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Flexible dentures

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kittylester Fri 28-Jul-23 15:24:41

Has anyone had these?

I need a new part upper denture and have to decide whether to have a plastic, chrome or flexible.

The drawbacks pointed out by my dentist rather put me off having a flexible one.

Sadly, flexibles are too new for my resident dentist to know much about them.

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Mazgg Fri 28-Jul-23 16:16:20

Flexible dentures are not new, I have had partial flexibles for at least 12 years, renewed twice (one upper and one lower). The latest was last year and it did take a while for them to get it right. I asked for Valplast which I had before and was happy with. I was fobbed off with a cheaper but inferior denture. It was only when I threatened to make a formal complain that the dentist agreed to start afresh and I was given a Valplast which I am very happy with. They are not the cheapest but I feel worth the extra for the comfort and secure feeling they have.

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kittylester Fri 28-Jul-23 16:26:54

My resident dentist retired from general practice 19 years ago.shock

Do they take lots of getting used to as opposed to plastics or chrome's?

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Mazgg Sat 29-Jul-23 17:51:43

At first I found them somewhat awkward to put in and take out but when in place much more comfortable than the plastic ones which I initially had after extractions.

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kittylester Sat 29-Jul-23 20:00:15

Thank you for answering.

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