04/19/17 - On 4/18, once again I had another dentist appointment.  On Saturday night at Mary Grace's house when I took out the dentures, the bottom denture had a fastener fall out but I was able to retrieve it.  I tried to put it back in but was very loose and caused pain.  So on Easter Sunday, I was able to chew without anyone really knowing about my issue but it was slowly becoming more and more painful to chew.  On Monday after going to the beach, I stopped off at a dentist office in Bradenton where I had been before hoping to save some money since I was a returning patient.  When I got there, the dental tech was able to snap in the one that was loose but then the fastener on the other side was wobble so the Dr. Harris came in and explained to me that she had to put an insert in with acrylic to form the new insert.  Not really thinking about the cost at the time, since my experience before indicated a minimal charge, I accepted the plan of treatment.  When  it was all over with, I was handed a $488.00 bill!!  I just about flipped!!  But it was so expensive because she had to re-create the housing for the fastener.  What a mess.  It is all good as far as being comfortable but another dentist bill to pay.  If this continue, soon I will have a 50k mouth!!!

Today, I went back to talk with Dr. Harris and confirmed the bill and also she gave me a lot of instructions on taking care of the inserts/fasteners to give them a longer life.  So plans are to follow her instructions to see if I can preserve what I have.