Dentures and depression

morrf

Hi. I recently had dentures fitted and while i'm not dissatisfied with anything my dentists did i am finding it hard to come to terms with in terms of practicality, diet, comfort etc.
This is leading to instances of depression, which are becoming more often and more intense.
Has anyone come through a similar stage or any experience in this. ?

SM35

If you have depression - see a Gp.
Once that is assessed, there are other dental options open to you.

morrf

Thanks... however both of these have perfect teeth and don't have first hand experience of the issue.

I will have to wait c6 months before the other options can be considered.

I'm not looking for a medical answer to my depression (yet !), more an understanding as to how long it has taken others to come to terms with it.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

OP - It is common for people to focus their depression on a body part. Having dentures is not great, its a degeneration of your body that effects self confidence. However (and I am a denture specialist so I deal with the psychology of this all day, every day) your depression is not caused by the dentures its the focus and possible a trigger of it.

I render a large number of people totally toothless each year and provide dentures. Nobody finds its enjoyable, nobody finds it pleasant. However the persons own coping skills play a major role. I have often admired some peoples ability to tolerate what I know to be most embarrassing and uncomfortable with grace and good humor. I have seen other people fall apart and make a catastrophe out of small issues.

If the denture is painful see your dentist, but if the depression is effecting your life get advice from a GP The GP can give you advice and teach you methods of how to cope with challenges, deal with aging or the other aspects in your life that have lead you to where you are now.

Good luck, life is hard and unfair but it better than the alternative.

morrf

Thank you and well stated.
I thought I was coping well with all that happened and had a positive outlook but this has gradually been eroded and was feeling more and more down.
Probably no coincidence that I am approaching a significant birthday and going through a messy time in work so focus has probably shifted to the unwanted outcome rather than the real issue .
Will try and deal with other underlying issues and find some positives to focus on (like getting my tax return done 😥😥😥😠)

Thanks again for taking the time to reply and for putting it so succinctly.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Here this will cheer you up, look how good dentures can look and a couple of simple implants can really help keep them in place for confidence. All these are complete denture of one sort or another. Some with implants, some without. All are comfortable, functional and aesthetic.

morrf

lt is not about the aesthetics at all.
I can’t praise my dentist(s) highly enough for the quality of work done so far and i could pass for one of those in the pictures.
I was an extremely nervous patient and built my self up to dealing with going through the procedures and visits etc without considering what the after effects would be.

The People in the pictures look great but how many are thinking “mmm love this ball of plastic in my mouth”

Do they look at a nice juicy steak and go “mmm” or “oh oh.”

Does late night / early morning banter with their partners get killed by “oh yesh shang on shill I putsch my teesh in”

Unfortunately I am the first of my peer group to go through this Procedure and I don’t have anyone in my position that I can discuss this with.
While my wife is understanding she is looking at me with her beautiful set of teeth.
You said previously that it’s a denegration of your body.. i feel like i have jumped a stage to “oh **** I am turning into my grandfather”
Which is probably one of the reasons for feeling this way.
I am getting old and nobody likes that.
But let’s hope that it’s only old age that gets us in the end.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Well get some implants, a fixed bridge on 4-8 implants is an excellent solution, and it would feel a lot more like part of you. Aging doesn't happen to everyone....only the lucky.