Anyone have dentures??

[diannescruffy]

DH is going under general anaesthetic Friday to have all but 4 teeth taken out and they will be putting in his dentures straight away. Can anyone explain, won't he have stitches in his gums but yet they are putting in his dentures straight away? Won't his mouth be too swollen to even wear his dentures? Any information would be greatly appreciated. TIA.

Regards,
Dianne

[Mother Goose]

hmmm, I thought they had to wait for the gums to harden up? Hopefully one of the dental nurses will see your post and help shed some light!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

DF has them and he had to wait about 6 weeks for his gums to harden and heal before he got them. They prob want to do the mould and get it sent away to have it made... but as u said, his gums will be too swollen, so by the time it comes back, it wont fit. Ide be ringing them and asking them about it.

[diannescruffy]

I thought you had to wait 6wks too. He has already had moulds taken and had his last fitting two weeks ago. They wanted to wait until his dentures were ready before taking all his teeth out.

Regards,
Dianne

[[M]umma[M]ia]

He still wouldnt be able to wear them straight away... oww that would hurt. He will do more damage to his gums if he does..

Question... How can they take a mould of his gums with his teeth still in?

[diannescruffy]

The majority of his teeth apart from the lower four have been broken over the years so he only has tiny stumps of teeth left.

Regards,
Dianne