u/Busy-Individual-559 — reddlx

I had my entire top row extracted 5-6 years ago. Drug use, smoking and then Suboxone did a number on my teeth. I’ve been off all the above for 13 years now.

I Got a hairline crack in palate of my upper denture Tuesday night. Called out of work for the following day and went to aspen in hopes of getting a repair. Im still fairly new to my job (still in the first 90 days so shouldn’t be taking time off, but I couldn’t bear the thought of going to work with no teeth) I work in the trades and prefer not to be razzed about showing up to work with no top grill.

Aspen was extremely accommodating. They Explained to me how the one I had wasn’t repairable, but they did fit me in 3x that day in an attempt to expedite making a new denture.

Friday I picked up the new denture. It feels extremely tight on my gums. suction is good, bite alignment is perfect. And they look aesthetically pleasing. The issue I have now is everything lines up so well I’ve broken off a chunk of a bottom tooth while chewing a pb and j of all things. So now I have to schedule another extraction after work Monday.

I had kind of gotten used to my mouth being a non issue the last few years.

So the plan is to the call the dentist Monday have the one tooth extracted and hopefully be ok from there. but I’ve always known that I’m on borrowed time with my real bottom teeth.

I bought an at home repair kit for my old denture. And have been wearing it again since it doesn’t conflict with the back broken tooth. I believe I was successful in my repair, but wearing it leaves me in a state of constant anxiety about its structural integrity vs a bite. So they’re good for looks but not function.

I just found this sub today was kind of looking for support. There really isn’t a question here, I just kind of needed to share what I’m currently going through And was hoping someone may be able to identify with my experience. I’ve been kind of sulking and depressed about it all week.