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Alvin
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- Joined
- Jun 22, 2021
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- spennymoor, county Durham
Hi,
I am an NHS patient. I recently had 9 teeth removed in hospital under GA as I have an allergy to the local. After about 3 weeks my dentist took an impression for dentures and fitted them a couple of weeks late. After a few days the dentures became loose, the upper one would fall out every time my tongue touched it and the bottom one moved about all the time so I was constantly putting them back in. I went back to my dentist who said he could ease them to fit, I can understand easing them to make them looser but not to tighten them up. I did not want this as after wearing them for about a week I felt uncomfortable in them and could not eat while wearing them and instead asked about bridges instead. He flatly refused bridges, I should point out that at no time prior to this had he discussed my options just went ahead with the dentures. His main argument against bridges was that they were not a viable long term fix. I am 65 years old, with Angina, Diabetes and Heart disease, how lonh does he think long term will be? I complained to the practice manager as I think the treatment should be my choice. He talked to the dentist who told him that he would not do bridges in case my other teeth became loose and because I had some gum disease. He did not talk to me about this or advise on how to treat the gum disease.
Since this happened I have found from online research that he should have waited longer for my gums to harden before fitting permanent dentures and he should have discussed all my options with me. The practice manager has given me a refund and I have returned the dentures to the practice. I now don't know what I can do.
I am an NHS patient. I recently had 9 teeth removed in hospital under GA as I have an allergy to the local. After about 3 weeks my dentist took an impression for dentures and fitted them a couple of weeks late. After a few days the dentures became loose, the upper one would fall out every time my tongue touched it and the bottom one moved about all the time so I was constantly putting them back in. I went back to my dentist who said he could ease them to fit, I can understand easing them to make them looser but not to tighten them up. I did not want this as after wearing them for about a week I felt uncomfortable in them and could not eat while wearing them and instead asked about bridges instead. He flatly refused bridges, I should point out that at no time prior to this had he discussed my options just went ahead with the dentures. His main argument against bridges was that they were not a viable long term fix. I am 65 years old, with Angina, Diabetes and Heart disease, how lonh does he think long term will be? I complained to the practice manager as I think the treatment should be my choice. He talked to the dentist who told him that he would not do bridges in case my other teeth became loose and because I had some gum disease. He did not talk to me about this or advise on how to treat the gum disease.
Since this happened I have found from online research that he should have waited longer for my gums to harden before fitting permanent dentures and he should have discussed all my options with me. The practice manager has given me a refund and I have returned the dentures to the practice. I now don't know what I can do.