Just like anything else, change isn’t always easy to go through when you’re incredibly new to something. And when this change is something that manifests in the form of using your body in a different way, things can really take awhile to relearn. Imagine having a new hand that’s bionic. Do you think you’d master use of the hand in just a few days? Definitely not. It takes time to completely learn again how to use your body, especially since everything becomes so normal and autonomous over the course of your life. From learning to use just one eye instead of both to relearning how to walk or talk after a particularly bad stroke, life can be tough to jump back into when things aren’t as they once were.
Something a lot of people write off as “easier” to learn are dentures. These actually are tough to learn to use properly when you first get them, which can be embarrassing for you if you’re struggling with talking or eating normally. Considering these two actions are some of the most prevalent things we do in day to day life, it can be extremely frustrating to always worry about it or spend a lot of time relearning them. But I’m here to say you shouldn’t worry too much, especially since you’re just like everyone else who is new to dentures. It takes time to get used to your new teeth, so there’s absolutely no other way to get back to eating and talking like normal than time and practice. Speaking in particular will take awhile to catch onto, but at the very least it’s not something that you can harm your dentures with when practicing, and it can be particularly humorous if you approach it the right way. You’ll first hear a hissing when you say anything with an “S” sound or “Th” sound, but if you learn to laugh it off and keep up with the practice, things should be fine. The same goes with eating, though it may be more annoying to deal with than speaking at first since it may hurt or cause discomfort. So long as you’re talking to your dentist about what works best for fit and eating drills, you’ll eventually overcome the annoyances and be a pro at eating once again. (Who ever would’ve thought that we’d all be considered as “pros” at eating food when it seems so normal? Just goes to show you that nothing should be taken for granted.)
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Benedict Silverman
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