For The Attentin Of J2Pur

[jennyjoan]

I had this question on another site

so here goes


I am anxious re this final fitting of the denture "on the wire" - that last fitting gagged me a bit and a "new" tooth was added on at the back of teeth which I had not been wearing temporarily. Can you assure me it will all fall in (pardon the pun). Thanks for your answser JjCon.


PS the wire seemed to be just as thick as the plastic but then I was up to high do. thanks again.

[J9PUR]

Hi JJ, Are you asking 'Will I get used to the extra tooth on the denture?'

If so, I would hope you would, although I cannot say for certain. All you can do is 'wait and see'. All being well it is just a question of time to accustom to the new design. If you are still struggling to cope after a period of time, return to your dentist for possible adjustment of the denture.

Sorry, that's the best advice I can give without seeing you or the denture.

[jennyjoan]

sorry to be confused - I am actually getting 4 front teeth on the chromium thing and have been used to those temporarily ones (plastic) unhapyily for 7 months. Two weeks ago I had to go for the second last fitting and found there was a tooth at the back (inserted) that I hadn't been used before so I can't understand why that tooth was not on the original plastic denture - thanks for any answers.

[J9PUR]

The 'extra' tooth on the new denture should make it more retentive, give you an extra tooth to function with and also help stabilise the denture. Try not to worry unduly as it most likely will be better overall than the current acrylic denture.

[jennyjoan]

thank you very much