How to [flawlessly] Secure Your Dentures with Cream Adhesive
…while avoiding those mind-numbingly annoying air bubbles!
…while avoiding those mind-numbingly annoying air bubbles!
Tonight, I learned the latest denture perk.
I can take shots with the greatest of ease because the roof of my mouth is protected from the burny alcohol. I used to hate shots but tonight I’ve had 6 and I keep drinking more to see if it’s a fluke but it’s not I CAN DO SHOTS YAYAYAYYAYYAYAYYYYY
~official~ “dentures” tag link
(Tumblr’s search feature is kind of sucky, so)
I’ve only had my teeth 2 years, but I notice no difference at all in my face, especially now that I have my “permanent” teeth.
Depending on how long you’re waiting between the dentures and implants, the bone less should be next to none.
I took care of my teeth and still ended up “here”…sometimes our gene pools simply aren’t kind!
If you haven’t yet, go through my dentures tag. There’s an FAQ and answers to TONS of questions, not mention a sort of play-play through my personal denture adventure. :)
I was convinced I had a lisp at first, but every single person who I talked to said it was only in my head.
They have NEVER, in 2 years, “fallen out.” They come unglued as the day goes on, but even then they only wiggle slightly.
The worst thing? When I’ve just glued them in to eat, and a wily bit of food gets under the edge, and I have to unglue them, clean them, and re-glue them. Compared to living in excruciating pain, though? It’s a minor annoyance.
And none of that will matter once you have implants! Keep looking forward to that, remind yourself of the big picture when you get frustrated.
Oh, and I just did my entire makeup routine with my teeth out.
I didn’t hate it!!
I didn’t feel bad for myself, or weird looking, or ugly, or even like I look like my grandmother.
I just looked like me, sans teeth.
And, can I just say that no teeth = maximum cheek sucking in ability = blush contouring ~magic~.
Fucking A.
Don’t tell me that I should “just” get a couple of [dental] implants and have my dentures retrofitted to snap onto them UNLESS YOU PLAN ON CUTTING ME A CHECK.
I’m putting this under a cut so it’s not a giant text wall, as I plan to add to it as more questions become frequent.
Make a list, I’ll answer them one by one.
:)
I like to imagine moving to a place with healthcare and getting my mouth situation sorted.
REALLY sorted.
Because after the bone cyst removal I should have gone and had my teeth adjusted (or a new set made entirely, I’m not sure which they’ll tell me I need,) but I still have not because I can’t convince myself to incur more medical debt.
I also would really like to get the brackets implanted in my jaws to stabilize plates, but those are about $4,000. Ideally I’d get the wicked sweet individual implants, but those are like $5,000 each, and let’s be real, if I had $150,000 I’d just move to a place with healthcare.
UGHHHHHH, and now I’ve read some horribly triggering, class-shaming bullshit while searching for implant prices:
- “Your Oral Health condition should have the same treatament like your hearth,lungs,eyes…..There are many ways to pay, take out your credit card for that.”
- “if you’d sacked up and seen a doctor sooner you wouldn’t have so many issues now”
- “in America we have to earn our way to prosperity.”
- “open a savings account and just drop little amounts into it, before you know it you’ll have what you need”
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My dad eats popcorn AND PEANUTS without his teeth. IDK how he does it. Gums of steel or something.
My Mom’s mom (some would call her my grandmother, though I wouldn’t,) has never worn her teeth and eats whatever she wants. (At least she did when I was a kid and around her; I haven’t seen her since…high school?)
It makes me shudder to think about, but also wonder, “HOW THE FUCK?!?!” because my gums are still quite sensitive in certain spots and it’s been two frickin years already!
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wait we can eat popcorn?? i miss popcorn.. my ten little teeth would not allow it to be… could you eat popcorn with your intermediates?? if so i am doing!
The reason the popcorn tin is so monumental, and worth a shower/getting dressed/walking several blocks in the wind and cold, is because I haven’t been able to eat popcorn since…well, it’s been several years.
I forgot about popcorn tin last Christmas-time simply because I hadn’t had one in so long, but I do think I’d have been able to eat popcorn with my temporary teeth. The only real different between them and the ones I have now was the liner; the temps have a soft lining, so your gums are comfy while they heal, while the final permanent set is hard. (which sounds uncomfortable but isn’t, as it allows for better suction to your gums)
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thank you for the info love.. i’ve only seen my denture dentist once at the very beginning of it all.. i have a million questions for her when i go to get fitted!! any suggestions?
ASK! Make a list, so you don’t forget anything. Adjusting to your new smile will be hard, but the more you understand about the process, the less resentful you’ll be.
ah i can’t wait. i have tried to prepare myself as much as i can that the temps may not look so great, but i have seen some perms that are so realistic..
If they’re doing the wax fitting for your temps, they should look great! My temps were made from a casting of my mouth before they pulled my teeth, so they were kinda awful. I didn’t know that until they were replaced with the gorgeous set, though! While I had my temps I thought they were the bee’s knees, because I had no basis of comparison.
