I don't know how many of you know, but I wear dentures. I'm not proud of it, but that's the way things go.
A few weeks ago, I was eating a pasta salad; yes, you read that right, and my upper denture broke in half. I was shocked. This was over the weekend, so on Monday morning I was on the phone to the dentist's office only to find that they were closed. UGH!! So after trying for several days and not getting any replies, I decided to go up to their website. Lo and behold, they had their hours posted and now had scheduling for appointments online as well. Mind you I hadn't been on the site for several years and hadn't been in their office since the pandemic hit. I know, too long. So, I scheduled an appointment for the next opening and gave the reason why. Right after I scheduled I got a call from them returning my call and explained what happened and that I scheduled an appointment to get the ball rolling to replacing my broken denture. I had not gotten the dentures at that office, but at another one and when our insurance changed due to Dave changing jobs I had to find another dentist because that one didn't accept the new insurance. Luckily this one is much closer to home. I also had my lower denture replaced by them before the pandemic hit.
Now, after all of that, I have my new denture. So far, so good. I know it's only been a few hours, but it fits comfortably and doesn't hurt at all. The bottom one needed several adjustments. Hopefully this one won't have to.
Oh, while I was waiting, there was a father with his kids who were waiting. His one son came out after getting a tooth pulled. He was not a happy camper and the father told him, "You see what happens when you don't brush your teeth?"
Bottom line, take care of your teeth. Dentures aren't cheap. These were less expensive than the last ones, but it's still money I wouldn't have had to spend if I had just taken care of my teeth like I should have.
