Talk to me about your dentures please. I now have a denture 😥

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The whole word just sounds horrible.
One of my front teeth, bottom incisor, start d to ' ting' a bit.
I went to dentist and had a filling. That was bad enough.
Then a year later a piece chipped off the top . It didn't hurt but in July I had it rebuilt.
For the last ten days I've been in agony and today I've had it removed and a false one put it.
It was painful and is excruciating.
The plastic bit at the bottom feels dreadful.
The tooth itself looks lovely.
I'm supposed to remove it and rinse it tomorrow. I darent go near he darn thing.
You wouldn't think it but I've looked after my teeth.
I'm told I have very strong roots.
I always have trouble with extractions.

It's going to be ok isn't it?

I think more people than you think have at least some false teeth or implants but no one talks about it - magazines don't cover it and it's not something that comes up so we are left feeling ashamed. That does make me cross so I have tried to be open about it and when I was still working other colleagues would feel comfortable talking to me about their own troubles with teeth

It happens but it's not the end of the world and I'm lucky that the rest of my health is fine

I have two missing teeth.. the ones just after the 'fangs' after my dentist took them out in error. Not really her fault.. I had trigeminal neuraligia causing excruciating pain but we thought it was the teeth (before I was diagnosed)
I have a cobalt partial denture and it looks great but I hate the feel of it. I can't have implants due to the trigeminal neuralgia (and cost!)

I am always aware there is something in my mouth! Are there any better dentures out there, or alternatives?

Yes, I wish people did talk about their teeth problems more, it just seems like the teeth talk is about the perfection they want to reach rather than real teeth problems that are distressing. It is very personal I suppose, but when you are facing distress about anything it is comforting to hear your not alone.

I am worried I won't be able to go beyond dentures, not down to cost but if my bones are up to it. The feeling of always having something in your mouth I have experienced with a bridge for some years, especially as it's been a five tooth bridge, I try to kid myself that a cover up is better than revealing the truth, which it is, but the emotional baggage is the deep problem.

The something in the mouth thing does exist. I can mostly ignore it now until something (like this thread) makes me think about it. I don't like the dentures but I'd look horrible without them. I refuse to let it stop doing anything I want to do.

They wobble sometimes as well - that's why I need good fixative especially for the bottom set

Yes, I have ignored my bridge for a long time, it's quite a large one, but it's failed twice, so dentures are going to be a new thing for me. Yes obviously prefer them to nothing. I am a head on person about myself once I have got over the shock. I appreciate the gems of advice. I would have been fine it's just I have so many things happening at once. Two recent diagnosed health problems and my dad passing in January which is really hard to get my head around and my son with MH problems. I just want to get on with life. The teeth thing is distressing yes, but it also feels like it's getting in the way. Ball juggling comes to mind.

@Shaggygirl123 I can't answer all your questions or concerns but I have had teeth removed (then implanted) the gap isn't as bad as you'd think initially because in my case I was given a denture type thing to wear.
Obviously there is blood at first, but this clots so quickly and I wasn't bleeding by the time I left the dentists.

No one else would notice I wouldn't think if that reassures you.
The cost is incredibly though, and I've had lots done to my teeth over the years, I've been unlucky, and the this was the worse procedure I've had.

I felt zonked for the day and luckily could go home and sleep, then I took it easy for the next day, but only because I could. Could you get respite care for your children or help from family/friends?

You can shop around for implants too, you might be able to get a cheaper price than you were first quoted.

Hope it goes well for you, you sound like you deserve it to x

Thanks for your answer and everyone else who has taken time to say I'm not alone in my panic. I used to have family support, but it was really only my mum and dad, dad's gone and mum has withdrawn herself from me, our arguments never seem to get resolved and because she seems to have anchored herself elsewhere, one being "my" only friend I thought I had. So it's just me and my two sons, grown up sons. The youngest is 31 and he's the one who been on medication for 14 years and it has stolen him really, my eldest is 34 and helps me look after my youngest, but he has anxiety problems/OCD too, and it's a real rocky set up all round. I try to keep my feet on the ground, but when life chucks you new problems to do with yourself, it's tough, when you can't put any of the other problems down. I hope my bridge holds out before extractions and the dentures, I have resisted eating on the bridge for 7 years as there has never seemed to be a good time to have anything done. And it's still not good, but I am in a forced situation, lots in my life has been like that. I won't turn to outside services as I would never see my boys at home again and that would kill me I think. I have acquaintances I could turn to, so I will probably have to do that. I did it recently when I had an colonoscopy and a gasstrophy, they found a hernia and diverticulitis, so it's all diet watching now and weight loss, I am fed up with finding things to eat for myself and then worrying about the bridge work while I am eating the food. Sorry to rant. I belong to colosseum dental practice, it's quite a large concern but I am surprised they have to ask their managers about sedation. It does advertise on line above them doing it, I don't want to look for another practice, that's just more worrying. The dentist seems to want to help so I hope she can sort everything out for me. I have had one tooth missing at the front before while I was waiting for a bridge extension, but I wasn't coping with a huge number of other things at the time. Wish everyone else out there well who are carrying a barrel full of problems. Thanks again to your answers to me, I still don't know how this forum works really:) I seem to fumble with computer based things. It did say I hadn't registered and there was a fault , but I was found, miracle it seems:)