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Thanks, CB. I decided, like you, to bite the bullet in Jan 2015 but he would only do 2 and refer me to a dentist to save the others, never got to that. I can stand novocaine if they get it right which he does, but the anxiety starts building up sometimes a week out. My 2nd cousin calls it white coat anxiety.

There was more seepage of blood than I'm used to because they put the dentures right on top. So I was afraid to take them out, missed my critical day-after appt, and had to reschedule. Almost better to wait in my case. So he tells me to take them out and I did as the female asst at the oral surgeon told me. Wasn't bad at all.

When it was time to put them back in, I couldn't do it and handed to the denture dentist. He tried to force them in a couple times and it hurt like he!!. So I was scared being alone, had to this morning, but daughter just happened to stop in which was reassuring in case I needed to go for help.

The most critical point is leave them in for at least five days. If you take them out overnight, the gums swell worse and can't get them back in.

The other was a tip I read on the web. Put them in the freezer for 5 minutes. While I washed with salt water. Got them right in with no pain at all! Thank heaven.

I'm missing a lot of bottom teeth or moved out of alignment, leaving nothing to chew against unlike many. But I have a couple more now and I didn't relish trying to gum my food like one couple I met.

He asked about color. I said I didn't want Joe Biden white. He laughted. Then I told him I had been a redhead when young, and he said that was very helpful to know what shade.

The few people who have seen them said they look great, so much better! I won't look in the mirror so don't know. I wasn't thinking about improving my appearance; it's been so long and quit smiling with the first missing front tooth years ago, wasn't the reason I went through with it. It was the pain and bleeding gums. A couple nurses said it was causing some of my stomach problems because I wasn't eating right.

Hope it goes well for you when it's time to get yours done. They didn't even want to give me Twilight Sleep which is an option. I don't see the point of it if you are still drowsy conscious while it is going on. You just don't remember.

They seemed to think I was making a fuss over just 3, one badly broken off. Yeah, but they weren't thinking of the gum pain. I think it was probably easier than a lot of people though otherwise. I still have 6 left on the bottom.

Enough. Sorry about blathering on about it; maybe it will help someone.