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jebervic
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After years of avoiding the dentist and letting my teeth deteriorate, I had an abscess on new years eve, so I resolved to sort my teeth out, but right at this moment im feeling pretty low and wishing I didn't bother.
So in January I started the road to getting my teeth sorted out, started with cleaning my existing teet and identifying what teeth need to be removed, 4 stumps an upper back left and 3 stumps on lower back, and two teeth to the right of my two front teeth (I think these are known as 7 &8) the cleaning went ok and the stumps removed without too many problems (about two weeks ago) impressions for upper dentures were also taken ready for immediate dentures when the two front were removed (on wednesday 17th March).
One of the teeth was really stubborn to remove, but eventaully he got them both out and put the new denture straight in, the next morning I went for a check up and he adjusted it slightly, however its been reallly painful since Wednesday, I just thought this was normal and put up with the pain, but by 3pm I couldn't bear the thought of going the weekend with this pain, so I called my dentist and explained what had gone on, they agreed to let me see a dentist (not my normal dentist) later this afternoon, I explained my denture was very sore and I had a constant pain which never went away even with pain killers, my face was also swollen.
He examined me and adjusted the denture, he also told me I had the start of dry socket, so he packed it with something and prescribed amoxicillan, i've started the antibiotics and there has been some relieve since he dressed the socket, however, I am now too scared to eat incase it dislodges the dressing, I am also wary of getting debris into the extraction area, I don't have an appointment until next wednesday, any advice please?![Sick [smiley=sick.gif] [smiley=sick.gif]](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emojione/sick.png)
oh edit, he also said I had a denture ulcer?, i am too scared to take the denture out, should I? I am just scared it won't go back in, I am also wary of removing denture to mouthwash, can I do the salt water mouthwash with my dentures in?
So in January I started the road to getting my teeth sorted out, started with cleaning my existing teet and identifying what teeth need to be removed, 4 stumps an upper back left and 3 stumps on lower back, and two teeth to the right of my two front teeth (I think these are known as 7 &8) the cleaning went ok and the stumps removed without too many problems (about two weeks ago) impressions for upper dentures were also taken ready for immediate dentures when the two front were removed (on wednesday 17th March).
One of the teeth was really stubborn to remove, but eventaully he got them both out and put the new denture straight in, the next morning I went for a check up and he adjusted it slightly, however its been reallly painful since Wednesday, I just thought this was normal and put up with the pain, but by 3pm I couldn't bear the thought of going the weekend with this pain, so I called my dentist and explained what had gone on, they agreed to let me see a dentist (not my normal dentist) later this afternoon, I explained my denture was very sore and I had a constant pain which never went away even with pain killers, my face was also swollen.
He examined me and adjusted the denture, he also told me I had the start of dry socket, so he packed it with something and prescribed amoxicillan, i've started the antibiotics and there has been some relieve since he dressed the socket, however, I am now too scared to eat incase it dislodges the dressing, I am also wary of getting debris into the extraction area, I don't have an appointment until next wednesday, any advice please?
![Sick [smiley=sick.gif] [smiley=sick.gif]](/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emojione/sick.png)
oh edit, he also said I had a denture ulcer?, i am too scared to take the denture out, should I? I am just scared it won't go back in, I am also wary of removing denture to mouthwash, can I do the salt water mouthwash with my dentures in?
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