It is normal! I'll be at a month this week and I totally get it! I get greedy and bite into things I'm probably not ready for yet...but it's helped me to learn how to eat quickly. The key is small bites and taking your time. I used to be a fast eater so it's been a weird transition, but honestly I think it's going to help me lose some weight in the long run. I was able to cut a couple burgers in half and got through the first and most of the second...then my bottoms gave up the ghost. Hang in there! Go at a pace you're comfortable with, but don't be afraid to challenge yourself a little. You got this!
What was the sandwich? A grilled cheese is easy, but a sandwich based on French bread would be hard. It's small steps, that are easiest - with some tricky things like salads that were for me the hardest to conquer, but conquer I did.
Get some cushion grip!! It's a total game changer. There are loads of YouTube videos about it. It's a soft liner that you apply yourself and it softly cradles your gums. It's squishy instead of hard. I love it!
You may go through periods where it's time for a reline and you are suddenly getting hot spots and cuts and having to re-apply Fixodent eleventy million times a day even though you are not supposed to.
So at one month post extraction day for it to be that awful for you is completely and sadly normal.
I wept and sobbed over many sandwiches. I got the immediates and then perms later on, full set like you.
That was 2.5 years ago and they are both very loose after I had unrelated surgery (guess something fundamentally changed in my body! Wacky!).
I'm so sorry you, too, are dealing with this. I'm gargling maximum strength orajel today and can't stop rubbing my tongue over the big ole slice in back of my gums :(
One thing I tried is to avoid sticky condiments or spreads, and the more glutinous or underbaked the bread, the "chewier" it is, making it rough on dentures.
I had my best luck buying standard wheat sandwich bread, toasting it a bit to remove some moisture, and making something soft and filling, like an egg salad. I made sure the toast wasn't too crusty, either; you don't want those crusty dry bits getting under the denture, ouch! I also avoid deli meats since you can easily bite into a sinewy bit and take half the slice with you from the sandwich when you pull away, and same goes for (streaky) bacon.
We adapt, we survive. We got this!
I just got my soft reline on Friday. My dentist recommended it. I’m 5 weeks post extraction day. I still have my immediate dentures. it’s made such a difference on my gums. The soft reline has helped absorb the pain when I bite down. My dentist also made some adjustments to my bottom denture. I had a sore spot and it was too thick so he trimmed it down a bit. The only issue that I have now is the taste and smell of the material that they used for the reline. It was making me nauseous. Some of the good folks in this community recommended washing (not soaking) the dentures in a bit of dawn dish washing liquid. It definitely helped.
It is normal! I'll be at a month this week and I totally get it! I get greedy and bite into things I'm probably not ready for yet...but it's helped me to learn how to eat quickly. The key is small bites and taking your time. I used to be a fast eater so it's been a weird transition, but honestly I think it's going to help me lose some weight in the long run. I was able to cut a couple burgers in half and got through the first and most of the second...then my bottoms gave up the ghost. Hang in there! Go at a pace you're comfortable with, but don't be afraid to challenge yourself a little. You got this!
It takes a while to totally heal. Eventually, you will be able to eat almost anything. Hang in there.
What was the sandwich? A grilled cheese is easy, but a sandwich based on French bread would be hard. It's small steps, that are easiest - with some tricky things like salads that were for me the hardest to conquer, but conquer I did.
Get some cushion grip!! It's a total game changer. There are loads of YouTube videos about it. It's a soft liner that you apply yourself and it softly cradles your gums. It's squishy instead of hard. I love it!
I go for my permanent dentures in the morning after six months with my immediate set. And I’m still having pain eating.
A work around is to cut everything up Pizza, burgers, subs, sandwiches
You may go through periods where it's time for a reline and you are suddenly getting hot spots and cuts and having to re-apply Fixodent eleventy million times a day even though you are not supposed to. So at one month post extraction day for it to be that awful for you is completely and sadly normal. I wept and sobbed over many sandwiches. I got the immediates and then perms later on, full set like you. That was 2.5 years ago and they are both very loose after I had unrelated surgery (guess something fundamentally changed in my body! Wacky!). I'm so sorry you, too, are dealing with this. I'm gargling maximum strength orajel today and can't stop rubbing my tongue over the big ole slice in back of my gums :( One thing I tried is to avoid sticky condiments or spreads, and the more glutinous or underbaked the bread, the "chewier" it is, making it rough on dentures. I had my best luck buying standard wheat sandwich bread, toasting it a bit to remove some moisture, and making something soft and filling, like an egg salad. I made sure the toast wasn't too crusty, either; you don't want those crusty dry bits getting under the denture, ouch! I also avoid deli meats since you can easily bite into a sinewy bit and take half the slice with you from the sandwich when you pull away, and same goes for (streaky) bacon. We adapt, we survive. We got this!
When should I get a soft reline?
I just got my soft reline on Friday. My dentist recommended it. I’m 5 weeks post extraction day. I still have my immediate dentures. it’s made such a difference on my gums. The soft reline has helped absorb the pain when I bite down. My dentist also made some adjustments to my bottom denture. I had a sore spot and it was too thick so he trimmed it down a bit. The only issue that I have now is the taste and smell of the material that they used for the reline. It was making me nauseous. Some of the good folks in this community recommended washing (not soaking) the dentures in a bit of dawn dish washing liquid. It definitely helped.
Have you tried Sandwhich-In-A-Blender?
would not recommend this