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Adanaca
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Hi all. I'm 57 and having my four front bottom teeth pulled on Monday. When the gums heal, I will get a partial denture made up in the next month or two.
My natural teeth are fairly healthy, but my gums not so much. Have always had problems with tartar build-up behind my bottom two front teeth, with the result of severe bone loss there. There is a large space between these teeth as the teeth are tiny (like matchsticks). One is so loose that you can see it move if I touch it with my finger.
I was mentally prepared for losing two teeth, but my dentist says that there is also bone loss in the teeth beside them and recommends they be pulled as well. He says it will save having to add more teeth to the partial in a couple of years and it will also be easier to create the partial denture now, since I want to eliminate that ugly space. He says with a four tooth partial denture, it will allow them to make it more cosmetically nice to look at.
Anyone else have a lower partial for the 4 front teeth? I'm getting the metal type, with clasps. Was it easy to tolerate? I am so worried that I won't be able to wear the thing and will regret just not staying with my natural teeth.
My natural teeth are fairly healthy, but my gums not so much. Have always had problems with tartar build-up behind my bottom two front teeth, with the result of severe bone loss there. There is a large space between these teeth as the teeth are tiny (like matchsticks). One is so loose that you can see it move if I touch it with my finger.
I was mentally prepared for losing two teeth, but my dentist says that there is also bone loss in the teeth beside them and recommends they be pulled as well. He says it will save having to add more teeth to the partial in a couple of years and it will also be easier to create the partial denture now, since I want to eliminate that ugly space. He says with a four tooth partial denture, it will allow them to make it more cosmetically nice to look at.
Anyone else have a lower partial for the 4 front teeth? I'm getting the metal type, with clasps. Was it easy to tolerate? I am so worried that I won't be able to wear the thing and will regret just not staying with my natural teeth.