Which would you choose, dentures or implants?

Just give your input. You have really bad dental pain, and your dentist tells you that gum disease is inherited in your family, and it's very progressive. You'll need all your teeth removed within a few years. You have 3 options:





A. Have your tribal clinic pull all of your teeth, give you a voucher for dentures, and you won't have to pay anything. The downside is that you will have to go 2 months without teeth in your mouth to allow healing for a proper fit and to make sure there is no infection.





B. Have the clinic pull your teeth, but pay someone else to make your dentures so you can wear them the next day. No one will know you have dentures this way, but you risk infection and improper fit later on from your gums shrinking and not having the chance to heal, and it will cost about $1000 for a nice set.





C. Have your teeth pulled, but opt for implants, which will run $1000 a tooth, and you have to have all of them pulled. You'll be paying $150/month for 18 years.

Which would you choose, dentures or implants?
i will take the implants ok it,s only cash ok at least you will have good teeth
Reply:I would have implants done..dentures would be a bother to clean and you have to watch what you eat so they don't come out while you are eating. Then to clean them everyday...yuck.
Reply:Is there a guarantee you are a candidate for implants?


Why can't you get immediates after extractions then when the gums are healed opt for the permanents?. Implants require care and could be prone to infection.


Sorry I would opt for # B


Many, many people are getting immediates then the permanent...


Immediates are suppose to help the healing process as they act as a band aid and help to keep swelling down.


Although immediates take more time for realigns waiting for the gums to shrink.... after the healing the perms are a much better fit. How can implants be considered natural teeth when they are attached to metal in the jaw?


My husband has been wearing full dentures for years and never has a problem eating. Doesn't even had to go for realigns, that is how good they fit. He has them over 44 years (same top denture) only had a bottom denture replaced because it broke.Compare that to future dental work for the years to come.


This man eats nuts, bites into apples and they never come out.


He can chew nails. If the dentures do not fit tight, you will know by the looseness.
Reply:if these teeth are your anterior teeth, or front teeth, I would choose implants of or the dentures if they are more affordable to you. If it were me I would go with implants, just because I think they are easier to deal with. With dentures you need to go back once a year or so and have them reconditioned and make sure they still fit properly which is more money. I think implants require less thought. If you think that you can live without those teeth for awhile though then def wait for the voucher. I would ask about immediate dentures though. Immediate dentures are placed immediatley after extraction of anterior teeth and worn until the gums have proplerly healed and permanent dentures are then placed.
Reply:option b
Reply:imo


go with b


implants are really expensive and alot of insurance companies won't pay for them because they are considered cosmetic if you can wear regular dentures..


if you have a gum disease you may not even be a candidate for implants


i would def. want them in immediately!
Reply:I think your Dentist is trying to pay off his home, car, and ex wife. First off no Dentist can predict when your teeth will fall out, and any good Dentist will try as hard as they can to keep your real teeth in your head for as long as possible, If you have periodontal disease you can help to slow down the progression by having your teeth cleaned every three months, floss properly, brush after every meal and take good care of yourself. If you smoke; well then you need to quit. Smoking speeds up the bone degeneration process 10 fold. I wouldn't choose any of the three. I would find a new Dentist and also employ the help of a periodontist as well.
Reply:I'd go for the dentures. Bad teeth and gums run in my family too and we didn't have dental coverage when I was growing up. I was having a reoccurring problem with my top front teeth and I was going to have to have 5 of them pulled out. I already had quite a few back teeth out and my other teeth needed quite a bit of work. If I lost my top front teeth I wouldn't have many left that were worth keeping so I decided to just have them all pulled out. I didn't get new teeth til 8 months later because of money and my mom said it was best to wait til I was healed and my gums some so my teeth would fit better for longer. I was almost 15, which is young to have full dentures, but I never been sorry I decided to go that route. i'm no dental expert, but from what I heard and read, if you have gum disease you may not be a good candidate for implants, and they cost a lot more than dentures. So if you have to pay for all or part of whatever you get done that's something to consider too. I hope everything turns out ok whatever you decide.
Reply:Get the implants, I've spent almost two years in a dentist chair getting crowns and become great friends with my dentist so I know alot about teeth and jaws.


The dentures will RUIN your jaw! In 20 years you will have no jaw left with dentures.


The implants are the best way to go, you maybe able to get a discount on your implants if you talk to your dentist personally and tell him/her your financial situtation and even if you can't it's money well spent.
Reply:You should get a 2nd opinion with a new Dentist and a Periodontist. Also, you might want to recheck that price on the implants. I am a Dentist and I charge ~$2000 per tooth. That doesn't include the charge for the Periodontist placing the implants for me. He has his own fee.
Reply:Dental and Denture Implants surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and lasik surgery in India by a company called Forerunners Healthcare. The Price for dental and lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America.





Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories.


They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.





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Hope this helps.



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