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Jake A
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Hi everyone,
Today I have an appointment with the dentist to start the long journey to not be ashamed to smile at a good joke or laugh without making sure I don't open my mouth far enough to show my biggest hatred about myself.
Over the years my teeth have fallen into a bad state and it is through no fault but my own. Neglect is the main reason this happened and now I am about to pay the price for it. I hate the fact that I made poor decisions about my teeth for this long and now I am looking at having a full upper extraction at one shot, and most of the lowers done also. They will be replaced by a full upper denture and a partial lower from what I have gathered from dentists in the past.
I have decided to have all extraction needed done at the same shot because of an upcoming week long closure at work ( spring break week off ) so that I can recover from the worst of it without missing too much time from work.
Most of my worries are vanity (stupid, I know) because pain can be managed by medicine. I have no clue how long the gums need to heal before I can start wearing the denture. One dentist did mention a temporary denture at one meeting we had, but I did not find out more than that about it.
I get bouts of anxiety over this whole thing, but I know it has to be done. There is no way it can be worse than an infected tooth in the pain department ( WORST PAIN I have ever had ). I just hope there is something that can be done after the initial extraction that will allow me to look "normal" while the gums finish the healing process.
All that being said, I just want to smile at my wife and kids without that whole "don't smile too much and show off that train wreck in your mouth" feeling that I always get.
Today I have an appointment with the dentist to start the long journey to not be ashamed to smile at a good joke or laugh without making sure I don't open my mouth far enough to show my biggest hatred about myself.
Over the years my teeth have fallen into a bad state and it is through no fault but my own. Neglect is the main reason this happened and now I am about to pay the price for it. I hate the fact that I made poor decisions about my teeth for this long and now I am looking at having a full upper extraction at one shot, and most of the lowers done also. They will be replaced by a full upper denture and a partial lower from what I have gathered from dentists in the past.
I have decided to have all extraction needed done at the same shot because of an upcoming week long closure at work ( spring break week off ) so that I can recover from the worst of it without missing too much time from work.
Most of my worries are vanity (stupid, I know) because pain can be managed by medicine. I have no clue how long the gums need to heal before I can start wearing the denture. One dentist did mention a temporary denture at one meeting we had, but I did not find out more than that about it.
I get bouts of anxiety over this whole thing, but I know it has to be done. There is no way it can be worse than an infected tooth in the pain department ( WORST PAIN I have ever had ). I just hope there is something that can be done after the initial extraction that will allow me to look "normal" while the gums finish the healing process.
All that being said, I just want to smile at my wife and kids without that whole "don't smile too much and show off that train wreck in your mouth" feeling that I always get.