I have missing teeth and gum disease what can be done?
If the reason for your missing teeth is gum / periodontal disease you will require this factor controlling before you replace the missing teeth. The success of the initial treatment will help to decide what is a suitable long term solution for the front teeth.
It is possible to have receding gums but still have functional teeth that have a good lifetime prognosis. You would need to take some Radiographs and do a few tests to find out more.
In principle, most treatment plans would consider the following (in order of timing) treat any active infection (including around the wisdom teeth and extracting hopeless teeth) provide adequate biting capacity in the back of the mouth (which protects the front teeth & jaw joint) restoring the front teeth if they need it
To restore front teeth could involve veneers, crowns or bridges at £400-600 per tooth treated. To replace missing front teeth with implants is around £2500 per tooth (less if you have an implant secured bridge).
A full implant consultation with radiographs, study models & photos is £100. A standard consultation and radiographs is normally £40-60 depending on the number of additional tests required.
I hope this helps.
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