
In this podcast episode, the host shares her personal journey with dentures and how they impacted her sex life, a topic she feels is rarely discussed openly. She begins by describing her lifelong comfort with her body and sexuality, having lost her virginity at 15 and developed confidence through a long-term relationship. However, after getting her teeth pulled in November 2020, that confidence shattered. She felt disgusting and avoided intimacy with her husband, fearing her dentures would fall out during sex or that he would find her unattractive. This led to a drastic drop in their sexual activity, including a two-month hiatus from intercourse and a three-month pause on oral sex, which had been a regular part of their intimacy. The host struggled alone with these fears until she finally voiced her concerns to her husband. His reassurance—that he didn’t care about her teeth—gave her the courage to try oral sex again. She experimented with keeping her dentures in but found them uncomfortable, so she removed them during the act. To her relief, her husband didn’t notice or mind, and this experience was liberating. Now, she regularly removes her dentures before sex and feels confident and free. She emphasizes the importance of open communication and plans to interview her husband in a future episode to explore his perspective, hoping to help others facing similar challenges.