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Originally Posted by newhavenhibby
Unfortunately for the type of treatment you are down for, you will not be a priority within an oral surgery department. They are more to do with mouth cancer, facial reconstruction and severe medical complications etc.
As I said before you did well to get an oral surgery department to undertake this type of treatment.
Hopefully they will get a short notice appointment you can take advantage of.
Lets certainly hope so, best of luck
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Absolutely correct Ashley, that is exactly what I was told. I didn't really want to cause a fuss, so I just agreed. They did say I could be called in at any time if a cancellation comes up, also if I'm in pain to get my GP to expedite my case.
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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT
My parents had all theirs out in their mid 20's as was normal then, to save a life of problems later in life???
I lasted through to my 50's, then said enough was enough and had the lot out. They did it in stages, with temporary dentures between and several visits. I never had any problems with the upper set, but could never get on with the lower set, constant pain and poor fit.
I have friends with the implants, they seem to cause more issues than the natural ones.
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Hi Harry, I myself have found it blooming impossible to get my teeth extracted, these days dentists don't like taking teeth out. Not unless they are 101% confident that the tooth is dead, and then they will still try and talk you into a root canal or implant (sorry Ashley if that offends).
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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT
I only had temporary partials for a short time, but full dentures I found were much easier to keep in place, much more secure and easier to get on with.
The temporaries were made up ready to go in, before the naturals were extracted.
I never had a soft diet, I was chomping nuts and toffees within hours of extractions.
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I totally agree with you Harry, wearing partials with existing teeth can be a right nightmare for some. At first I found it ok, I adapted to wearing dentures very quickly. I would wear them all the time without any problems, I guess over time the partials were putting pressure on my remaining teeth and causing them to hurt, also my bone has dropped which is just adding to the problem.
I have found my immediate full upper denture to be not so good, its extremely big and ill fitting. I can no longer wear the new upper, I should have refused the denture to be honest, by the time the lab had finished making it all my swelling had gone down and my gums had changed shape. I will go back to my dentist in January and get them to fix it, but I cant see a reline working as its way to big, its actually to wide for my mouth, I look like a horse. lol
I'm on a soft food diet at the moment due to not being able to wear my full upper or lower partial denture, so I'm gumming food at present. I've hurt my throat a few times swallowing food as I cant chew properly, so its lots of mash potatoes, vegetables and gravy, yogurt's and cheesecake for me, my Christmas is going to be fun.
The problem I have now is... Do I get my dentist to alter/fix the existing new upper denture while I wait for the hospital appointment for the lowers to come out, at least I can then wear a full upper denture for a short time...
...or do I wait to get the lowers out and then opt for a new upper and lower set to be made at the same time, e.g a better fitting pair of dentures. lol
The dentist should be able to make me immediate's, but I have found her to be quite difficult. I'm sure she doesn't fully understand how the NHS system works, or she is being crafty, seems to always steer me towards the private treatment options.
To make matters more complicated, the specialist at the hospital did say to wait 6-8 weeks before getting any dentures, he reckons its best to wait for the swelling to go down, this way the temps will fit better for longer.
I've been told many people do find a full lower denture to not fit as well, many need to use adhesive etc. I think its a chance I will have to take, I'm sure its better than what I have now. I'm sure anything is better than me always clashing my remaining teeth and being in pain, wish me luck.
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Originally Posted by newhavenhibby
Teeth were extracted routinely at a young age some years ago. This was especially so prior and just after 1948 when the NHS came in.
Before that you had to pay a relative large Private fee for every small job and as many people had not got the money they saved up so as to lose them all in one go ( often a 21st present or a wedding gift) and then once the NHS started, and at that time it was free, all those people who had suffered problems rushed to get all their teeth out. Technology and treatments available to save teeth were not around and the oral hygiene measures people used were poor. Since check ups prior to 48 were charged, people only ever went when they had a problem. Add all this together, most ended up with Perio. problems leading to a clearance.
Everybody is different and experience showed me there is a large spectrum when it comes to dentures...................at the one end are those that could wear anything ( put 2 horseshoes in and they would cope!) through to those that cannot tolerate even the stages of manufacture. Everybody else sits somewhere between with very varied differences in the ability to adapt and cope. This is especially so with the lower denture which requires good muscular control for it to work. I used to see many people who could wear the upper without a problem but suffered with the lower. Invariably because the upper covered the palate it would lead to a degree of suction which made it more controllable.
Over all my years of specialising in prosthetics there were more problems with ordinary unsupported dentures than with implants. The main drawbacks to implants are cost and sometimes who has done them. Always best to go to someone who has done the full 2 year diploma in implantology than someone who has done a weekend course!
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How times have changed...
They say the hospitals have never seen so many people wanting/needing their teeth extracted, dentist's are refusing to take teeth out, so its left for the hospitals to do.
People say they cant even get registered with a NHS dentist these days, and then you never see the same dentist twice if you do. NHS dental practices cant even keep hold of dentist's for very long, as they all seem to want to go private and get paid more money for less work. I don't blame them really, I've seem how some of these NHS dental practices operate. The types of folk you get coming in and how busy these places can get is frightening, you can actually see the stress and beads of sweat on the dentist's foreheads, it must be very stressful for them.