I've had to wear partial dentures for about 5 years now, top and bottom. I can honestly say that I have never been happy with the dentures, I've had two sets I think - so it hasn't been cheap. I had new dentures fitted at the beginning of 2019, for the whole of that year I was back and forth to the dentist, having them rubbed down because they were rubbing on my gums, then a tooth came off one of the dentures, then recently the bottom denture simply broke in half. Obviously the denture couldn't be glued back together as it were and I picked up new bottom denture on Tuesday. The denture felt quite tight when I tried it at the dentist but I felt it would loosen up a bit and came away saying I'd see how it went. My god I can't even describe how sore my gum is - in fact by the time I got home that day (45 minutes later) my gum was extremely sore - I hadn't eaten, just having the thing in my mouth was causing bad pain. I've recently talked to my dentist about private dentures, he suggested it, not that it hadn't gone through my own mind. I can't have implants due to not having the bone density etc. There are alternatives, the flexible denture, then there is the metal framed dentures, and then there is the more expensive acrylic type. Now, I read last night that the flexible denture isn't suitable for those who have quite a few teeth missing, which I do. The metal framed also may not be an option for me because I think if you have some movement in teeth which I also do .. these would put a lot of pressure on existing teeth. This leaves me with the mega tastic acrylic denture. I feel like aiming this bottom denture out of the window right now. Why is it that the dentists and technicians CANNOT manage to get the patient a good fit? I just can't work it out and it makes me so angry. I am feeling sorry for myself because I cannot get to see the dentist until next Friday when he can hopefully sand the denture down and maybe loosen it a bit to make it more comfortable. I have to go a whole week with this denture killing me basically. I feel lost because the dental receptionist said I couldn't see any other dentist in the practise because of treatment plans etc,,,, OMG. Now, if a patient's in pain surely another dentist can do a five minute job of helping to make a denture just a little more comfortable. Comments please, tea and sympathy would be good too. xx
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