I’ve officially passed the one month mark since the oral surgery to extract my remaining teeth and putting my dentures in place. It’s definitely not been the easiest of life transitions, but I’m beginning to see some improvement over time.
The one month mark of my adventure with dentures has come and gone. With each passing day, the transition seems to be a bit easier. Yesterday was a pretty big day as I had my first substitute teaching assignment (the first one was called off due to weather) and my third visit to the dentist.
I had some apprehension with my subbing gig. I knew at times that I had been struggling when make certain sounds when speaking. All that worry was for naught, as I didn’t struggle as much as I thought I would. The day went rather quickly and overall was a positive experience. I had a peanut butter jelly sandwich for lunch, as well as some green beans. Since I had a dentist appointment, I also got to leave a bit early.
My third dental visit went well. He checked out the progress with my gums healing and also examined the area that had to have repeat surgery the week before. For this visit, he started the process of realigning my lower set of dentures. That process involved building up the surfaces of the parts of the denture that were rubbing and causing irritation. He also gave some recommendations to help with the transition, such as gargling after every meal.
This was by far my most successful visit to the dentist in the process. We’ve made and appointment for two weeks away to realign the top set of dentures. This process for those is taking a bit longer, since the part of the jaw they’re resting on just had another surgery.
One day at a time……
David Lee 