Re: wondering if can chew with temporary dentures

February 13, 2009

Hi ... I had temp. dentures I had for about 3 1/2 years before I got

my permanent, (due to finances) and they worked fine ONCE my mouth got

used to them as they were put in right after the last teeth

extractions ... OWWWW!! Good luck. Joyce Simmerman

>

> Just wondering if anyone has/had temporary dentures and was still able

> to chew with them. I think I need a tooth or two extracted but I'm

> not sure I have the money/energy to go through the process of getting

> partial dentures, so I'm wondering if the temp they give me will

> suffice for medium-long term. Thanks for your thoughts.

>

> More info if you're interested:

> My tooth that is infected is #7, so it's in the front and important

> for chewing. Also maybe #10 but I'm not sure. I had the old plastic

> fillings drilled out and refilled with supposedly safe plastic by Dr.

> 's primary recommended dentist in Mexico, in 2007, but the

> replacement filling was never real flat next to the tooth - it kind of

> had a lip/rim around it - I could feel it with my tongue. So now it's

> all black colored, of course. I don't know if the dentist could have

> done any better with it, I tend to think so, but what do I know. Also

> I wonder because I found out my travelling companion at the time was

> saying bad things about me to this same dentist behind my back,

> because they were a real jerk, anyway, then this dentist was real

> impatient and seemed edgy that day that he put this filling in, so I

> wonder if maybe he didn't try so hard to do a good job, I could be

> totally wrong though. Also I wonder because this same dentist was

> using novocaine on me that just wasn't working, and it was a

> nightmare, then he told Dr. that the reason it didn't work is

> because I took vitamin C prior to my appointment - which was a lie

> because I did not take vitamin C and I told him that very clearly

> multiple times. Also, he said a couple mean things to me as well.

> And I am the sweetest nicest person and never hurt anyone my whole

> life, go figure. Anyhoo, BTW, the other/secondary dentist that Dr.

> recommends is awesome, I had some work done by him/them and it

> was first class and good vibes all the way, I would never go back to

> that " primary " dentist again, but that was just my experience.

>

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