Do NHS support dental implants?
Q. Dear Dr Tennet Please can you help me as I am 39 years old and have had an upper denture since 2007. Since getting a cold last October I cannot keep my dentures in as I keep gagging and it is really getting me down. I suffer from major depression and rarely leave the house. If I do go out I have panic attacks and I used to be such a bubbly person, so outgoing. My best friend has noticed that I am severly depressed and suggested dental implants on the NHS – is there any such thing and if so, how do I go ahead with this?
A. The few implants carried out on the NHS are generally to assist birth defects & cancer victims etc. there is unlikely to be funding although I am sure that you are correct that it would help your confidence.
Your community dental service can be found via NHS direct and they might make a start with some new dentures that fit snuggly. They may be able to provide an at home service.
Rob
Your community dental service can be found via NHS direct and they might make a start with some new dentures that fit snuggly. They may be able to provide an at home service.
Rob
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