Tammy,
I understand your concerns--ditto dental problems from childhood--'full dentures' was suggested at 14!!!
Top-set dentures from 19, more problems, then 'bottom set' age about 29/30--a month to wait for those!! Wor roll-necks and did my own 'speech therapy' to stop myself whistling whilst teaching!
My whole life (58 now) no-one, not even my parents or kids ever saw me without my dentures til this year.
Nowadays, if the pain in my jaw is too bad, I just have to leave them out--still don't like it, my partner is totally supportive and INSISTS I do it when he knows I'm in pain, even my kids have seen it now.
First set I 'woke up wearing' after teeth removal, second lot 'had to wait a month for healing,' no temporary measures, but as I say, I thought the world would end--it didn't!!
Just did a rapid 'food-type' adjustment etc., but you have my sympathy.
Hope someone here can offer you other views.

Brenda