I am scared of dentist but need dentures – can you advise?

Q. I have recently been in touch with the Gentle Dental Office in Germany and had an initial consultation. I have been advised to have all of my top teeth removed and replaced with dentures and the majority of the bottom removed, leaving some to “anchor” the bottom dentures. I have been told that the “vertical” needs to be significantly increased as there is not enough space. Please could you explain what this means and how this can be achieved. Will I have to pay for this privately or can it be done on the NHS. I have not visited a dentist in 29 years because I suffer from dental phobia. I now want to contact a dentist in the Midlands area for a second opinion, but haven’t quite plucked up the courage. I need to get my problems sorted now and it is making my lie a misery. Please can you help? Thank you,
A. As your teeth wear and are lost the distance between your upper and lower jaw gets closer.  Opening the vertical simply means placing teeth/dentures etc back to get your jaws back to their original position.  The denture work may be able to be cnvered on the NHS
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