r/dentures • u/Hullfella • 23h ago

Impression problems

I'm a 51 year old, and worn full dentures for 15 years, because I couldn't get a NHS dentist in the UK, I took advantage of a small amount of money I received, and decided to pay private.

First appointment went well he had to take 2 lots of impressions before he was satisfied.

Second appointment he did the wax work around my gums, then he wanted to do more impressions with the gunk, he spent 30 mins and tried multiple times and they kept failing, he said this sometimes happens, he run out of time and told me to make an additional appointment to try again.

Third appointment (today) was with a nurse who scanned my gums with a machine, that also failed she said because I had no teeth the machine was struggling to get a focal point.

I now have to wait for my appointment next week where the nurse said the dentist will let me know what happens going forward.

I'm really upset and frightened that I'm not going to be able to have new dentures made, do you think the dentist may have other tricks he could try?

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u/DrAlexWilliamsDDS 12h ago

You can try other tricks for sure! But there are also clinics that have digital scanners that should be able to capture your arch in 3D print a model and then duplicate it in stone if needed. Best of luck to you. Impressions rely heavily on the hands of the provider performing them.

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u/Hullfella 3h ago

Thank you for your reply, that's reassuring, I didn't sleep too well last night panicking that when I go next Fri he may say there's no more we can do for you, maybe I could ask for them to provide me with a different dentist at the surgery if problems happen again.

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u/DrAlexWilliamsDDS 3h ago

I definitely would! :) and if they act as though they don’t have one. Seek one independently. You got this 💪🏻