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Hey!! That post definately caught my eye! hehehe.

The dentures are going really well! It has been about two weeks now...my gums are a lot more healed, they hardly hurt anymore! I did have something in the gum that looked like a cold sore that was popped open because of the dentures rubbing, which hurt a bit. But that is basically healed too.

Eating is almost normal. I can chew very well on my back teeth, only i cant really chew on the front teeth right now. Like I cant yet bite into things, like sandwitches, pizza, etc. I can eat those things, i just have to cut them or tear off pieces because the front is sensitive still, since that is where i actually had 2 adult teeth, so it is more raw there. But things that are bite sized or that can be cut are becoming incredibly easy to eat! I think i am at the point when i am chewing better than before i had the dentures, because before, i had probelms chewing anything hard. Sometimes, pieces of food, like nuts or other hard things, might get trapped under the bottom denture, which is a little annoying because you have to get it out or the denture wont be stable. So sometimes i like manouver my tounge around and try to fix that, because lets say i am in class. I dont exactly want to take it out in class! So it just has to be learned how to fix little problems like these, but i am adjusting, and its all good!

Also the swelling from the extractions has gone down, so the dentures are not as tight as before. Its not a bad thing, it feels more comfortable. Before, i would sometimes want to take out my dentures becuase they felt tight. They havent fallen out or anything, i was always scared of that happening! Plus, i am going in for a periodical adjustment on the 19th.

They look soooooo good, and natural. A lotta people have noticed, thinking i have taken my braces off. I AM SMILING SO MUCH NOW!!

So basically, negative experiences would include the initial pain and swelling, chewing at first, and getting food stuck in them..but i think that it will all pass, and it allrady has begun to.

But seriously, i think that the dentures are improving my life more every day, because i am getting used to them, and i will have successfully changed something that I used to hate! You shouldnt have anything to be afraid of..how are they doing the extractions? local anesthesia? I was awake for the whole thing, just the mouth numbed. I was also pretty scared before the whole thing....but i dont really know of what! THey try to make it as little pain as possible, and i believe that if anyone's teeth are in the condition of needing dentures, then the finished product will seem well worth all the expense, time spent, etc. I hope everything goes really really well with your dentures! I still am here too, in case you have some more questions or anything. I tried to cover a lotta stuff in this post, hehe, its pretty long!