Temporary dentures. Is this normal?

[wk]

In brief, had all my teeth removed last Feb and got temporary dentures. I expected it to take a little getting used to, but I didn't expect this much difficulty. Are these things normal? Does everyone go through this? Do I just need to be more patient? Will the permanent dentures be hugely better than these temporaries?

The first reline was done 10 days after extractions, which made them more comfortable...at first. In short time they became way too big, and fell out easily. No amount of glue would hold them well enough to actually chew something. Up until just a couple of days ago, I was still basically eating soup and jello.

Then after having Thrush about a week ago, they were relined a second time. Now there so much reline material, the dentures aren't sitting right, and an even bigger bulk in my mouth. The bite has been thrown off some, having to move my lower jaw more forward to come together right. The front part of the uppers are so thick, my lip hits over the top edge of the gum if I smile.

Years ago, my husband had permanent dentures put in right after the extractions, and was eating normal foods within a week. No temporaries and no relines. He hasn't had any problems with his dentures, and rarely needs glues to eat. He doesn't understand why I'm having so many problems, and frankly, I don't understand it either. This has been a fairly miserable journey so far.

Would appreciate hearing from others who are dealing with, or have dealt with, temporary dentures, and anything you can tell me that helped.

 

[Deejay]

Hello
I am wondering when you are getting your more permanent set? I had my teeth removed in stages between April and June last year and just got my more permanent set a couple of weeks ago, my temps were not too bad but I did have problems with my lip catching the top of the denture when I done a big smile and would push them down but when I had my reline months later it went right up to the top under my lip and stopped the problem I only had the one reline they were quite loose by 6 months but I held out for my new set, eating took me a while ( a few months) to master different food but I wasn't overly restricted like you seem to be although some say they are eating steak in a few weeks where I still had trouble with that, ( not tried with my,new set) it seems strange that your partner had the one set from the word go as they really are just there so you don't have to go without teeth and your gums shrink after extraction so a reline or new set is needed, unless he didn't have many teeth to take out and the gums were already shrunken, I would ask your dentist when you are getting your permanents. As I say I had mine out after you and I have mine that's on the NHS, and luckily these have needed no alteration are tighter fit and sharper!. Good luck
D.J

 

[wk]

Thank you so much for your response. After reading about your long journey with getting dentures, seems I just need to have more patience. I can't imagine taking over a year to be done with this. The appointment to do the permanent dentures was made for 3 months after the first reline, so I'm suppose to get the permanent ones mid July. The whole process start to finish will be about 5-6 months, figuring there will probably be some tweaking with the final dentures.

Eating food has been a real challenge to say the least. Were there any tricks you learned along the way that helped this process? Do you feel like you have food in every nook and cranny after eating? I put in the glue so I can eat, then want to immediately remove them to rinse out all the particles. Not very fond of the glues either, and tried 2 types...cream and paper cut to fit type.

Are your permanent dentures far better than your temporary were? Do you still need to use glue in order to eat? Are they less bulky in the mouth? And, how do they fit on the top front now, does your lip still meet to the top of the denture? Would you say that you're a lot more comfortable with having dentures now? I'd like to be hopeful that this will all get better with time.

 

[comfortdentist]

When you relax and close your mouth such as when you swallow both sides should touch at the same time without having to do anything special. If that isn't true go back to get the occlusion adjusted. Sometimes it can be difficult for the doctor to get the right bite when it is an immediate denture. Expect the next one to be better and make sure you get a wax try-in to verify appearance and bite.

 

[Deejay]

It may have taken a little longer as I think we only have the one NHS surgery for specialist jobs ie sedation nervous / some isle needs dentistry so they get rather busy. I just see it as it took longer than that for them to get bad so I shouldn't expect a quick fix. There wasn't any real tricks in eating but smaller mouthfuls make it easier, and I do get stray food and depending on what I eat sometimes have to rinse them, but I do not like the adhesives and most feel like my mouth is burning off when I used them so I never bothered I hated the gunny stuff and wasn't keen on the powder even tho t was less bulky than glue or strips. The newer ones are sharper bigger in tooth size and the roof of the plate is thinner you can nearly see through it but it's still strong I can even crunch polo mints when they get thin lol! And they go all the way up under my lip, and I haven't needed any tweaking after getting them cause had the tweaking before as they were being made they were seated in a wax plate so when I bit gently they could see if they were hitting in the wrong place. Just takes time don't be in pain or struggling really hard but you do need to give them time and put up with some not quite perfect issues for now like slackening as you heal but it's amazing how attached you become to them I was quite nervous if my new ones as was like getting rid of old comfy slippers for new starchy ones but they are fine All the best hang in there xx
D.J

Thank you so much for your response. After reading about your long journey with getting dentures, seems I just need to have more patience. I can't imagine taking over a year to be done with this. The appointment to do the permanent dentures was made for 3 months after the first reline, so I'm suppose to get the permanent ones mid July. The whole process start to finish will be about 5-6 months, figuring there will probably be some tweaking with the final dentures.

Eating food has been a real challenge to say the least. Were there any tricks you learned along the way that helped this process? Do you feel like you have food in every nook and cranny after eating? I put in the glue so I can eat, then want to immediately remove them to rinse out all the particles. Not very fond of the glues either, and tried 2 types...cream and paper cut to fit type.

Are your permanent dentures far better than your temporary were? Do you still need to use glue in order to eat? Are they less bulky in the mouth? And, how do they fit on the top front now, does your lip still meet to the top of the denture? Would you say that you're a lot more comfortable with having dentures now? I'd like to be hopeful that this will all get better with time.

 

[wk]

When you relax and close your mouth such as when you swallow both sides should touch at the same time without having to do anything special. If that isn't true go back to get the occlusion adjusted. Sometimes it can be difficult for the doctor to get the right bite when it is an immediate denture. Expect the next one to be better and make sure you get a wax try-in to verify appearance and bite.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge on this topic. I appreciate it very much. This is great information that I'll be taking with me, that should help yield better results. Having the correct terminology is helpful as well, so there's less chance of misunderstanding. This feedback has given me some assurance things will get better. Think I needed that as much as anything, as I was feeling a bit discouraged. Thanks again.

 

[wk]

It may have taken a little longer as I think we only have the one NHS surgery for specialist jobs ie sedation nervous / some isle needs dentistry so they get rather busy. I just see it as it took longer than that for them to get bad so I shouldn't expect a quick fix. There wasn't any real tricks in eating but smaller mouthfuls make it easier, and I do get stray food and depending on what I eat sometimes have to rinse them, but I do not like the adhesives and most feel like my mouth is burning off when I used them so I never bothered I hated the gunny stuff and wasn't keen on the powder even tho t was less bulky than glue or strips. The newer ones are sharper bigger in tooth size and the roof of the plate is thinner you can nearly see through it but it's still strong I can even crunch polo mints when they get thin lol! And they go all the way up under my lip, and I haven't needed any tweaking after getting them cause had the tweaking before as they were being made they were seated in a wax plate so when I bit gently they could see if they were hitting in the wrong place. Just takes time don't be in pain or struggling really hard but you do need to give them time and put up with some not quite perfect issues for now like slackening as you heal but it's amazing how attached you become to them I was quite nervous if my new ones as was like getting rid of old comfy slippers for new starchy ones but they are fine All the best hang in there xx
D.J

Thank you for responding again. It's great to hear from another who has gone through this and can relate to what you're going through. Have you ever asked about the burning sensation you get from the adhesives? Could that be a bad reaction to the chemicals in it? Ouch! That can't feel very comfortable. I appreciate you sharing your denture journey with me. All the feedback has been a great help. I'm feeling more assured about things getting better in time. Glad to know things worked out for you too. Thanks again DJ.

 

[Deejay]

Obviously I can only go on what I have experienced and everyone is different, re the burning I think it's just the mint flavouring also can I apologise about the terrible typing in my last post, I hadn't proof read it and this keypad seems to have a mind of its own sometimes and changes words that when I am just looking at the keypad I don't notice, wish you well in your journey, will answer any questions I can based on my journey. All the best D.J

 

[wk]

Obviously I can only go on what I have experienced and everyone is different, re the burning I think it's just the mint flavouring also can I apologise about the terrible typing in my last post, I hadn't proof read it and this keypad seems to have a mind of its own sometimes and changes words that when I am just looking at the keypad I don't notice, wish you well in your journey, will answer any questions I can based on my journey. All the best D.J

Hadn't considered the mint flavored causing the burning sensation. Hopefully other types don't burn the same way then. Good luck with that. Can't imagine not being able to use some type of glue, with as lose as these are. The second relined helped some, as I'm finally eating more than soup and jello.

No apology necessary. I don't worry about typos and such. I concentrate on getting the gist of what someone is trying to tell me. My keyboard does the same so I know what you mean. It can be frustrating.

I appreciate all your feedback. Even though everyone's journey is different, it's still good to hear from others who have gone through it. I even tried your suggestion of smaller bites and it helped. Thank you so much. Wishing you the best as well.