Should I wear adhesive?

Posted: August 21, 2011 5:59 pm

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Should I wear adhesive?

Posted: August 21, 2011 5:59 pm

So, I have been wearing full tops and bottoms for 3 weeks now. I love them and has not had any problems. I have never wore any adhesive yet and am wondering if I should start. I don't have much problem eating but some food is getting in my tops dentures the last couple of days. Also, the one thing that I have yet learn to do that is really driving me nuts is take a bite out of something like a hamburger, sandwhich, or pizza. I have tried on the side of my mouth and the front but it pops out the top and sometimes the bottom. I ask the place I got my dentures done at and they said "oh I will never be able bit anything every again" Is that true? I mean it is really embrassing when you are sitting at a fast food place making a mess cause you are tearing your hamburgers up into bite size pieces. Please tell me there is hope for this!!!

But, I am wondering if I put adhesive if that would help me be able to bite into things? Please any advice or tips???!

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4. Reply to Should I wear adhesive? by aggie blue

Posted: September 19, 2011 10:58 am

I got my full set the end of August. I use adhesive on both and feel very comfortable with it. I ate a burger 2 nights after getting them. What I did learn was (at least for me) that if I used more pressure biting up with my lowers rather than biting down with my uppers it worked much better.

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3. Reply to Should I wear adhesive? by Mandi0824

Posted: August 29, 2011 5:46 pm

Did you get an immediate denture? If you did it may be time for a soft reline. I have not needed one which shocked my dentist, but some people get them in the first week or 2.. I don't undetstand them saying you cannot bite things. Maybe not like real teeth but certianly a burger. Make the place you got your plates see you and deal with your issues. I am sure like all of us you paid a bundle. They should give you better service than "Oh my the way you cannot bite things" let me know

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2. Reply to Should I wear adhesive? by aggie blue

Posted: August 27, 2011 5:16 am

Thanks Aggie for responding. I am trying to be possitive this has been a rollercoaster of emotions. Anyways so I tried Adhesive and it has help alot but now I can't get my top plate to stay in without it. I been using it and today I was not going to go anywhere so I figure I would not use it but they kept falling out so I guess I have to use it now. My bottoms I only use the adhesive when I am going somewhere. I am chewing better but still can't figure out how to bite into anything. I bite into a pizza or yesterday it was a soft taco and I can bite into it but it is like my teeth are not strong enough to break the tortailla. When I tired to eat a pizza the other day I bite into it and pulled but all that came off was the cheese. I feel like my teeth are not strong enough and I don't know what to do about that. But other then that kind of stuff I am eating alot better. I even tried a chip for the first time and was so excited that I could chew it. I am now offically been a month so hopefully it keeps getting better

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1. Reply to Should I wear adhesive? by Mandi0824

Posted: August 23, 2011 2:14 pm

There is a post on here called " what a difference adhesive makes". My denture fits well but a dab of fixodent makes all the differnce. I bite corn on the cob, burgers,pizza, liciorice,chew steak. I cannot bite an apple but my teeth were so delicate before I got my denture I did could hardly chew anything. Adhesives make the dentures so much more stable, and they feel more natural. Do yourself a favor and try some for a week I bet you will never be without adhesives again. I have a drawer full of stuff that i bought to try they all helped, but just grab yourself a tube of fixident free it the best and go to it. Update your post so I will know how you are doing. Adhesives RULE.