My mother has dementia and it is getting worse fast. We moved her into an AL four months ago and since it is so expensive ( but worth it ) we have to be pretty tight with her money. Anyways her teeth were really bad so we really had no choice but to extract the rest of her bottom teeth and get her a full bottom denture. She already had a full upper denture but they made her a new one to match the new bottom. She went through a lot of pain after the teeth were pulled, but the dentist told her she needed to keep the denture in her mouth for 5 days straight before taking it out except to rinse it off. Well she didn't do that and now she has lost it! I went over and looked and so did all of the nurses that work there. It must have gotten thrown out. This had happened to her before when she had a partial on the bottom. She would take it out and wrap it in a napkin and forget and throw it out. It is so frustrating. I took her to at least 5 appt to get it made and fitted and now it is gone and she has no teeth on the bottom. When I asked her when she lost it she said I don't know. I asked if she was in the dining room or her room and she doesn't know. Her memory is really bad now and can't remember anything! She was upset that she lost it, but thinks we should just go get another made. I feel like there is no other choice but if she lost this one in six days she is going to lose another one, and another one, and another one. Dentures are not cheap as you know. I just don't know what to do. Any advice is welcome.
That's about the only thing I can think of. We can't be everywhere and neither can staff. If she did it once . . . well . . . what's the definition of insanity again? ;)
There are some places that make reduced-cost dentures. I don't know how comfortable they are. If you think your mother might lose them again, maybe the lower cost ones would be better. Maybe someone here will have experience with the cheap models and can give some input.
Knock on wood, my Mom hasn't lost her dentures but has broken them at least once a year pulling them in-out 6 or 7 times a day. Frustrates her dentist to no end, bless his heart he has been very patient with her over the past 20 some years. She never learned to adjust to the dentures by keeping them in.... [sigh]
I dont know if youre religious BUT St Anthony is great at finding things ask him to find them sure helped me out when she lost them?
as soon as mums new ones arrived the old ones turn up?