I Was Told I’d Have To Pay For An Implant Privately After The NHS Extracted My Tooth. Is This Correct?

Q.
Hi Dr Moore, I have just got back from an NHS dentist and one of them said I need a root canal. Then that dentist left for another practice and handed me over to his colleague, I was advised by his colleague that the root canal would not work and that my best option would be to have the tooth extracted? I had no choice to agree as I had just got over an abscess in that tooth, after the extraction I asked what the next step was, as I am now left with a big gap in my smile line, and she said I will have to pay private for an implant or braces to push the teeth together. Could you offer me any advice on what I should do, I can provide photo’s of the tooth and gap.
A.
Based on what you have stated I would say it all sounds correct, implants aren’t available through the NHS so you’d have to pay privately. The only other option is a removable denture, this could be provided through the NHS. It’s important to get as much information as possible before any procedure so as to plan ahead. Implants are considered cosmetic, which is why they are not available through the NHS. I hope this clarifies the matter for you. Thank you for your patience, Dr Andrew Moore.
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February 2nd, 2014 at 08:47 PM
agg blaney Says :

i am a cancer patient ( long term remission) wh
y can i have a boob job on n.h.s. I really need implants, would even be an adverstism, DESPERATE..

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