Steve, I took your advice, called and went over to my general dentist.
He used carbon paper and filed it several times until my back teeth
touched. I am going to wait a bit to wear it because of the soreness.
As far as the socket, he said most likely the oral surgeon did not
cover it with a membrane and that not all of the graft is always
absorbed but it looks normal. They both said it can take 2-3 more
weeks for the gum to cover over. I think I better just go with that
and not worry anymore. How do I feel? Well, #2 is healing well, less
red now so one down although it is annoying against my last remaining
tooth, not painful but a weird sensation that I hope to get used to. I
feel badly about losing 11 and bummed about the way I am speaking and
the thought of living with this flipper until I can decide on a
permanent solution. I feel self-conscious but explain to people that I
am awaiting an implant. My mouth is configured in a way that you
really don't see the missing tooth when I talk, as long as I don't
smile with my teeth showing. The flipper looks great though, the color
matches exactly. Just feels like I have a mountain in my mouth and I
wonder if I will ever get used to it. It's like when we have something
in our eye and then it comes out, we realize we take just feeling
normal for granted. It's just hard to have a mouth that feels so not
like it did before. Thanks for your replies and concern.

On Jan 29, 3:31 pm, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
<bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: