NIGHTMARE!!!

Thanks to all for the suggestions.  I would like to expand a bit on what's happening with my situation.  This is the second dentist I have tried in order to get decent dentures.  I'm having to use Absolute Dental here in Las Vegas because I chose them originally from my dental plan's list.  Since the first set did not work out, that office refunded my money and suggested I try Affordable Dentures.  I have financed my surgery and dentures through Care Credit and unfortunately, Affordable Dentures does not take any financing plans.  I called around to some other places and could not find any place that would be able to do them for the same price as the financing was already set in place and I was unable to get additional funds.  So, it's back to a different location of Absolute Dentures.  I am going to try and go in today for another adjustment in my bite and see if that helps.  May have to do a soft reline as I had a soft reline done on previous set which made the palate too thick for me.  I'm thinking, okay it will remain pliable but it became just as hard as the plate.  If they can tell me that the palate will not thicken, just the gum area, then I will go with it.  Also, I told my dentist when I went back for my first adjustment that it feels like the front teeth on the uppers are protruding which causes me to be unable to press my lips together, such as when you put lipstick on.  Can't bring my tongue up on the front of the uppers as well.  He didn't think it was an issue.  After thinking about it and looking at the uppers, it looks like the tech put the teeth slightly in front on the gums instead of placing them along the gumline where your tooth would normally grow from.  It feels like I have bucked teeth.  I doubt that they will do anything about this because a new upper would have to be made.  As to the case of keeping them in, I use a powder adhesive which works fairly well until I eat something.  I don't care how glued in both plates are, shortly after trying to eat something soft, the lowers pop loose and the uppers begin to wiggle.  I also have used the creams which are AWFUL and they don't hold either.  I basically take them out after this happens, eat without them and wear them just for "show".  Needless to say, we don't go out to eat at all.  I know it is going to take time to adjust to them but I'm not sure if I will ever feel comfortable eating real food.  I'm hoping that if I can get the bite adusted correctly and get the fit adjusted as well, MAYBE I can begin to feel more comfortable with them.  I just feel like I have put my husband and I in a financial bind for something that will never work for me.  I had to finance $8,000 which most of that was for the surgery.  The dentures cost $1,300.  So that also leaves out getting the posts for snap in dentures.  It's way too costly.  I'm hoping to find a job working for the state of Nevada but it's difficult to go on interviews when you feel so self-conscious about your mouth and how you talk.  If I was able to get work, then maybe I could afford the posts for snap ins down the road.  I find myself getting extremely depressed over this huge mistake I have made.  Again, thanks for listening.

to all here..I am new to the site but not dentures..I would love to say i love my top teeth but not the bottoms..Or maybe both now day's..I went back to my family dentist to have my plates relined the top for the second time and the bottom for the first time..Well the tops they cant do cause my insurance just cut back on funds this month and said i now have to wait another 2 years to have them relined..I was very upset cause they told me i could have all this done if i waited till november of this year to have them done..I said no problem so i was so happy going today to get them done so i can go out in public to eat after having them for 3 years..Boy that was a joke and a let down..So then i was told that i could have a soft line in and then come back for the perm one for the bottoms..Well they don't fit at all..soooo what has been going on for 3 years hummm no steak no hard foods of any kind all soft food for 3 years i got so use to it..Anyways what they did to me back in 07 and 08 they tried to pull some of my teeth that were bad to hairline fractures and yada yada they took pliers and yanked them back and forth so bad i got migranes and they broke some of the jaw bone on each side owell not to bad but nothing was going right..So i had to go back they told me no more of the hurtting they cut the gums out the teeth came..So then they made the dentures and at first I loved them and when the gums got all better i hate them.

And i use the top ones to go out in public and the bottoms stay home and play in the water for good..I have tried this grose pink goop in my mouth 2 times and 1 thing i can't stand is something stuck to the top of my mouth I freak it took me 5 to 10 minutes to get this stuff out i was not happy at all like i said nooooo thank you..So i waited for this day and no luck wen't and bought some more of this stuff and said well maybe i grew out of me being scared of goop being in my mouth..ooooops nope i freaked and i could not get it out with toothpaste,warm water,or mouthwash..no way was this stuff coming out so i had to take a cloth took me again 5 min to get it out and with my bad gag reflexes had to get it out fast..So now i will not buy this again i can't have goop in the mouth..But as for the teeth they were made real nice but i have real small mouth inside and the teeth over take my mouth i look like the ad doggie dentures lol when i smile.:) But i did give it a try again..But for me i have had dentures for 3 years eat on the gums at home and hide in a corner when i go out to eat for the 3rd time in 3 years..So if i go out to get food it is fast food and home with it and the teeth out..Yes i was told today not to eat on the gums for to long cause they flatten out..I should of said then what am I to do..And please people i cant go to another dentist cause i am very low income and insurance will only cover so much and with now days it is worse..But I am 51 and will eat at home i do put my uppers in only when i go out..What a life huh but you live with it..I agree with you all on how bad it is to have bad dentures but my gums are better then nothing and feel bad for you all and being with colitis you cant eat alot anyways.. so hope i can come up with a plan to keep them in like bubble gum or chew up some skittles then put the sticky stuff to the teeth atlease it would taste better..Anyways hope it all goes better for you all and if anyone can help me to use my teeth please do tell..Thanks..:)

to all here..I am new to the site but not dentures..I would love to say i love my top teeth but not the bottoms..Or maybe both now day's..I went back to my family dentist to have my plates relined the top for the second time and the bottom for the first time..Well the tops they cant do cause my insurance just cut back on funds this month and said i now have to wait another 2 years to have them relined..I was very upset cause they told me i could have all this done if i waited till november of this year to have them done..I said no problem so i was so happy going today to get them done so i can go out in public to eat after having them for 3 years..Boy that was a joke and a let down..So then i was told that i could have a soft line in and then come back for the perm one for the bottoms..Well they don't fit at all..soooo what has been going on for 3 years hummm no steak no hard foods of any kind all soft food for 3 years i got so use to it..Anyways what they did to me back in 07 and 08 they tried to pull some of my teeth that were bad to hairline fractures and yada yada they took pliers and yanked them back and forth so bad i got migranes and they broke some of the jaw bone on each side owell not to bad but nothing was going right..So i had to go back they told me no more of the hurtting they cut the gums out the teeth came..So then they made the dentures and at first I loved them and when the gums got all better i hate them.

And i use the top ones to go out in public and the bottoms stay home and play in the water for good..I have tried this grose pink goop in my mouth 2 times and 1 thing i can't stand is something stuck to the top of my mouth I freak it took me 5 to 10 minutes to get this stuff out i was not happy at all like i said nooooo thank you..So i waited for this day and no luck wen't and bought some more of this stuff and said well maybe i grew out of me being scared of goop being in my mouth..ooooops nope i freaked and i could not get it out with toothpaste,warm water,or mouthwash..no way was this stuff coming out so i had to take a cloth took me again 5 min to get it out and with my bad gag reflexes had to get it out fast..So now i will not buy this again i can't have goop in the mouth..But as for the teeth they were made real nice but i have real small mouth inside and the teeth over take my mouth i look like the ad doggie dentures lol when i smile.:) But i did give it a try again..But for me i have had dentures for 3 years eat on the gums at home and hide in a corner when i go out to eat for the 3rd time in 3 years..So if i go out to get food it is fast food and home with it and the teeth out..Yes i was told today not to eat on the gums for to long cause they flatten out..I should of said then what am I to do..And please people i cant go to another dentist cause i am very low income and insurance will only cover so much and with now days it is worse..But I am 51 and will eat at home i do put my uppers in only when i go out..What a life huh but you live with it..I agree with you all on how bad it is to have bad dentures but my gums are better then nothing and feel bad for you all and being with colitis you cant eat alot anyways.. so hope i can come up with a plan to keep them in like bubble gum or chew up some skittles then put the sticky stuff to the teeth atlease it would taste better..Anyways hope it all goes better for you all and if anyone can help me to use my teeth please do tell..Thanks..:)

I don't mean to be harsh but it seems to me that you need better fitting dentures from a better dentist/prostodontist.  You should not be so miserable for so long.  Look on this message board and see how many of us are not.

I have been an upper denture wearer since July 11, 2011 (but have a combination of natural and implant restored teeth on the bottom).  I can assure you that, with time, it will get better.  And, yes, unfortunately, learning to eat with a denture requires a lot of patience and practice.  It also requires a positive attitude.  You will be surprised how well you do in a few months if you keep working at it.  You need to allow time for the "new you" to develop and take over.

My suggestions/comments are: (1) make sure, by returning to your dentist and making a pest of yourself, that your dentures fit as well as possible; (2) reconsider having a soft reline because it really does make things more comfortable and stable; (3) once you become comfortable eating at home, you will naturally progress to eating out; (4) you will get better at eating without getting food stuck but, in the meantime, eat smaller bites (less to get stuck) with your back teeth (whatever gets stuck will be less visible) and swish a little water from your water glass; and (5) some days are/will be better than others.

I never thought I would be eating as well as I am eating now!  Last night, I devoured crusty french bread in a restaurant without any problems.  I haven't tried corn on the cob or biting into anything really hard (because my teeth are beautiful and I do not want to break them and don't mind breaking off a piece of the hard stuff and putting it in my mouth).  The only thing I don't enjoy anymore and have trouble eating is lettuce and other salad type stuff unless it is chopped.  A small price to pay.

Hang in there and let us know how you do.