YOUR EXPERIENCE?
>
> (So far, I really HATE Poligrip. It works well to keep the dentures
> secure - but how the blinkety-blank do you get it out of your mouth
> after removing the appliances? It feels like slimy glue. I end up
> spending 20 minutes actually scraping it off the roof of my mouth
> with a fingernail! Any advice?)
>
> 2. WILL I EVER ENJOY EATING AGAIN, LIKE BEFORE I GOT DENTURES?
>
> 3. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO LEARN TO SPEAK PROPERLY AGAIN?
>
> 4. ARE DENTURE-WEARERS DESTINED TO HAVE SORE SPOTS FOREVER, OR IS IT
> POSSIBLE FOR THE DENTURES TO BE TOTALLY COMFORTABLE?
>
> 5. ON AVERAGE, HOW LONG DOES A SET OF DENTURES LAST?
>
> 6. CAN ACRYLIC DENTURES BREAK IF DROPPED?
>
> Thanks in advance, everyone. I appreciate any input/advice.
>
> - Sherry in Missouri


Sherry, I only have an upper denture so I am not the best person to answer your
questions, but I will say that I have had very little trouble with sore spots
and when one is on the roof of my mouth, I file the high spot down with a
fingernail file. I get a new denture every few years when my old one gets loose
-- maybe I should just get a reline, but I like to have a spare anyway.

Paul