General Chat

Today I finally plucked up the courage to go to the dentist. Boy was I ever shaking like a leaf even though it was only an inspection etc.

Well the upshot is, he told me what I already knew. My teeth have had it. Gums receded and they are all loose, so they have to ALL come out. Top lot first, bottom lot later as they are a bit more stable LOL.

So in the new year, I shall have a set of dentures to match the hip and glasses...blimey I'm falling apart!

AAAAAAAAAnyway. I asked a very good friend for her advice on caring for dentures. *glares*, and was told to start practising my sucking and slurping and gurning. Thanks, you know who you are lol

So, any recommendations anyone? Please?

My nan had no teeth at all .......not even dentures and we used to sit fascinated as she crunched an apple with just her gums LOL.

Seriously though........well done for going hon.....I am terrified on the dentist and I'm sure the dentures will look fab xx

i have a loose tooth it will stay there

until i decide to pull it out myself

fight the dentist i might but open my mouth for him never lol

lol TW, I thought that was VERY good advice! But very well done for going and you will be so delighted when you get a new set of gnashers:-)

BCX

Don't you just stick them in a glass of bleach at night and that's it ??? ;O)P


seriously - my only advice is - don't pop them half out while you are talking to someone ewwwwwww - bloke at work does that and it's absolutely disgusting lol

oh yeah and ................. don't ask that friend for advice again pmsl

how long HAS Hayley been wearing dentures ????



>>>>>>>>>>>>> runs lol

All you need is suction and willpower, darling, and a bit of Fixit stuff...lol....

last time i went the dentist
i remember as he was putting me to sleep thinking
if he lost a couple of stones and worked out a bit
i might try him out lol

only to my horror to find when i awoke
all the nurses in fits of laughter

apparently i never thought it
but said it to his face out loud

Ooo, I was terrified this morning. Not been to this dentist before, so didn't know what to expect. What I got was a gorgeous and patient one in his thirties. That settled me a bit. LOL..

No seriously, what fixatives are recommended, (if they aren't a perfect fit, and let's face it, they are NHS gnashers lol), and what sterilizers to soak em in at night?

well done TW for been brave xx

Lol at Joy! Well, TW, as you know me and Mr Murphy go back a long long way/...he's the dentist who gives me a smackeroo when we meet! *points to luscious mouth...fifteen years I have had these and never a problem, even when I laugh a lot! I soak em in Steradent and avoid eye contact when I do it...

I let them fall once, it was Christmas Eve, and they snapped in two. So I fixed them with Superglue and Mr Murphy said he couldnt have done a better job! pmsl....

Oh the tales I could tell!

BCXX

Your teeth are lovely BC, and really do your smile justice. I only hope I get some as good.

Either way, I think they will always be better than the real set, because they have always been odd and wonky, but never enough to warrant a brace to straighten them lol.

Next question, do you still have to keep going back to the dentist after the full set are in?

(I won't mind cos there will be no fillings and no nasty scrapes sending me jumping up to the ceiling. *shudders*

You need never visit the dreaded dentist again..unless you have problems which I am sure you wont:-)

Am off now, a bit chilly in here tonight...what a shame...

BCXXX

will you be able to send your gnashers away to be cleaned
in your dinner hour

Thank you Christine, (a sensible answer LOL), that's very useful to know.

I won't mind going back once the teeth are out, it's what they did and kept doing to my original teeth that scared me. I'd already made my mind up years ago to stop having fillings, I'd had enough, and besides, they only fell out again, so it was pay pay pay pay pay.

Then the deep-root filling finally put me off going to the dentist forever. I never ever wanted to go through that again. AND it was taken out a couple of years later grrr

See you later BC, enjoy the warmth of your living room and Corrie LOL. It is decidedly chilly tonight...xxx


EDIT: I've just re-read what McAnne put.........BLEACH! OMG lol Lemon or pine? heheh

You might need to go back a couple of times if you have any sore spots under the plate once its fitted, (a bit like wearing new shoes) but it takes five mins for the dentist to adjust and you dont have to leave them behind ;o)

My OH uses FIx..... ent, and never leaves them out to soak, just cleans them wth toothpaste night and morning. Hes had the same set for over twenty years. You may have to change them from time to time as your gums shrink with age but that shouldnt be too traumatic.
I am not happy with my current dentist, his work is ok but he cant cope with the fact that if I lie back too far I cant breathe and will panic. My old dentist was able to work where it was comfortable for me.