my teeth are falling out and i cannot afford implants
Q. Hi.my bottom 4 teeth are all but ready to fall out.i think they are only held in by the plaque behind those teeth.when i was last at dentist he said he couldnt realy clean them because they were slack.but they have got worse.i am dreading losing them though i know it is inevitable.he wouldnt crown my top 2 teeth either because he said they wouldnt last 5 year.i am not in a position to pay for implants and it seems that if you get free treatment the options are poor due to lack of money.i would like replacement teeth to look at least real.my mam has recently had a full set of false teeth and they look realy fake compared to some people that look real(why is that?)what are my options.thanks in advance
A. If your lower teeth are ready to fall out, chances are you have gum disease in other areas of your mouth. This means that the other teeth in your mouth are probably slightly mobile.
The fist thing you should do is change your dentist. If your dentist is not willing to treat your gum disease then you need to find one that will. Treatment will require dedication from you and perserverance. You will not get this treatment on the Nhs. It will have to be private. Make sure the dental practice that you attend has a hygienist. You will pay more than an Nhs dentist but it will be woth it. I guess it comes down to how much you value your teeth. A private set of dentures will look much more realistic than an NHS set. The difference is in the quality of the teeth and acrylic, also the technicians ability to make the dentures.
Implants are very expensive and there are dental loans that can be taken out to help fund treatment. Implants cannot be carried out in a mouth that has disease present so it is imperitive that this is cured first
The fist thing you should do is change your dentist. If your dentist is not willing to treat your gum disease then you need to find one that will. Treatment will require dedication from you and perserverance. You will not get this treatment on the Nhs. It will have to be private. Make sure the dental practice that you attend has a hygienist. You will pay more than an Nhs dentist but it will be woth it. I guess it comes down to how much you value your teeth. A private set of dentures will look much more realistic than an NHS set. The difference is in the quality of the teeth and acrylic, also the technicians ability to make the dentures.
Implants are very expensive and there are dental loans that can be taken out to help fund treatment. Implants cannot be carried out in a mouth that has disease present so it is imperitive that this is cured first
I am slightly irritated by your comment of “it depends how much you value your teeth”
I value my teeth enormously, but unfortunately despite working full time would not be able to afford the huge cost of repairing the damage that the nhs has done.
I have 4 crowns, 11 fillings and recently had an apicectomy on the front tooth. I have recently been in hospital with the sudden onset of severe neurological problems whic i can only put down to yet more mercury being placed in my mouth.
I am sure you are very good at what you do but please, please don’t imagine that if we can’t pay we somehow don’t care.
Sheralyn Edwards
Hello I am 35yrs old happily married 15yrs old and have 4 children. I was raised with grandparents that didn’t speak any english just spanish very poor so they couldn’t afford to pay for every dentist appt. I did graduate high shcool and went to some continusly college. but haven’t got fortune get hired by any one and don’t have a car. Recently I started to loose my teeth I have 6 missing teeth and the rest are very loose and some are getting molded I don’t have the money I just don’t want to live no more I am very depress b-cause my teeth are falling and I’ll I want just to have teeth that are not going to fall but I can’t afford it I don’t want get out of my room that much and I wish someone would just help me I would be the happiest woman on earth If I had all my teeth but I guess its just a dream well thank you for listen to my sad story
I’m a 35 year old female with 3 children. I have a problem with my teeth, the bottom 3 front teeth are mega lose the gum has deterioated away, 2 of my molars have already fallen out 1 fell out last night. I’m unable to fund an NHS dentist I phoned 7 different dentists yestarday and not 1 were taking on patients 🙁
This is now worrying me big time as my grandmother had gingervitus at age of 16 she had all her teeth removed and placed with dentures. Please could anybody help give me some kind of advice as I don’t know what else to do. I don’t know if the local hospital can do anything. They di get very sore around the gum area, but I am.seriously worried. Please help.
hi i would just like to say that no matter what treatment you have for your teeth falling out they will fall out . if your gums start receeding theres no money on earth you could throw at it to reverse it i’m sorry to say it’s a fact of life like your hair falling out or eyesight going . iv had so many dental under the gums cleaning and other proding and pokeing for 7 years and teeth still fell out in fact i’m sick of it now think i’ll just have the lot extracted and save me a lot of money and pain.
im a 22 year old who has neglected her teeth they have got so bad i cant face seeing a dentist and i feel sucidle i dont see ny way out i have lost a 3 teeth i have no confidence and do not now what to do
Hi, If my gums are receding can still have implants?
my sons teeth have started to fall out never found a dentist that understands what its like they have no confidence to smile and hes getting married soon.
Can someone explain why a disease in the mouth (causing teeth to fall out) is treated differently to a disease anywhere else in the body? Why is it considered ‘cosmetic’ and why is it thatonly private dental work can fix the problem? It’s disgraceful.
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