Ive had bad dentistry and adult missing teeth

Q. Having had a history of both bad dentistry and problems with my teeth (ie adult teeth missing) I now have none of my upper back teeth and a couple of back teeth missing from my lower mouth. I have had dentures made for the upper mouth but due to constant gagging I have not been able to wear this, despite my dentist making several alterations. I was then advised that implants may be the solution but as I have read, smokers are not advised to have this treatment (I am currently giving up). And I feel that as I am an NHS patient then implants will not be a viable option anyway. I wondered if there is any solution to my problem as I am now experiencing problems with my remaining teeth as they are put under more use and strain. Having other members of the family with similar problems it appears that an hereditory condition that has meant adult teeth are missing has now been identified with both of my children. However, the children are under the care of an orthadontist and so I am hopeful they will not experience the issues I have. I really would like to recieve any information that will help me as now the gaps are noticable when I smile etc and have had a knock on effect to my own confidence as well as my facial features. I am 44 years of age.

A.

You are right about smoking, implants and the NHS, it is not impossible to get implants on the NHS via some hspital budgets but as described you are not likely to qualify. You need some form of support at the back of your mouth , some trial and error with design and perseverance with dentures seems to be the first option to explore.  Try to get a refferal to a prosthetic ( denture ) department at a local dental School the advantage is no charges while they try diffrernt designs, the disadvantage is the time

Good Luck Rob

Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
Tel: 0121 643 0610
18 Bennett’s Hill
Birmingham B2 5QJ

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