i had my implants put in

cantwait2smile · #11 11th November 2009, 04:03

Haha ruby your a bigger woman than I....still smoken! and no plans of quitting lol

ronny55 · #12 11th November 2009, 21:13

WHAT does ROFL mean Ruby??? I am 54 years old and not into this jargon

please remember I am an old girl

OK today I got my denture back in for the first time in a week, and am pleased to say I look almost normal, That is to say i have not been parading a scarf around my mouth.

I still can't eat very much, but a few pounds of weight loss won't hurt me.

Truth to say it was very sore, but i am getting there, no-one looked at me in a wierd fashion. And i must admit i took a break from them at lunch time, and at 7.00 tonight i was climbing the walls to get them out! so here i am, sporting a gummy smile, but in one piece!
Ronny

and on the wine again

rubyshoes · #13 11th November 2009, 23:22

ronny I'm 54 too!!! and can still Roll On The Floor Laughing

How do the implants affect the getting them in and out ronny? I have this fear once I get the dentures they'll get stuck in.

ruby

ronny55 · #14 13th November 2009, 21:16

Ruby,

now that the implants are inside my gum, stitches taken out, and the gum has healed over, then there has been no problem getting my denture in or out.

I won't lie and say it is perfect as i am still a bit bruised, but honestley, it is no problem to wear my denture, and as weeks go on, i am confident it will get better. Although it does still feel as tho I've got 2 matchsticks up my nose and it makes me feel sneezy!!!

I still can't eat solids, as i am afraid of banging my upper denture (which is protecting my implants) to my lower teeth, but then.... since April my e-day, I have not eaten solids with my denture in.

If I need a good ole chomp on something, then i go upstairs and eat alone.
But thats just me

ronny55 · #15 13th November 2009, 21:24

Forgot to add,

I had very little bone underneath my nose, i think they call that 1 and 2 position (dunno, i wasn't listening!!!) because my bone shrinkage was so rapid, I only had a matter of months to get the implants in. 7 months to be exact.

My dentist says this is why i THINK i can feel them

Now I know why they call it 'the skin of your teeth'

all the best
Ronny

rubyshoes · #16 14th November 2009, 05:46

Thanks ronny

I've not chomped on anything for ages all my food is soft or cut into tiny bits and just swallowed I can imagine trying to chew again is going to be difficult. Got about 8 weeks healing after extractions then the implants heaven knows when I'll actually get the teeth lol But to tell the truth I just can't imagine myself with teeth anyway it's going to be so weird!

Don't go anywhere ronny I'll probably have tons of implant questions a bit nearer the time.

ruby