Please help! New dentures hurt gums so bad I took them out...that was 3 days ago..?

Bad Idea! Now my gums are swollen don't fit in right at all! I've had 1 adjustment done and getting another tomorrow, That's IF I can get them back in! the first week was hell but at least I had teeth in my mouth! So? to make the RIGHT adjustments my dentures need to be fitting "IN" right, THEY DON"T! Not at all! Any idea's how to get my gum swelling down? (OH! S***! The pain! Geez!!) At this point I'll deal with pain, if I could only wear them again! It's so embarrassing to see myself look so old and "sunken it". Much less anyone else! I am so sorry I did this!

Please help! New dentures hurt gums so bad I took them out...that was 3 days ago..?
It's quite normal to have an adjustment period with your first dentures. You have to get accustomed to the sensation of them and they have to be personalized to your needs. I don't know that your gums are swollen so much as they are just plain irritated by places on the plate rubbing- it doesn't much matter when it's your mouth hurting. Don't get discouraged and give up. Try having a cold drink and putting them back in. Then move your mouth about gently and slowly, and see if you can identify the major places of pain or irritation. That will help the dentist make the adjustments needed. It will take several tries at first to get things just right for you, and at first it will seem like you just get one spot taken care of and another shows up. It's also normal to feel like you are salivating on overtime, and have a great chunk of stuff in your mouth. I felt the same way when I got my bridge, and it took a few weeks of return trips to the dentist before they really felt like things were where they needed to be. So don't lose heart, just be patient and hang in there. It may take a few tries to get it all to suit your needs, but they will end up feeling like they belong to you.
Reply:Contact your dentist and follow the protocol that they prescribe. If you ave serious pain contact the office for further directions.
Reply:You could try rinsing your mouth with Hydrogen peroxide water solution to calm the swelling down.


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Reply:A friend just told me, try epson-salt and warm water, rinse and gargle do not swallow (will work as a laxative). I would have said just hot salt water, or tea bags (wet) chilled in the freezer (they use this for babies).





My friend says, once you get the swelling down use oral jel on the sore spots until your gums heal......then once all swelling is out get a final adjustment and do not take them out....





I hope this helps.
Reply:Did the dentist put your plate in right after pulling your teeth?


They did that with the top plate %26amp; it worker out a lot better. I had all my teeth pulled on the bottom %26amp; waited about 4 months before I went in to get my bottom plate. But it usually takes 3-4 months for all the swelling to go down %26amp; for your gums to heal. I can not believe that they would adjust your dentures when you still have swelling.


Don't let them touch them again until your mouth is completely healed %26amp; all swelling is gone. For now use warm water %26amp; salt to rinse %26amp; clean your mouth out, do this in the AM %26amp; PM it will make your gums feel much better. The dentist should have prescribed a mouth rinse that helps with healing, mine did. It is called Chlorhexidine Gluconate oral rinse 0/12%
Reply:i had dentures for 5 years now and when I first had them it was hell after the first fitting. When I went back to the dentist for my second fitting the dentist made me reschedule my visit when my gums weren't swollen. He said he wouldn't adjust them because my gums were too swollen and I went back in a week or so and he done the adjustment and it went well. You should ask your dentist what he thinks because I know the feeling of swollen gums and it's not fun but I managed to survive without teeth for that week, so good luck and just think when its all done you will have teeth.