Dentures or Dental Implants / Veneer? Depends on Your Budget

Dentures or Dental Implants / Veneer? Depends on Your Budget - I still wear these unruly creatures in my mouth called Dentures, and I don't even fit the elderly stereotype of someone that would normally wear dentures. I was actually only about 21 years of age when  I first went to Dr. Simmons in Southeastern Missouri to begin the denture process on my mouth. He removed all of my teeth, which wasn't that painful except for the upper front teeth. They give you gas and a shot for each tooth. My main issue was "gag reflexes". Before this endeavor, I had already had acid reflux and sensitive gag reflexes; enough that I would gag profusely until I threw up. NOW, I have dentures on TOP of that!!! Well, God works in mysterious and miraculous ways, because after all of the hassle of trying to fit me with dentures (and all of the puking), the dentist (being in the field for about 25 years) said, "We should have never pulled your teeth. I don't think you are going to be able to wear dentures." --- Well, I have them in my mouth right now, and I'm getting by just fine. As a matter of fact, I rarely take them out even while sleeping.

It took a lot of time before I could benefit from to them. Here is a trick that can help you get used to your dentures. Start off my just putting them in and wearing them for a short period of time each day, and slowly you will get used to them. I LITERALLY had to wear mine for a couple minutes at a time and then take them out until I slowly worked up the courage to being able to wear them all of the time.

Some people can get by without having to use adhesive, however I use it daily. My teeth (even when first molded) did not stick in my mouth like they should have, plus they had to chop off a little extra in the back of my uppers to relieve the gag reflexes a bit. They also create sores when they come loose and start bouncing up and down while eating, and white bread is hard to deal with when wearing old-fashioned dentures. You can ask anyone that has had them and they'll tell you the same thing. The bread loves to get stuck to the upper pallet which covers the roof your mouth.

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