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My teeth are in really bad shape, decay and bone loss, ginngivitus. I was wanting to get dentures. Other dentists told me I am to young (30 yr old) and quoted me 6000 dollars to fix my existing teeth. I am looking for a dentist that will give me dentures. I have the money to do this I just need the dentist. Please help.
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Reply: Dentures
added: July 18, 2007 - 6:26 PM
Cost Estimate: $5500-6500
If this is about a cost savings, you may want to reconsider. I don''''t know how many teeth you have remaining, but you can expect to pay an oral surgeon about $3000-$4000 for the extraction of 20 remaining teeth (this is assuming 8 missing teeth already, not including wisdom teeth). You can also expect to pay around $2500-$3000 for a new set of dentures.You will require a new set of dentures every 5-10 years, so lets say 8. If you don''''t agree, look at someone who has had them longer than that and see if you can notice a shorter face (their nose and chin getting closer together). This is not a problem with the dentures, it is a problem of bone loss. You lose the sensation of biting force when you don''''t have teeth. This creates a situation where you put a tremendous amount of force on the bone in the jaws. This will cause deterioration and cause the dentures to get loose and giving the look of the shorter face. Just using todays dollars you would look to be spending over $20,000 if you live to the age of 86.You also need to consider that your ability to taste will be significantly decreased. Healing from the initial surgery will take at least 4-6 monthsYour dentist is not trying to get more money out of you. We know what denture patients tell us everyday. They tell us things that they won''''t admit to friends and family. If you think that this will let you forget about your teeth, don''''t do it, because it will make you end up thinking of them all day, every day.
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