New immediate dentures.?!
Question: I have had my new upper dentures for 11 days now and up until a couple days ago it's been a breeze. Now they're getting sore. I was told that after the swelling went down they would be a little tender until my gums toughen. Anyone know how long that will take?
Answers: I have had my new upper dentures for 11 days now and up until a couple days ago it's been a breeze. Now they're getting sore. I was told that after the swelling went down they would be a little tender until my gums toughen. Anyone know how long that will take?
You are on about the same time schedule as my husband, after the stitches are completely out, your denturist should place a soft temperary liner in your plates while your gums continue to shrink, depeding on your denturist, when I had mine done, I had my first soft tempory liner at 2 weeks then again at 2 months later, then again 2 months after that then at the 6 month time period, your gums should have done about the maximum healing that they will do then the denturist should do a permanent liner with your plates, if this is done properly, you will never need things such as denture adhesive or denture glues. My plates are 10 years old and I still have to pry the top plate out every day to remove them the fit is that good. When I was healing, I used to chew ice everyday, which seemed to speed the whole reducing swelling thing up dramatically, I havn't been able to convince my husband to chew any ice, but think about it, it really does work, you do want to eat christmas dinner. Make your denturist your friend, ask him/her lots of questions they have already heard them all before and they won't think you are silly to ask them but if you don't you might miss out on some important information they might have just forgotten to tell you. If you want your dentures to be as natural as your real teeth then treat them the same way, keep them in your mouth, mine only come out to clean, I do not take them out at night and put them in a glass or cup. When I do take them out and I close my mouth most people can not tell by looking at me that I do not have any teeth in my mouth, where as a lot of people when they take out their dentures their faces almost collapse, I do believe this is because I only take them out to clean them and wear them 24/7/365. I am on my second set of dentures this set is 10 years old and I have had dentures for 19 years in total, and like I said when they are not in my mouth, when my mouth is closed you can not tell because my face does not collapse. Think about it, in the long run it is a good idea, nobody ever, ever thinks my teeth are dentures and are honestly shocked when they find out they are. Good Luck
PLEASE listen to your dentist, not kissingrizz!! She tells you that relined properly you shouldn't need adhesives, and to leave your 'plates' in 24/7. It is VERY unhealthy to not give your gums a break from the unnatural plastic pushing on them, and the retention of your plates depends as much on what your bone levels are like as to how your relines go. Ask your dentist if you want reliable time frames. Everyone heals differently!
FOR BASIC HEALING = A FEW WEEKS
FOR COMPLETE HEALING = A FEW MONTHS
the cons of getting immediate dentures is that they seem to not ever fit right as you got them as soon as your teeth were extracted and you were swollen, the plates were made to fit the swollen area now when the swelling goes down, they will not fit, we try to get people to wait several months before we do impressions for dentures as they seem to have less problems with sore spots and fittings. keep going back and getting adjustments from the dentist and do not do it yourself.