Dentures....they suck.

[OAITW r.2.0]

[Binkie The Clown]

1. Teeth are overrated. nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Not until you don't have 'em.

[Warpy]

14. Dentures beat a mouthful of teeth that shatter like glass

and hurt like hell when they do.

Sjogren's syndrome sucks. Dentures made it suck a little less.

If you've just gotten them, you'll learn to cope. You'll heal and discover the right adhesive for you and never look back.

[flying_wahini]

3. I have always taken good care of my teeth and yet, to my surprise, the one thing that

I didn’t count on was so much bone density loss in my jaws that weaken my teeth.

And yea, I have taken Vitamins +++++ for years. Also all those old fillings and teeth that

Just wear out. ( I’m 66 female.)

[happybird]

4. +1 million

I pried mine out in the car on the way home from work. Ugh. Hate them, and I can only wear the top one. They don’t leave their soaking case on my days off.

Wearing a mask in public has been great for going denture-less!

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. LOL, wearing a mask helps.

Eating sucks,

[DURHAM D]

6. Do your dentures snap in? nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. With silicone glue, no magnets in my mouth.

[DURHAM D]

8. I will be getting dentures soon.

It will be the kind that requires two implants below and four above. My dentist just calls them snap dentures. They are also called implant supported dentures.

[SergeStorms]

10. Aren't those expensive as all hell?

Implants are cost prohibitive for most people, or so I thought. I never really priced them.

[Sibelius Fan]

13. Those dentures will cost around $20,000 if bone grafts are involved.

And it will be paid out of the Durham D’s pocket, because as we all know, teeth are not considered to be a part of the human body when it comes to covering dental procedures in the USA, and even the best dental insurance covers only simply procedures like cleanings.

Medical insurance in the USA has no problem paying out tens of thousands of dollars for surgeries and other procedures, as long as the teeth aren’t involved.

[phylny]

15. Unfortunately, it's my understanding that dentists WANTED it that way.

With the link between dental health and heart health, I find it ridiculous that you need separate dental insurance.

[58Sunliner]

9. I always thing of George Washington-he had wooden dentures and pain.

I'm grateful we have options.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. One set of his dentures used to be on display at UMd Dental School.

I had a couple of wisdom teeth extracted there, and was surprised to see GW's dentures on display in a glass case in the lobby. Of course, he did have four sets, so they weren't absolutely unique, but it was still surprising.



I don't know if this is the same set or not, but they certainly look similar. Lots of wood, hippopotamus ivory, gold fittings and brass springs.

[58Sunliner]

17. Chompers!

[Hoyt]

11. Get they suck, but do they sorta work? Can't afford implants and still am

in reasonably “good” dental shape (because I don’t go to dentist until needed), but thinking ahead.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Yeah, they work.

Manage eating.