I Suffer From Gagging Through My Dentures But I Can’t Afford Implants. What Should I Do?
Q.
Hi Mark. About 3 years ago I had all my upper teeth out by a previous dentist, this should have been avoided, rather than persist with repairing my teeth, they were extracted one by one until they were all gone over a short time. My problem is, I don’t have enough bone for implants, this is slowly getting worse as time goes on. I don’t qualify for free implants and cannot afford to pay myself. I am 55 and the dentist that pulled the teeth said she is not prepared to do implant on the NHS as it’s not cost effective. I had 3 dentures made but none of them are any good. I suffer from gagging so my dentures were made without much
of the roof of the mouth intact. I’d like advice to what I can do next? Many thanks.
Hi Mark. About 3 years ago I had all my upper teeth out by a previous dentist, this should have been avoided, rather than persist with repairing my teeth, they were extracted one by one until they were all gone over a short time. My problem is, I don’t have enough bone for implants, this is slowly getting worse as time goes on. I don’t qualify for free implants and cannot afford to pay myself. I am 55 and the dentist that pulled the teeth said she is not prepared to do implant on the NHS as it’s not cost effective. I had 3 dentures made but none of them are any good. I suffer from gagging so my dentures were made without much
of the roof of the mouth intact. I’d like advice to what I can do next? Many thanks.
A.
Hello. My advice would be so go and see and implant dentist who could look at providing you with a solution that is more securely held in your mouth and without the palate part of the denture that is causing the gagging. A system such as All on 4 may be possible to use. You could also try and get your dentist to refer you to a dental teaching hospital, but waiting lists are lengthy. Best wishes, Mark.
Hello. My advice would be so go and see and implant dentist who could look at providing you with a solution that is more securely held in your mouth and without the palate part of the denture that is causing the gagging. A system such as All on 4 may be possible to use. You could also try and get your dentist to refer you to a dental teaching hospital, but waiting lists are lengthy. Best wishes, Mark.
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