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Post by blackhammer on Oct 5, 2015 19:50:41 GMT -6
I have spent thousands on these darn teeth of mine and I am thinking I might have to say the heck with it and get dentures on the top maybe? Any of you have experience with them? Aint something I like to ask about. Too much Moutain Dew and probably bad genetics with teeth have got me wondering what to do. I don't want to look like a toothless hillbilly.
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Post by 17HMR on Oct 10, 2015 5:20:42 GMT -6
I just went thru the same thing, saved a couple on top and had a bridge made. Takes a bit to get along with it, but all ok now.
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Post by PamIsMe on Oct 13, 2015 23:04:05 GMT -6
Boy can I identify with what you are going through. Both the Beav and I have dentures. His natural teeth weren't worth putting any money in, he just waited until they mostly crumbled and had to be pulled. Both his parents also had dentures. We never had any dental insurance either, but luckily our health insurance would pay for having 7 or more teeth pulled at the same time.
I had in the neighborhood of $18,000.00 in work done over about 10 years, two 4 tooth bridges (one on the top and one on the bottom, a 2 tooth bridge on top, root canal and a couple crowns. Got decay under the bridge anchor teeth and ended up having all the bottom pulled anyway. I don't cry often but I cried when I knew I had to have them pulled, total waste of $18,000 and another major expense. I wish I had just done that to begin with. I found a dental school at Marquette in Milwaukee WI to save half price on two implants on the bottom to anchor the denture and on the price of the dentures. I have a partial denture on the top. Beav has a full denture on the top and 6 teeth of his own yet to anchor the bottom denture.
I wouldn't ever be seen without my dentures if I could help it. Beav goes without his all the time, they don't hurt or anything he's just too lazy to put them in. He can even eat steak without them. He has a full beard and mustache and doesn't think it's noticeable, I think he's beginning to look like Gabby Hayes. lol
Top dentures are no real problem staying in, but a full denture on the bottom is a problem, hence my 2 implants for it to snap on to.
If all else fails, a little Polygrip helps.
My opinion would be to just go for it and get a top denture rather than having more expensive work done.
Hope this helps,
Pam
PS a good share of my problem was that I had to have a couple saliva glands removed in my 30's, they had developed stones in them. Dry mouth is a cause of a lot of decay. And, I admit, I can't give up Pepsi or chocolate lol
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Post by blackhammer on Oct 15, 2015 19:36:00 GMT -6
Boy can I identify with what you are going through. Both the Beav and I have dentures. His natural teeth weren't worth putting any money in, he just waited until they mostly crumbled and had to be pulled. Both his parents also had dentures. We never had any dental insurance either, but luckily our health insurance would pay for having 7 or more teeth pulled at the same time. I had in the neighborhood of $18,000.00 in work done over about 10 years, two 4 tooth bridges (one on the top and one on the bottom, a 2 tooth bridge on top, root canal and a couple crowns. Got decay under the bridge anchor teeth and ended up having all the bottom pulled anyway. I don't cry often but I cried when I knew I had to have them pulled, total waste of $18,000 and another major expense. I wish I had just done that to begin with. I found a dental school at Marquette in Milwaukee WI to save half price on two implants on the bottom to anchor the denture and on the price of the dentures. I have a partial denture on the top. Beav has a full denture on the top and 6 teeth of his own yet to anchor the bottom denture. I wouldn't ever be seen without my dentures if I could help it. Beav goes without his all the time, they don't hurt or anything he's just too lazy to put them in. He can even eat steak without them. He has a full beard and mustache and doesn't think it's noticeable, I think he's beginning to look like Gabby Hayes. lol Top dentures are no real problem staying in, but a full denture on the bottom is a problem, hence my 2 implants for it to snap on to. If all else fails, a little Polygrip helps. My opinion would be to just go for it and get a top denture rather than having more expensive work done. Hope this helps, Pam PS a good share of my problem was that I had to have a couple saliva glands removed in my 30's, they had developed stones in them. Dry mouth is a cause of a lot of decay. And, I admit, I can't give up Pepsi or chocolate lol Thanks for the input Pam. |
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Post by labriol52 on Mar 29, 2018 1:57:48 GMT -6
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