Getting Dentures

capnhowdy · 01-11-2010, 06:54 AM

Ok. I go to the dentist Wednesday at 1100 for my initial visit/consultation. I don't really know what to expect, and honestly I'm a little anxious about it.

I bet it's gonna be a bitch getting all my teeth pulled at once. I'm told I'll get a set of "immediate" or "temporaries" and go back in 4-6 weeks to get my permanent 'teeth'.

Do you have dentures? What was your experience like? I'll keep you posted on my case and meanwhile I could use some input. Thank you in advance.

monster · 01-11-2010, 09:01 AM

Do you know for sure you need to get a full set of dentures? It's the thing I dread most, you have my complete sympathy.

limey · 01-11-2010, 09:25 AM

My grandad had this done and declared that it was the best thing - he wished he'd done it years ago.
Hope it all goes smoothly.
(juju - kissing someone without their "wallies" is a whole new experience!)

monster · 01-11-2010, 09:27 AM

"wallies"? Never heard that one before.....

limey · 01-11-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

"wallies"? Never heard that one before.....

From the online Scots dictionary
"wallie ['wale, 'wɔle]
adj. Fine, excellent, pleasant, beautiful. Of people and animals: big and strong, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy. Of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing. Of Objects: decorative, fancy, ornamental often made of porcelain, china or glazed.

adv. Finely, excellently, splendidly, well.

n. An ornament, trinket, knick-knack, a toy. Porcelain, china, glazed earthenware or tiling. The common daisy.
pl. wallies Broken pieces of china, earthenware marbles, a set of false teeth."

monster · 01-11-2010, 01:01 PM

I remember wally being used to mean eejit when i were a lass

limey · 01-11-2010, 02:06 PM

You mean "wally" - pronounced to rhyme with brolly.
I mean "wally" - pronounced to rhyme with Sally.

capnhowdy · 01-11-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Do you know for sure you need to get a full set of dentures? It's the thing I dread most, you have my complete sympathy.

I really don't need top teeth, as they are fairly healthy. But they are a little crooked and yellowed from years of coffee and nicotine use and I just want to get a brand new, pearly white smile. Also I don't want to have to worry about cavities and toothaches any more. I have receding gums and some evidence of gum disease, also. Might as well make a clean sweep and get a fresh start, methinks.

skysidhe · 01-11-2010, 09:38 PM

I hear people that have them like them very much and you will be asleep and awake before you even notice.

That's what my mam tells me anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-11-2010, 09:48 PM

It's mighty aggravating and sore (not painful, just sore) for a week or two. But then they settle in, and it'll take a little getting used to, but it's a quick learning curve. Your eating habits will change drastically, being extra careful and all, but slowly get back to close to what they were.

VERY IMPORTANT: You hear "soft foods" and you'll immediately think of bread, right? Bread is the hardest thing to chew in the entire fucking spectrum of human edibles. I shit you not, steak is easier to chew than bread.

monster · 01-11-2010, 09:50 PM

OMFG I'm almost suicidal when I need a crown. I can't imagine volunteering to have all my teeth pulled to get dentures. You're way braver than me, cap'n.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-11-2010, 09:55 PM

A root canal & crown? Had eight of them and nothing but trouble, now if a tooth bothers me, I can leave it at the dentist's office and pick it up later. I don't care how much he hurt it while I was gone.

monster · 01-11-2010, 10:03 PM

hehe. no root canals yet for me....

xoxoxoBruce · 01-11-2010, 10:04 PM

You're very fortunate... it sucks.

monster · 01-11-2010, 10:09 PM

yup I live in fear of that too. I brush so well I alone could keep the toothbrush industry in business. My hygenist gets pissed off because there's nothing for her to do....

01-11-2010, 06:54 AM	#1
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Getting Dentures Ok. I go to the dentist Wednesday at 1100 for my initial visit/consultation. I don't really know what to expect, and honestly I'm a little anxious about it. I bet it's gonna be a bitch getting all my teeth pulled at once. I'm told I'll get a set of "immediate" or "temporaries" and go back in 4-6 weeks to get my permanent 'teeth'. Do you have dentures? What was your experience like? I'll keep you posted on my case and meanwhile I could use some input. Thank you in advance. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-11-2010, 09:01 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Do you know for sure you need to get a full set of dentures? It's the thing I dread most, you have my complete sympathy. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2010, 09:25 AM	#3
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	My grandad had this done and declared that it was the best thing - he wished he'd done it years ago. Hope it all goes smoothly. (juju - kissing someone without their "wallies" is a whole new experience!) __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-11-2010, 09:27 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	"wallies"? Never heard that one before..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2010, 01:01 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I remember wally being used to mean eejit when i were a lass __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2010, 02:06 PM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	You mean "wally" - pronounced to rhyme with brolly. I mean "wally" - pronounced to rhyme with Sally. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-11-2010, 09:38 PM	#9
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I hear people that have them like them very much and you will be asleep and awake before you even notice. That's what my mam tells me anyway.

01-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's mighty aggravating and sore (not painful, just sore) for a week or two. But then they settle in, and it'll take a little getting used to, but it's a quick learning curve. Your eating habits will change drastically, being extra careful and all, but slowly get back to close to what they were. VERY IMPORTANT: You hear "soft foods" and you'll immediately think of bread, right? Bread is the hardest thing to chew in the entire fucking spectrum of human edibles. I shit you not, steak is easier to chew than bread. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-11-2010, 09:50 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OMFG I'm almost suicidal when I need a crown. I can't imagine volunteering to have all my teeth pulled to get dentures. You're way braver than me, cap'n. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2010, 09:55 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A root canal & crown? Had eight of them and nothing but trouble, now if a tooth bothers me, I can leave it at the dentist's office and pick it up later. I don't care how much he hurt it while I was gone. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-11-2010, 10:03 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hehe. no root canals yet for me.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2010, 10:04 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're very fortunate... it sucks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-11-2010, 10:09 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup I live in fear of that too. I brush so well I alone could keep the toothbrush industry in business. My hygenist gets pissed off because there's nothing for her to do.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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