I am the denture wearer you're married to. I am a woman and to women, our appearance is everything, or so society tells us. Once I could brush my hair and teeth, put on some lipstick and go. Now, I take my teeth out of a plastic case and put them in my mouth in shame. I am no longer the confident, outgoing woman I once was. I have not really, truly kissed my husband fully on his patient lips in almost 2 years. I do not eat in public for fear that my "teeth" will slip out. I have lost 50 pounds and look gaunt and older than my 50 years. Yes, there are implants, but they are impossibly expensive. I believe I am of the majority. Surely there's another way.
