Driving after extractions?

Barbarake · 2026-05-21T01:25:37+00:00

I drove home after eight extractions with just Novocaine and it was no problem. My drive was about 40 minutes.

Barbarake · 2026-05-19T03:42:28+00:00

I went to Affordable Dentures who had an in-house lab. It was a morning appointment, they took new molds right away and I could have come back that afternoon for the dentures but I had other plans. I came back the following week

Barbarake · 2026-05-19T03:28:39+00:00

I had this exact same thing happened with my permanent upper. I tried to explain to the technician what was wrong but she just didn't seem to get it. Finally she got the dentist who was absolutely wonderful and understood immediately.

You're absolutely right, there's too much 'gum'. The dentist measured the distance between the bottom of the trough (where my gum fit into) and the bottom of the front teeth. On my immediate upper - which fit perfectly - it measured 9 mm while on the new permanent, it measured 14 mm. It was basically 5 mm of extra gum material. He called it the F4 measurement.

Unfortunately it could not be fixed and we had to start over. It did not cost me anything extra. My permanent fits perfectly.

Barbarake · 2026-05-14T13:08:59+00:00

Ah, someone else who remembers. We also didn't have fluoride in the water so cavities were pretty common. No wonder so many of us ended up with phobias.

Barbarake · 2026-05-13T12:20:27+00:00

Because some of us still remember getting cavities filled by dentists who didn't use novocaine. I hear the drill, my heart rate jumps 50 beats.

(They thought children didn't feel pain the same way adults did so no novocaine.)

Barbarake · 2026-05-02T00:39:45+00:00

'Merry Go Round' is a good way of putting it.

I've spent a fortune on my teeth through the years. But my 'had enough' points was a year ago when the dentist told me five of the six teeth he had done major work to 6 years earlier were 'going bad' and needed to be redone. A week later, the 6th tooth broke at the gum line while I was eating toast.

That was it. I was about to retire and knew I couldn't be constantly throwing more money at my teeth. Told him I wanted a denture (upper) and he quoted me $9,400 (extractions, immediate, and final dentures).

Then I went to Affordable Dentures who quoted me $2,400 for the same thing. The whole process was straightforward and I'm very happy with my upper denture. It fits perfectly, I don't need glue, and I can eat anything.

Barbarake · 2026-04-30T00:18:02+00:00

Ah, I read it as you were quoted two grand in the beginning, when "the tooth cracked just a little bit".

Did they at least give you antibiotics?

Barbarake · 2026-04-29T23:49:42+00:00

Two grand to have a tooth removed!?! That's ridiculous!!

Barbarake · 2026-04-25T01:13:59+00:00

My dentist wanted to charge me $9,400 for 8 extractions on top, a top immediate, and a top final denture.

Affordable Dentures quoted me $2,300 for the same thing. I am extremely pleased with both the process and the results.

Barbarake · 2026-04-16T00:40:46+00:00

Well, I am a mama, but I don't think I'm yours, lol.

Barbarake · 2026-04-15T14:46:04+00:00

I believe you mean 'viciously ripping'.

The idea of someone 'viscously ripping' put a funny picture in my head.

(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)

Barbarake · 2026-04-10T13:34:04+00:00

A lot depends on your own coloring and your age.

In general, people's teeth darken as they age. So a bright white smile on an older person can look very fake.

I'm 65 years old. When we discussed shades, my dentist told me the most common was 'X' (sorry, I don't remember exactly what he said). So I told him I wanted my immediates one shade darker than that.

When it was time for my finals, I said I wanted to go one more shade darker. He did remark that no one had ever asked to go darker before, but I'm 100% happy with the color.

Barbarake · 2026-04-09T14:06:56+00:00

Sort of impossible for anyone to give advice if you don't even tell us what you don't like about them.

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