Is blistering and pain normal with a first lower denture?

[SylvanMoon]

I have just had a denture (my first) to replace two small bottom front teeth that had been removed in January. TBH I'd got used to not having the teeth there and apart from eating things that you specifically tend to pull with bottom teeth, really didn't miss them. When the denture was being fitted, I said it felt uncomfortable. Some minor adjustments were made and my dentist said that I should try wearing it for at least 10 days before I decide it's not for me. I wore it all day today, and even ate an artichoke this evening with it in (needing to use those bottom teeth), but it was more than uncomfortable, painful even. When I took it out, I see that I have a blister on the inside of my lower lip. Is this normal for a new denture? Should I continue trying it, perhaps easing myself into wearing it for shorter periods until it feels better? Or is this something I should be going back to the dentist for some sort of adjustment? When eating, it was definitely moving around, so perhaps if I used Fixadent or whatever that is, that might help. (The dentist said I probably wouldn't need to use that because it was such a small denture and on the bottom, so I haven't.)

definitely worth going back for adjustment, don’t wear it if it’s hurting you but try and wear for 24 hours before your appointment so the dentist can see sore spots x

Hi OP, lower dentures are notoriously difficult to bear with at first and, as I understand it, part of the reason for that is they're more difficult to get right in the first place than upper dentures. Dentists aren't keen to admit this.

I'm not a dentist, just an upper denture wearer. But in my experience, advice ought to be (as previous poster says) wear them in gradually. If they're not the right fit you'll know within a couple of weeks because they'll still be uncomfortable and sore to use. Then they'll need adjusting and if that doesn't solve the problem, remaking. But hopefully it won't come to that.

Take your time also in terms of what you eat while wearing them to begin with. Leave them out if you're eating something tough for the time being. Over time you'll be able to manage more dense, crunchy and chewy stuff, but for now work up to that by not challenging your gums too much, because the gums take time to adapt to the pressure, even if they've had plenty of time to recover from extraction.