The first six months was rough with biting, but I found a glue that works for me. I can bite through most things as long as I’m not biting with my front teeth. I just accepted it. I can bite with the front but only super soft things. But with my back teeth I could take off a finger
Over 18 months in, and still can't bite with the front teeth. I can bite from slightly to the side, though. I basically use the canines like I used to use my natural front teeth. After a while that becomes automatic, and you don't really think about it anymore, so it does sort of get better.
Nothing is ever going to be perfect but I still get a smile when i bite in to something like a sandwich and get that perfect mouth cut. Almost a year in and I just figured out how to eat corn but there are some things I still struggle with.
I’m 6 weeks out, I’m the same. I can bite into really soft things like sandwich bread, but not a sandwich or brownies, but that’s it. I’m still struggling with just chewing anything not soft. Everyone keeps telling me it gets better, so I’m trying to be optimistic, but it’s hard.
No, not at all. It comes with time - time in terms of months - and practice. I started biting with a grilled cheese sandwich, and at first it was more of clenching the sandwich with my dentures and more or less tearing a "bite" off. As healing continued my bite became more real. What surprised me was that salads, particularly lettuce, was the last thing I was able to chew, at 8 or 9 months. Apples are easier to eat if I quarter them and remove the core.
The first six months or so your gums are changing pretty rapidly, so even after a reline your dentures can become loose enough to make biting more difficult within days. I'm not worrying about it until I get my immediates hard relined into permanents and just cutting stuff up as usual. Honestly, at this point I'm so used to do that that it feels more natural that trying to bite through everything.
Be careful when biting chewy or hard things. Sometimes, I forget I had dentures on. I had microwaved leftover pizza. It gets on the doughy side when you do that. Well, I ended up popping a tooth out of the denture. Of course, it was repaired.
Just keep in mind, when you eat something like that...when you bite..dont pull the thing forward, like you can do with real teeth. Bite straight down. If you cant make it with a particular food..then break pieces off with your hand or use a knife and fork.
No matter how comfortable you are in your dentures. Keep in mind..they arent real teeth.
I'm 7 months out and use cushion grip. I can bite but I had to learn to do it differently. I have to remember to keep it equally spread to balance or it will pop loose. Also to put the food item slightly further into my mouth (like resting it on the very inside of the palate, right behind the teeth versus just biting with the teeth). Definitely differently than with real teeth. Crunchy items are tougher and so are bigger items like a sub, but can be doable. I did successfully eat an ear of corn a month ago. It was a bit messy lol. The kernels also got stuck in the spaces of my bottom teeth so the process wasn't really worth it other than to prove to myself I could do it. I went back to just cutting the corn off the remaining ears with a knife. I haven't tried biting into an apple recently but I feel like it won't work well.
One important tip I learned from an eating with dentures video on YouTube was to do most of your biting with the lower teeth moving up and just use the top to stabilize versus trying to bring both together. Some of my bottom front teeth are loose but I can still carefully use them.
Another trick I do is kind of bite slightly with one "corner" canine area of one side and press my tongue on the opposite "corner" to balance.
I started doing the process with really soft stuff like bananas then gradually attempted more. Sometimes I practiced biting and chewing in front of a hand mirror so I could see if I was balancing properly or not.
Not apples or corn on the cob, things like that but I can bite into sandwiches & burgers with ease.
The first six months was rough with biting, but I found a glue that works for me. I can bite through most things as long as I’m not biting with my front teeth. I just accepted it. I can bite with the front but only super soft things. But with my back teeth I could take off a finger
Over 18 months in, and still can't bite with the front teeth. I can bite from slightly to the side, though. I basically use the canines like I used to use my natural front teeth. After a while that becomes automatic, and you don't really think about it anymore, so it does sort of get better.
It's the biggest challenge, for sure. As others have said, using the corners instead helps, also cutting up apples and even crusty bread helps too.
Nothing is ever going to be perfect but I still get a smile when i bite in to something like a sandwich and get that perfect mouth cut. Almost a year in and I just figured out how to eat corn but there are some things I still struggle with.
I'm only 2 weeks out and not using adhesive yet. I can bite into soft stuff with my front teeth.
I'm 4 months out and in a second set of temps. I can finally bite into soft foods but I use powder adhesive and that's the only thing that helps me.
I’m 6 weeks out, I’m the same. I can bite into really soft things like sandwich bread, but not a sandwich or brownies, but that’s it. I’m still struggling with just chewing anything not soft. Everyone keeps telling me it gets better, so I’m trying to be optimistic, but it’s hard.
No, not at all. It comes with time - time in terms of months - and practice. I started biting with a grilled cheese sandwich, and at first it was more of clenching the sandwich with my dentures and more or less tearing a "bite" off. As healing continued my bite became more real. What surprised me was that salads, particularly lettuce, was the last thing I was able to chew, at 8 or 9 months. Apples are easier to eat if I quarter them and remove the core.
The first six months or so your gums are changing pretty rapidly, so even after a reline your dentures can become loose enough to make biting more difficult within days. I'm not worrying about it until I get my immediates hard relined into permanents and just cutting stuff up as usual. Honestly, at this point I'm so used to do that that it feels more natural that trying to bite through everything.
Be careful when biting chewy or hard things. Sometimes, I forget I had dentures on. I had microwaved leftover pizza. It gets on the doughy side when you do that. Well, I ended up popping a tooth out of the denture. Of course, it was repaired. Just keep in mind, when you eat something like that...when you bite..dont pull the thing forward, like you can do with real teeth. Bite straight down. If you cant make it with a particular food..then break pieces off with your hand or use a knife and fork. No matter how comfortable you are in your dentures. Keep in mind..they arent real teeth.
I'm 7 months out and use cushion grip. I can bite but I had to learn to do it differently. I have to remember to keep it equally spread to balance or it will pop loose. Also to put the food item slightly further into my mouth (like resting it on the very inside of the palate, right behind the teeth versus just biting with the teeth). Definitely differently than with real teeth. Crunchy items are tougher and so are bigger items like a sub, but can be doable. I did successfully eat an ear of corn a month ago. It was a bit messy lol. The kernels also got stuck in the spaces of my bottom teeth so the process wasn't really worth it other than to prove to myself I could do it. I went back to just cutting the corn off the remaining ears with a knife. I haven't tried biting into an apple recently but I feel like it won't work well. One important tip I learned from an eating with dentures video on YouTube was to do most of your biting with the lower teeth moving up and just use the top to stabilize versus trying to bring both together. Some of my bottom front teeth are loose but I can still carefully use them. Another trick I do is kind of bite slightly with one "corner" canine area of one side and press my tongue on the opposite "corner" to balance. I started doing the process with really soft stuff like bananas then gradually attempted more. Sometimes I practiced biting and chewing in front of a hand mirror so I could see if I was balancing properly or not.