Wellness

[donniesmom]

Hi--I work as a dental asst. & I've seen many patients with a full or partial denture. First the dentist will do an impression which is a mold of your teeth before extractions are done. This also will take the mold & shape of your teeth. They will also match the color of your teeth with a chart of different colors. If you have some natural teeth which is probably what you do have, he can also do a flexible denture which is called Valplast. There are no clips to hold onto your teeth. It is pink plastic like material which holds in place using your natural teeth to hold onto. There are no visible metal clasps. If you are not happy with the work that is done you should go back to your dentist. Most dentists will want to make the patient happy so they should fix the problem. Maybe your dentist didn't explain it clearly or perhaps you didn't quite understand which is totally normal. Most people unless they are in the field don't understand dental procedures until they are explained once or twice. A good fitting denture won't require any Polygrip. Every few years you may have to get an adjustment as your gums sometimes shrink & change. I hope you will call your dentist back to give him a chance to make the situation right for you. Good luck with everything. Kat

[EnglishRose88]

Thanks everyone! I feel so much better now. I just want to clear something up. I don't think I worded my previous post correctly. The dentist did make molds. But I never got to see them. I had no idea how the finished product would look until I got them yesterday. I suppose a lot of this is my fault for not researching this beforehand. The good news is my dentist and his staff are very nice. I'm sure he will help me. I just hate that I didn't do any research on this. Thanks again to all if you. I was in tears this morning but you've all made me feel better.

[kingtut]

You are lucky your teeth just look too small. Many years ago -- about 50 in fact -- I had to have all my teeth capped and partials also. The teeth were bigger than my original teeth -- suppose they had to be for the caps to fit over the natural teeth but my mouth always felt like it could not close all the way and was very uncomfortable and made me nervious. Also some of the guys where I worked kept laughing at my huge teeth.

Years later, I had to have it redone and at least they were smaller by then and more comfortable.

Now of course I have a full upper set of false teeth and they want to do implants and a full bottom set. Not sure how I can eat during this process so I am not having it done wrigh now.

[EnglishRose88]

I called my dentist's office and they are going to work me in to see him tomorrow. I will keep you posted and thanks again for your help.

[gailcoco]

On 6/10/2014 stormy23 said:

Hi--I work as a dental asst. & I've seen many patients with a full or partial denture. First the dentist will do an impression which is a mold of your teeth before extractions are done. This also will take the mold & shape of your teeth. They will also match the color of your teeth with a chart of different colors. If you have some natural teeth which is probably what you do have, he can also do a flexible denture which is called Valplast. There are no clips to hold onto your teeth. It is pink plastic like material which holds in place using your natural teeth to hold onto. There are no visible metal clasps. If you are not happy with the work that is done you should go back to your dentist. Most dentists will want to make the patient happy so they should fix the problem. Maybe your dentist didn't explain it clearly or perhaps you didn't quite understand which is totally normal. Most people unless they are in the field don't understand dental procedures until they are explained once or twice. A good fitting denture won't require any Polygrip. Every few years you may have to get an adjustment as your gums sometimes shrink & change. I hope you will call your dentist back to give him a chance to make the situation right for you. Good luck with everything. Kat

Stormy - Do you know if partials have to be attached to surrounding teeth? I had a fitting about one year ago with a preliminary partial and I hated the metal tab showing right up on my front teeth!! I asked why it wasn't the color of my teeth to blend in and the dentist said that they don't do that and the only other color (instead of metal) was pink!?! I haven't been back since although I paid for the partial. What are the options? Thanks, Gail

[I am still oxox]

On 6/10/2014 kingtut said:

You are lucky your teeth just look too small. Many years ago -- about 50 in fact -- I had to have all my teeth capped and partials also. The teeth were bigger than my original teeth -- suppose they had to be for the caps to fit over the natural teeth but my mouth always felt like it could not close all the way and was very uncomfortable and made me nervious. Also some of the guys where I worked kept laughing at my huge teeth.

Years later, I had to have it redone and at least they were smaller by then and more comfortable.

Now of course I have a full upper set of false teeth and they want to do implants and a full bottom set. Not sure how I can eat during this process so I am not having it done wrigh now.

You will wear the plate until the implants are seeded, this is where I am with my top teeth, I have two months to go until my implants are uncovered, and they I will have a u shaped "gadget" with only my teeth on it. Which will hook on to the teeth and fit much more comfortably than this plate

[donniesmom]

On 6/10/2014 gailchap said:

On 6/10/2014 stormy23 said:

Hi--I work as a dental asst. & I've seen many patients with a full or partial denture. First the dentist will do an impression which is a mold of your teeth before extractions are done. This also will take the mold & shape of your teeth. They will also match the color of your teeth with a chart of different colors. If you have some natural teeth which is probably what you do have, he can also do a flexible denture which is called Valplast. There are no clips to hold onto your teeth. It is pink plastic like material which holds in place using your natural teeth to hold onto. There are no visible metal clasps. If you are not happy with the work that is done you should go back to your dentist. Most dentists will want to make the patient happy so they should fix the problem. Maybe your dentist didn't explain it clearly or perhaps you didn't quite understand which is totally normal. Most people unless they are in the field don't understand dental procedures until they are explained once or twice. A good fitting denture won't require any Polygrip. Every few years you may have to get an adjustment as your gums sometimes shrink & change. I hope you will call your dentist back to give him a chance to make the situation right for you. Good luck with everything. Kat

Stormy - Do you know if partials have to be attached to surrounding teeth? I had a fitting about one year ago with a preliminary partial and I hated the metal tab showing right up on my front teeth!! I asked why it wasn't the color of my teeth to blend in and the dentist said that they don't do that and the only other color (instead of metal) was pink!?! I haven't been back since although I paid for the partial. What are the options? Thanks, Gail

[donniesmom]

On 6/11/2014 stormy23 said:

On 6/10/2014 gailchap said:

On 6/10/2014 stormy23 said:

Hi--I work as a dental asst. & I've seen many patients with a full or partial denture. First the dentist will do an impression which is a mold of your teeth before extractions are done. This also will take the mold & shape of your teeth. They will also match the color of your teeth with a chart of different colors. If you have some natural teeth which is probably what you do have, he can also do a flexible denture which is called Valplast. There are no clips to hold onto your teeth. It is pink plastic like material which holds in place using your natural teeth to hold onto. There are no visible metal clasps. If you are not happy with the work that is done you should go back to your dentist. Most dentists will want to make the patient happy so they should fix the problem. Maybe your dentist didn't explain it clearly or perhaps you didn't quite understand which is totally normal. Most people unless they are in the field don't understand dental procedures until they are explained once or twice. A good fitting denture won't require any Polygrip. Every few years you may have to get an adjustment as your gums sometimes shrink & change. I hope you will call your dentist back to give him a chance to make the situation right for you. Good luck with everything. Kat

Stormy - Do you know if partials have to be attached to surrounding teeth? I had a fitting about one year ago with a preliminary partial and I hated the metal tab showing right up on my front teeth!! I asked why it wasn't the color of my teeth to blend in and the dentist said that they don't do that and the only other color (instead of metal) was pink!?! I haven't been back since although I paid for the partial. What are the options? Thanks, Gail