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Hi! I'm 47, going on 5. <G>

Gosh, I was so busy asking questions, I guess it was rather rude of me
not to introduce myself a bit. Sorry!

I live out in the boonies in South Central Iowa, on a hunting
preserve. I take care of the bosses' chukars (a type of partridge) and
dogs, help out during hunting seasons, take care of the grounds out
here on the preserve.

My youngest son (the last one at home) is autistic. Why Mom Life
decided to grace me with such an honor as that of raising him, I don't
know. Just find myself incredibly grateful. One result of having my
son is that I am parent rep for the AEA Autism Resource Team.

Run a few yahoogroups, including one for organic gardening. Am an
herbalist, organic gardener, wildcrafter, and am active in
biodiversity issues.

I am also trying to be a *writer*. Ahem. "The Great American Novel"
has yet to emerge from my keyboard. <G>

That's a thumbnail sketch of the deb. Any thing else anyone would like
to know, just ask- am always happy to yak abou me! WheeHoo! <G> Um...
that might be best taken offlist, though, since it's not quite on the
topic of dentures. <G> deb


In Denture_Dentures@yahoogroups.com, Jake Davola
<dreamdate4me2002@y...> wrote:
> how old are you?
> C
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> deb <debhlv@y...> wrote:
> My name is deb, and I came looking for a group for denture wearers. I
> get fitted for dentures next Thursday morn, after having the last of
> my teeth pulled in December- had to use the last of my "chopper" money
> to fix my vehicle, so didn't get my store-bought teeth for Christmas
> as I had planned.
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> I have so many questions- or, perhaps I should say I have so many
> concerns. I hope you folk will be patient with me if I spout them
> here, and also hope not to be a total bore.
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> I hear many folk speak of how their dentures don't fit, cause soreness
> in the gums and, as spoken of in the previous post, on the roof of
> their mouth. Thanks for the tip on taking care of that, btw.
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> I have heard that the longer one waits from final extraction to
> fitting, the better. I think it has to do with the gums doing a bit of
> shrinking over the course of time? Is that correct? It's close to 5
> months now, I'm hoping that is long enough.
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> The dentist (a great guy, very funny and my extractions were
> painless!) told me the type of dentures he makes have some sort of
> adjustable thing about them, to reduce the chances of them not
> fitting. Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> I have a dear love of food! I miss Reuben sandwiches! French Fries!
> Heck, even the lowiy peanut has become an object of intense desire!
> ACK!! I'm not overweight, but have dropped a lot of weght in the past
> 5 months- I am fully expecting my skinny butt to end up rather plump
> in no time- Oh, I'm gonna love being able to eat again!
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> I have also heard that there are some things one really needs to be
> careful of, such as toothpicks used in sandwiches and such. That if
> you don't know it's there, you could end up swallowing or choking on
> it. Same caution with bones in fish and meat; the smaller ones,
> anyway. Is this true? Is being able to sense these things an aquired
> skill or something?
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> And, this might sound so petty as to be ridiculous, but do dentures
> adversly effect the flavor of food? Are there any foods that one
> should simply stay away from, in addition to the generally known ones-
> corn on the cob and such? I am concerned about doing rude things such
> as "spitting" bits of food or such when talking- is this a common
> thing, or am I just being too nervous?
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> What are the best ways to clean them? Brushing? If I brush them, will
> they also need to be soaked at night?
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> The last question (finally! ); is there a breaking-in period for
> dentures? Such as wearing them for short periods at first, or somthing
> along those lines?
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> One reason I'm asking all these questions is because, even though my
> dentist is great, funny, and skilled, he's not exactly known for
> giving out a great deal of information.
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> Thanks for bearing with me through all this- sheesh! Just glanced up
> the screen! I did some yakking, now! Any wisdom someone is willing to
> share will be greatly appreciated. deb
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