I just got my dentures. It was a 4 month process, but I'm happy! I am happy my dentist waited until I was healed and happy for a new smile.
Is there suppose to be a small gap between the back of the upper denture and the roof of your mouth? I seem to have one and it's hard to eat or drink because food and liquids slip into that gap and I choke sometimes.
By Paula Foster
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No - there is NOT supposed to be a gap, not anywhere on your plate no matter upper or lower. Contact your dentist ASAP. Until you can get in and have the plate adjusted, use a denture plate adhesive to 'seal' the gap so you can safely have something to eat.
What's happened is that when your impression was taken your palate ('roof' of mouth) was swollen. The dental lab used that impression to create the upper plate and it's clearly wrong. (Alternatively, the lab simply made a huge error - it happens but not often; I do think the problem is your impression was taken when your palate was swollen - that's what happened to me!)
Just had oral surgery today and upper partial put in place. It fits tightly, Dr. commented "nice!" ...However, there is a gap between the partial and my palate. I called my DMD and will see the Emergency Dentist Thursday for it to be checked. I can't believe this is how it's supposed to fit... plus the plastic part that sits behind my front teeth is LONG and pressure up against the back of my front teeth, which I don't like either.
If i have a gap between my teeth and i decide to get my teeth pulled and get dentures can i get my dentures made without a gap
I have that too and said something to my dentist and he said thats normal!!! I dont trust his opinion!!!!!
My plate has a gap between plate and top of my mouth dentist said this is because I have a steep roof to my mouth surely this is not right
Ya.... mine is too "flat" I think they're all just full crap. And mostly shotty dentists. Its depressing and awful. I wish I would've just kept a few uppers and got a partial.
No, there should not be a gap. As well, the denturist told my mother that the bones and gums would shrink for at least year after the first extraction of teeth, so a reputable one will be expecting to make adjustments and should have discussed this with you. Go back and get this fixed, and also discuss with him/her whether it is likely that you will require additional adjustments over the next few months.
My gap between my teeth and gums make it hard to talk snd eat and drink food and do i have to have surgery..
They were falling out from the get go. I have to use a lot of adhesive in order to get them to stay. My bottom plate also is very loose and I'm not sure if I can use adhesive on those or not.
I got upper partials put in today and I have noticed a gap as well
Just got my upper partial today and THERE'S a gap between the partial and my pilate also I his when I talk and I sound like Donald duck. Tried to eat and food was in the partial. Only took 2 bites
Oh no I waited so long due to finances. There's a gap between the upper partial and the roof of my mouth my dentist says nothing can be done about that I talk like a duck can't eat swallow I'm so depressed cant stop crying I take them off to eat
They can do something about it and they know it. They just don't want to fix their mistake. Don't do like I did and wait past the statute of limitations. File a complaint against them with your state board of dentistry if the continue to refuse to fix their mistake. I didn't, I believed them, and in the end I got stuck with $3k in dentures that do not fit at all and are crooked (they told me they wouldn't fix because it couldn't be seen with the human eye, which is how I saw it of course).
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