Using Seabond for lower denture - Advice Please

[JBR]

I have only a lower denture. It is an interim denture, that I've had for about two months now. It will be at least six months until the denturist will fit me for a permanent one.

I've been relying on Polygrip as my adhesive, and I find if I apply it twice during each day, it maintains a decent bond.

I've tried the Seabond once, but had some problems. For one thing, it seemed I did not get the strip trimmed well enough, so my tongue was always feeling an edge of that thin cloth. But for another, the bond only seemed to work for two hours, at most.

I'm sure I can learn to trim the strip more accurately. But it's been a relatively short while since the final teeth extraction was done, and my lower gum is uneven. Do you think this could be the complication in getting a good bond with the strip?

I'd very much appreciate the wisdom of personal experience. Thanks for any advice you may offer.

 

[Georgiagranny]

I use Seabond all day with no problems. It very well could be that your gum is uneven. Or that the denture isn't quite right. I'd ask the dentist.

I didn't like Poligrip because it "oozed" too much. It was a nuisance. JFTR, trimming the Seabond is a nuisance, too. I do the whole month's supply at the same time.

 

[Don M.]

I have only a lower denture. It is an interim denture, that I've had for about two months now. It will be at least six months until the denturist will fit me for a permanent one.

I've been relying on Polygrip as my adhesive, and I find if I apply it twice during each day, it maintains a decent bond.

I'm in the same situation....had my remaining old teeth pulled about 6 weeks ago, and temporary dentures made. During the first week, I ate nothing but Cream of Wheat and pudding while the gums healed. Then, as the swelling went down, I had to start using denture adhesive, especially on the lower dentures. I just put a small amount of adhesive on the dentures, and spread it with a Q-tip. I do this first thing in the morning, before breakfast, and again in mid-afternoon, before Supper. So far, so good. I go in this week for a re-fitting/relining, and then sometime in late October to get the permanent dentures. I'm just using the Walmart version of Polygrip (no Zink), and it holds good for 5 or 6 hours.

 

[JBR]

Thanks for your replies. My extractions & denture followed the cancer spell I had. I was diagnosed with a squamous-cell carcinoma on the base of my tongue, which had spread to the right side of my neck (lymph glands). But teeth were getting loose, some coming out on their own, even previous to the cancer symptoms being noticeable.

A dentist in the cancer centre prescribed extractions of three teeth just prior the treatment (radiation) starting. And teeth were still getting loose after my treatment was considered a complete success. So 15 months after the end of the treatment, the remaining lower teeth were extracted.

The day after the final extractions, the denturist gave me the temporary denture. The denture was pretty uncomfortable. I went in for a first adjustment three weeks later. A second adjustment was done about a month after that, and was told at that point I could start using an adhesive.

If I succeed in refining my technique for using Seabond, so that it would feel right & work well, I'd like to switch to that. I've been told by more than one person that it's more satisfactory than paste adhesives.

 

[Mike]

Many years ago when I had a partial lower denture, I was
given one with little metal hooks that held on to the front
and backs of the teeth beside the gap.

Mike.