Your welcome....I dont ever remember being reminded of the propping. I know it wasnt in writing but maybe he mentioned it when I was just coming out of it, who...
Since the infection in my caps started three weeks ago and the top teeth removed, I slept with the bed chair pillow because I was hurting so badly. I just...
Darren thank you. The fixodent powder feels soooo much better. I am not feeling so much pressure. I have to have a soft reline tommorrow, I am not sure if I...
DONT skip it DO IT!!! OMG it was the best thing that ever happened to me once I was able to start wearing my dentures and now I need NOTHING to wear my...
The print out I received before leaving says, "Keep head slightly elevated during the first 48 hours." So far I don't have any swelling or any pain either....
Although I'm only on Day 1 of my new denture life...I totally agree with Jonell. DON'T skip it! From everything I've read, dentures, when properly fitted,...
I have a small mouth also - but my husband doesn't think so! LOL So far no problem or feeling like I will gag. In a message dated 5/1/2008 7:32:13 A.M....
I set my expectations very very low...so with that being said and the denture not quite fitting correctly I think so far so good. I take nothing for ...
I looked like a prize fighter... who had lost! lol I was told to sleep upright at all times until they told me other wise... I kind of fell/slumped over as I...
I was told to sleep totally upright, so that my head was above my heart. I fell asleep one night and at some point slumped down and when I woke up my eyes...
I slept in my recliner the first night and I had very little swelling. I learned this after having facial surgery to remove skin cancer. Sarah ... I ... relief...
Seeing myself without the dentures in was when it hit me... I have no teeth of my own. At the same time, the teeth that I had before these were cruddy, so...
I also did the 15 minutes ice pack on and off deal....fairly often. In a message dated 5/1/2008 10:55:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sarahinpensacola@......
I did that that too, but I thought I'd have a lot more swelling that I did. Sarah ... skin ... that ... that ... time ... assuming ... to ... Time, ... worst ...
In a message dated 5/1/2008 1:47:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bunchoreeds@... writes: sleep with head above heart and all should go well. Kristine Wow...
Saw the oral surgeon today...He took the denture out and cleaned it up a bit - he said it was pretty darn squeaky clean. He said the implants look great and...
I lost 23lbs with my temps, now i'm scared to step on scale.. ... it up a bit ... look great ... he's ever ... just ... my regular ... swollen, under ... It...
I guess my soreness has come a few days after the fact...but still not so bad. The teeth are just not fitting well in my mouth and I can't use my partial on...
I only ate 3 times my first week and then when I got my dentures out I only ate with them out (still do a lot) and trust me the first couple of months I LIVED...
Hi Rita, Did you get regular implants or the mini-implants? Did they place the implants at the same time you had the extractions? I will be getting dentures...
I'm living off of rice pudding. Right now everything hurts. I was doing okay until today..I guess I'm one of those late bloomers when it comes to pain. In...
Hi Jackie, There are various methods of placing implants. Yes, mine were inserted the same day as the extractions were done. I have a combination of...
I still have a little aversion to the softer foods! lol Best of luck on Monday. I know that I have had to get several adjustments since April 3.... and need...
Are the dentures digging in somewhere??? I found that to be the most painful...Hang in there...and remember I only ate 3 times the first week and each time was...
No the dentures aren't digging in anywhere - I have no sore spots at all...they just are hanging too low in my mouth and they are definitely protruding out...
Once you extract a tooth, bone loss occurs rapidly. If you place what they call an immediate loaded implant into the jaw bone, your system continues to ...