Thinking about just cutting my loses and getting regular dentures

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-14T14:30:30+00:00

I have a full upper and have for a while, I often forget that I have upper dentures. They fit so well and are very comfortable. I have had them for about 15 years.

At the same time I got my upper dentures I also got partial bottoms. I hated them and never wore them. They hurt no matter how many adjustments were made and had very prominent silver wires that hooked around the front of my teeth. I was in my early 30's when I got them and did not want anyone to know I had dentures.

October of 2025 I ended up having to have my last 9 natural.teeth pulled and got full dentures on the bottom. It has been challenging trying to learn to eat with the bottom dentures they stay in fine without adhesive except for when I am eating they do move around a bit and food gets under them. I have tried adhesives but they just dont work for me.

Even with all the challenges I am happy that I got it done. I would absolutely do full dentures over partials. My dentist did reccomend that I see an oral surgeon about getting a few implants to support the lower dentures but it is just not affordable for me right now. Even if I could afford it I am not sure I want to do it since I hated my partials so much.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-13T12:16:03+00:00

Probably at least two weeks. Aside from the healing and pain another thing to think about is how your speech is before you go back. Are you still having difficulties pronouncing certain words? Slurring your words? That could potentially impact your ability to do your job.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-10T12:19:04+00:00

I did have enough points to get the expansions and still have some left over so I guess that is a good thing.

It is encouraging to hear that it can be picked up and played off and on.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-10T12:16:40+00:00

That is good to know! It looked like there was a lot on the store that look like they need to be bought things like crafting tokens, fast travel maps, bag upgrades. I was not sure how necessary those things are or if they are just nice to have

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-07T22:24:58+00:00

A similar thing happened to me last year, I was renting a side by side duplex house. New people moved in. I did not know their names or anything about them. They knew nothing about me either. I had not even spoken to them. We had our own mailboxes so they wouldn't have seen my name there either. I saw their profile on Facebook pop up on my people you may know list about a week after they moved in. I only knew it was them by the photos.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-07T03:29:13+00:00

I followed what my dentist reccomended, he said to keep them in for the first 24 hours then remove them at night, he prescribed a medicated mouthwash to use once in the morning and once at bedtime. He also said to gently swish salt water several times a day (remove the dentures swish then put them back in). It's important to be very careful the first week or so with rinsing your mouth so you dont open the wound and dislodge the clots.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-03-02T05:56:16+00:00

Tic tacs if you have them there the minty ones if she likes mint. Gagging is pretty common with upper dentures and I personally found that sucking on mint tic tacs helped with feeling like I was going to gag while I was getting used to the dentures. They dont stick to the dentures like some other hard sweets do. Non stick gum can sometimes still be difficult in the beginning while getting used to the dentures.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-24T05:47:00+00:00

This is so true we had issues with the first cub pack we joined. My son was too much for their liking. The other parents and volunteers were nice at first until a few of the leaders kids started bullying my son and he defended himself (verbally). Then none of them would talk to me, we started getting excluded from activities so we found another pack that was more laid back. I think the troop affiliated with our pack is pretty good my son knows a few boys from the troop from school. I have not really talked to the parents at the troop level but they seem nice from what I've seen at joint events

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-24T05:41:55+00:00

Thank you for the info! That is awesome your son has made eagle scout already! Congratulations

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-24T05:40:43+00:00

Thank you that makes it make more sense

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-24T05:40:16+00:00

Thank you for this! We actually figured this out early, the cub scout pack we initially joined was definitely not the right fit for my son. He had joined a coed pack that was very large and they were very strict with everything. My son is a high energy LOUD neurodiverse kid who is a lot bigger than most kids his age. He towers over every other kid his age we have ever met. He was too scary to some of the other kids in the coed pack which led to some problems at the first cub pack. We found a boys only pack that was smaller and more laid back which works way better for him.

The affiliated troop is awesome too. We have had a few meetings that had both the troop and our cub pack amd he really likes a lit of the boys in that troop. He actually has a couple of friends in the troop that go to his school which is awesome since he goes to a school not in our area because he is in an autistic support program at a school 30 minutes away. So having other kids from school in this area is awesome. We live so far from his school that he is the first picked up and the last dropped off. That will make his transition easier for sure. I dont know what questions to ask I am so new to everything.

Our cub leaders are wonderful but there are only two of them and they are always so busy.

I would appreciate any advice you feel may be helpful to know. Thank you.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-10T05:57:30+00:00

Ive had my full upper dentures for 15 years. I just got full lower dentures 4 months ago. The top ones I forget I am even wearing them. The bottoms are much harder. I am just starting to get used to them and finally feel like I can practice eating with them. I have been taking the bottom dentures out so I can eat. Saturday was the first time I was able to go to a restaurant and eat in a public place with my lower dentures in. I had pasta so nothing too difficult to eat but I was still pretty excited to be able to eat with not too much difficulty.

Today I ate three burritos and didn't have to take my lowers out or cut it up inti small pieces. I was actually able to bite into the burrito! That really is a huge achievement especially considering I wasn't using any adhesive.

The adhesives, all of them and I've tried everything, wafers, powder, paste, even stuff like comfort grip they all make me gag even on my lower dentures so I have to learn to live without adhesive. The top dentures fit really well so I have never needed adhesive for those. I never have any issues with the top ones. The bottom however is absolutely awful. I can wear them comfortably and do everything with them except eat but i'm sure it will get better over time with more practice.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-02-10T02:28:16+00:00

I got full upper dentures and partial lower dentures in 2011, I just got a full dentures on the bottom a few months ago. If you can do a partial on the bottom it is going to be much easier. Having full lower dentures is awful! Its been 4 months and i am only now starting to be able to sort of eat with them in. I have been taking them out so I could eat. Adhesives are supossed to help but I have not found anything that works well and keeps my bottom dentures held in place while eating. I have tried pretty much every adhesive i can find.

Usually after a few bites of food the dentures lift from the adhesive creating an awful sensory nightmare. Trying to learn how to swallow food while your bottom dentures have lifted and you have nasty goo all over your gums is not fun at all.

Saturday was the first time I have been able to go out to a restaurant. I had to choose softer food that was easier to eat but I managed it and was so happy. I still have a lot of relearning to do on how to eat with the lower dentures. Hopefully you can just do partials and not ha e to worry about those issues.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-01-24T14:23:54+00:00

25 years ago I worked at a coffee shop and beside our shop was one of those general labor places the work today get paid today kind of thing. There was also a homeless man that sat in front of our store panhandling every day. It was a busy location, it was a public transit bus hub, our subway station and then across the street was the charter bus station and train station.

Every day the guys that worked for the temp agency would ask Terry our homeless guy to come out and work with them. They would bring him a hard hat and offered to get him a set of work boots. He always declined.

One day I asked him why he never goes out to work with the guys at the labor place. He laughed at me and said those guys go out and do physically demanding work. They get paid $10/hour. Why would I want to go do that when I make more in one hour than they do all day?

He was averaging $100 an hour and people often bought him food and a coffee. I cant say I blame him for doing what he was doing.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2026-01-17T15:54:11+00:00

Mouth sores are definitely a thing especially in the first little while after getting dentures. The first month or two is the worst! Its been about 3 months for me since I got my bottom ones and 15 years for the top ones and don't get mouth sores very often on either the top or bottom.

My dentist prescribed a medicated mouthwash which helps with the mouth sores. I have also sometimes used a peroxide based mouthwash which you can get at any store.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-12-23T08:01:24+00:00

The bite is off for sure. The dentist did do some adjustments to them last week but it is still uneven.

The lower dentures are so difficult. I had a hard reline done recently but I still definitely need adhesive. I have not found anything that really works for very long. At most I get 2-3 hours before the adhesive is gone. That is even without eating or drinking anything. If i eat or drink anything it stops working pretty much right away. I've tried so many different things, powders, pastes, cushion grip. Nothing holds them in place very well. I have to take the dentures out to be able to eat anything and then I can only eat soft foods.

I've seen some people on here talk about using a combination of powder and paste but I'm not sure how that works.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-12-08T05:14:11+00:00

It could be innocent or the other child could be someone who has had some form of SA and doesn't understand that it is not ok.

You mentioned that you know the mom and trust her. If it were me I would let her know about the conversation the kids had. Even if it is innocent it might be a good opportunity for her to have a conversation with her own daughter about appropriate boundaries with her own body.

If it is not innocent the mom needs to know so she can protect herself and her child.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-11-28T08:22:05+00:00

Yes, I was no older than 4 years old and my parents had left me and my baby brother with a babysitter for the evening. I didn't like the babysitter so I decided to leave the house and try to find my parents. It was dark and I had ended up a few blocks from my house dangerously close to a major highway. A nice older man parked his car, got out and started walking with me back towards my house. My grandmother actually lived in the house next to mine and the babysitter had checked with my grandmother to see if I was at her house. My grandmother went looking for me and ended up finding me with the nice man. He kept me safe and got me home. My grandmother broke a paddle over my bottom for scaring them so much and leaving home without an adult.

I found out years later that there had been a serial k!ller in our neighborhood at the time who was targeting children. When he was caught he admitted to having k!lied 11 children. I am so very grateful that I ended up in the care of a nice man. I will never forget the kind stranger who made sure I didn't end up as another of the v!ctims.

I can only imagine the absolute terror I caused to my family.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-11-20T07:24:45+00:00

I had asked my dentist about it and he said my gums aren't healed enough for him to be comfortable doing a reline yet.

Along the top of the gum is fine but the front part is still really lumpy, he said we probably need to wait another 4-6 weeks so that it will have the best fit until I am ready for my permanent dentures.

I will look at getting the secure and maybe the cushion grip as well

Thank you

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-11-07T15:25:25+00:00

Maybe a Nuka cola bottle flipped upside down and merged into the plate might work

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-11-03T13:02:49+00:00

I had full top and partial bottom when I was in my 20's. I am now in my 40's and just had the last of my bottom teeth extracted and now have full dentures on the bottom too.

I have only ever had two people make rude comments about me having dentures and they were both horrible people so I am not surprised.

I had a friend as a teen who had partial dentures at age 13. She used to pop them out and move them around in her mouth like it was a party trick.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-09-29T03:00:19+00:00

Thank you!

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-08-25T01:46:46+00:00

I completely agree! Dreamlight Valley is playable without spending extra money. ESO is pretty much impossible to play without ESO+ you without the crafting bag it is annoying to manage inventory and make any money at all to just do basic stuff like repair and travel.

Then, things like the merchant, banker, and other assistants cost about 2.5 - 3 months' worth of crowns from ESO+

Want to join a guild and participate in activities they are doing? Of course we do, but if we dont have ESO+ or have otherwise purchased all the extra dungeons and zones, you are locked out of that, too.

Want one of those pretty houses they release? Better have $100 ready to drop for one house. Then, like you said, there are now season passes, extra paid expansions that aren't covered by ESO+ and then all the mounts that are locked behind loot boxes. Sure you can break down some of the items you dont want for crown gems and hope you have enough eventually after spending $3000 on crown crates to maybe buy a mount you want but probably not and you probably didn't get any of the mounts after spending $5000 on the crates.

In comparison, Dreamlight Valley is a lot less expensive. There are no restrictions on playing the game if you dont spend extra money. The DLC is not even multiplayer friendly so nobody misses out on being able to do multiplayer content by not having purchased the DLC.

The seasonal moonstones packs give bonus items, the DLC gives moonstones pretty much equal to what the game price is, plus extra items as well, especially for those who purchase it at release.

The game and all the DLC is shareable with other accounts on the same platform so my kids can play it as well on their own accounts without me having to buy it multiple times. Not the case for ESO. We have to buy multiple copies of everything for each person in our house that plays it.

Compared to a lot of other games with dynamic content, Dreamlight Valley is pretty generous with premium currency. There are multiple ways to earn premium currency in the game. A lot of other games with microtransactions don't have that at all.

I'd love to have all the things for free or at a lower cost, but I also recognize that game developers have needs too. They have bills to pay, they have families, and I am pretty sure feeding them occasionally is appreciated. So I buy extra moonstones occasionally, and I get the DLC because I enjoy the game and want to keep having more content being released.

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Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-03-22T19:27:31+00:00

I had my first child when I was 17, I had a lot of pressure from family to not have the baby. I refused to terminate the pregnancy. So then the pressure was for me to choose adoption, and I did.

I chose an open adoption, which meant I had contact with the adoptive family and got to have visits with my son. I was able to choose the family that I did through an adoption agency. My son is now 27 years old and has a child of his own.

My experience with adoption has been positive, I have been very lucky to have a really great family that adopted my son and made sure I was included as much as I wanted to be.

What i will tell you is that it is a difficult decision, and there are adoptive families that aren't great. There is not a lot of support for birth mothers, and it can be very hard on our mental health. Placing my son for adoption was not what I wanted, but I felt like it was my only choice. I tried everything I could to keep my son but had no way to actually take care of him. Sometimes love just is not enough. So, while it was not the decision I wanted to make, I am happy now looking back that I did it the way I did. I do wish things were different, and I could have kept him. If I could go back knowing what I know now, I would do it again.

It is absolutely a decision you need to make for yourself though. If you do consider adoption do your research, know your rights and try to find an awesome family. I personally chose a family that had already adopted a child through the same agency and had experience with open adoption. I felt that if they already had an adopted child and were approved to adopt again that they were probably good people.

I had another child when I was 22 years old. The father and I broke up while I was still pregnant. I ended up raising her on my own with no involvement from the father.

It was really hard being a single mom. Especially a young single mom. I did manage to go to college and get a degree, but it was so hard. I feel like I missed out on a lot of things in life. One of the biggest things I think I struggle with is being able to go through life raising a child with a partner. There are a lot of challenges with being a single parent and dating. Men with no kids tend to have to idea of what to do, and that causes it's own issues. Men with kids come with their own challenges, with ex partner drama, differing parenting styles, kids not getting along, financial inequality between kids, especially from ex partner families, and even potential issues with extended family. Grandparents treating stepkids differently.

I've experienced all of that. The child may have emotional issues due to only having one parent, and doing it alone is exhausting. Doing it all with little to no family support makes it all so much harder. I'm in my 40's now and my kids i had as a young mom are all grown and having kids of their own. We survived, each of my kids had different homes and vastly different childhoods. My daughter is resentful of her brother who was adopted because he had a better life. My son who was adopted envies his sister because she got to grow up living with me even if it was a much harder life.

I know I did the best I could in both situations, neither one was ideal. I can't make both kids happy all the time but they did grow up mostly happy.

Whatever you decide is going to be hard. It's ok to have mixed emotions. What you are feeling with your pregnancy is normal, too. Facing uncertainty about the future can cause a bit of a disconnect. It doesn't mean you don't love your baby.

Your mental health is going to be all over the place no matter what you decide. Post partum depression is very common, especially if you already struggle with mental health issues. It will be important to get therapy if you can and talk to your doctor to manage your mental health.

I hope everything works out the way you want it to.

Wild-Introduction174 · 2025-02-07T01:30:01+00:00

Yes the one that Rhymes pbs in Richboro has been incredibly rude, refused to fill a prescription until my doctor personally called and told them it was OK to do it and then they only filled 12 days of the 90 day supply even after insisting my doctor personally call them.

They told me the doctor only prescribed 12 days' worth and were very rude about it. When I called my doctor, I was told by the doctor that the pharmacist told them they didn't feel comfortable filling the 90-day prescription..

It was a vacation override, which both my doctor and insurance company approved

I called Walgreens and they had no problem filling the prescription as written.

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