Dentures?partials?
Added: January 06, 2010 - 9:14 AM
By: Patient Email Withheld, Cleveland, TX
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Case Summary
Dentures / Partials
Teeth:
Last Full Mouth X-Ray: 1-06-10
Last Cleaning: unknown
Case Description
I currently have teeth missing, pulled, broken off. Every dentist I have visited has talked of bridge this,crown that. I drive over the road and am gone 3-4 weeks at a time after being home 3-4 days. Dental work on the road is very hard to local spur of the moment and often too costly. I need to get a maintenance friendly mouth. I have caps from the 10th grade that have worn my bottom teeth to nubs. I am not sure which way to go but I DO know that I dont want to go the 16000 dollar route that I was quoted. I do have insurance .
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Reply: Dentures?partials?
added: January 06, 2010 - 11:55 AM
Cost Estimate: $ No Estimate at this time. Additional information required.
Hello,Now I haven''''''''t seen your X-rays, but it sounds like you need an extensive oral rehabilitation (ie lots of work on every tooth). You can go 2 routes from here. 1. try to save every tooth with crowns, bridges, ect. 2. Extract all teeth and replace them with implant overdentures. A common problem with dentures is that they don''''''''t fit very well and frequently dislodge. In that case You can get some dental implants placed in order to retain your dentures better. (called overdentures). This is a low maintenance option versus option 1. Hope this helps. Alex B
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