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Hi camag, just read your post..I know how you feel and it makes me feel bad that we think of ourselves as hideous without our fangs...so many times I saw people without their teeth and was embarassed for them and now it's my turn.. I got mine two weeks ago and have refused to see my manfriend since, I have not told him and don't want to...I take them out at night so my gums can heal and am afraid if I sleep with them when I sleep with him that they might fall out on the pillow and he'll see me like that or find my teeth underneath his body somewhere...I feel so bad that I didn't take more pride in my teeth or smile while I had them..the dentist has helped me so much and checks them every eight days to make sure they don't hurt me and they fit right..the more I wear them, the more comfortable they are and am beginning to laugh again and smile like I used to..they help us look and feel younger as time goes on, the man who removed my teeth, I won't call him a professional or a dentist because he hurt me and slipped twice resulting in a deep gash on the joint between my top and bottom jaw, causing much distress and pain on top of what I already had to endure..it still hasn't healed and hurts to wear the dentures, eat or move my mouth...If I was a different type of person I would of sued the turd....don't be ashamed of your smile or your position...be proud that you loved yourself enough to get the care and the dentures you needed...when you wear them alot and get used to who you are with them you'll notice no one else notices or really cares....it's really all about who we really are inside and that doesn't change....pray about it and things will get better..just take a look or thought about all the people who have lost their eyes, limbs, breasts, hands or feet and remember there is always someone worse...or have lost more.good luck....k

i have had my upper and lowers for 3 yrs now. at first my kids would look at me strange and watch me as if my teeth would pop out. now i take them out after everyone is asleep and put them in after my coffee and before anyone wakes up, i get up about 5;30,now family and friends dont seem to remember about my teeth and everytime i laugh and smile i am so glad i dont have those big, yellow gapped teeth anymore