Can I hv dentures by taking out rest of my teeth?

Q. I am a 42 year old woman and have dreadful teeth. I only have 13 original teeth left and wear dentures,which i love because they are beautiful and white. My other teeth are full of holes and broken and yellow, Why won’t my dentist take all the rest of my teeth out and give me a full set of dentures. This is what i would really like done and no one will help me! WHY?

A.

You existing teeth help hold the denture in place and make it much more comforable for you to eat and talk. They also retain the bone that stops your gum from shrinking. If you would have the rest of your teeth extracted  I think you would find that the denture would be most uncomfortable and you would have to get it relined frequently as your gum would shrink.
It is also unethical to extrct teeth that are healthy.

Kind regards
Dr Justin Glaister

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August 9th, 2015 at 08:47 PM
julie mason Says :

Iam 47 years old and only have 6 teeth left at front top, and wear a partial pallette, which i hate. I have been reading about valplast resin dentures and would like to know if these can be made when i have no teeth either side at the back. They look great and hope they can. Thankyou for your time.

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