Teeth dentures plates etc do you have one?

[punkbaby]

If you arent comfy saying it all in public feel free to pm me :) I had a fair wack of surgery on my jaw in feb which resulted in 10 teeth taken out on my lower jaw (they dug my bone out etc) and i also had to get half my top taken out. I have been wearing a plate to replace the missing teeth since february ( i am maxi petrified of the dentist and didnt want to go back getting implants and all that cra! not to mention i wouldnt be able to afford it!)

I have only had my top plate in though and not the bottom as my dentist said i would have to get them realigned which would cost me another $300 plus $700 for each set initially so i opted for the top only plus it gave my jaw a chance to heal properly! Considering i was spitting bone for 3 months i guess that was a good idea!

Now how long does it take to heal before i can get it all realigned and get my bottom plate, anyone know? I havent been using glue for my top plate as i was told my mouth would naturally suck it and hold it into place which it has. Now i find my mouths all healed at the top and i am ready for them to adjust it a little so its a firmer fit, although its pretty firm now i can eat quiet well etc. Is it worth getting them done now? Dentist is saying two different things and telling me to wait till chrissy but i hate not having my bottom back ones i miss chewing LOL plus the fact that i have to pay $700 to get my bottom and then $300 to realign the top its not cheap either so dont want to have to pay again in 6 months.

If any of you have them, when you got a firm fit like mine are now did you get them realigned or did you wait the full 12 months?

[missie_mack]

I don't have dentures myself. I do however have a jaw issue which due to a surgery my bone level has dropped (dry socket) and I may have end up loosing a tooth I had root canal done on :ecomcity: Anyhoo.... back to you :o

I did a bit of research because I would be looking at losing all my molars on one side. Apparently you can get plates and dentures now that have a suction plate on them. It is meant to be a lot better from all reports and cause less rub on your jaw. It might be worth going to see someone who specialises in dental prosthetics- ie denture dentists I think they would have a no **** approach. I meant if what they said wasn't as good as they reckoned they would be making some old person cranky?? And boy can some of them complain ....

[punkbaby]

Thanks :) i had to get half my jaw bone cut away as they thought it was cancer thankfully it wasnt my plate holds really well and a actual prothetiest in the clinic made them for me but i feel like my mouth has heeled but they say yes do it then one sais no dont its like wtf?? GRRR i do however feel a bit of pain on one side which i am not happy with i would assume that i wouldnt have to pay as it was a mis mould of my mouth but they say no you just realign then till they fit properly! Considering i spent nearly 5k i would think they would be nicer about it i guess :(
Frustrating i want someone who talks english not medical jargon to me IYKWIM

Thankyou though might get a second opinion maybe and see what they have to say

[missie_mack]

Shame your in Melbourne. My Dentist in Sydney is brilliant. Really into preventative measures and anything to save a $$$$. He also talks english with no ****- although when I was a teenager he was dead keen on removing any blackheads :laughing: He use to lecture at the Uni of NSW...... Would there be someone like that in Melbourne??

Sending lots of healing vibes for the jaw. Its amazing how sick your jaw can make you and how much it affects your everyday life :hugs:

[punkbaby]

Thats it the hard part is finding somoene good mine was great till yesterday :( the thing is i wont sit in a chair even to get my plate made i freak out so i need someone who will understand that! i still have to pop a xanax

Yours sounds great though its good to hear that there are some good ones out there i freak out about some nasty one again! thats why i am where i am today!