Do they help or hurt???

Bowknutt

Bowknutt

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False teeth that is...After battling bad teeth for a while I am in the process of getting rid of what is left and get me some of them store bought teeth..Any advice on either a full set or save some and go with a parcel(Doc says he can save a few)
Reason I am asking is will parcels/full set effect using mouth calls..predator/turkey..Is one better than the other??
I know you younger fellows most likely have no exp..But maybe ya'll know somebody...

Thanks,
David
 
I realize this is an odd first post, but I have a lot of dental work, and have been through years of procedures. I am 27, and I damaged my front teeth when I was in eighth grade. I have had countless problems over the years with composites, bridges, etc. I just recently had to have everything redone due to jaw infections (which are no joke, found out after having them for 10 yrs or so that they can kill you) I finally got my teeth fixed the right way. I now have implants, and I can't believe the difference. If they are planning on doing a bridge and if there is more than 1 tooth they are replacing, you will have problems down the road, at least in my experience. Most bridge work will strain and damage the supporting teeth that are attached to the false section. While looking at my experience of bridge work, I would say go for the complete dentures. Eventually those few teeth left will give up on the task of holding your partial, and then you will be to the point of full dentures anyway. The most ideal solution would be all implant replacements. However, I realize that it is not possible for most people (economically not medically) due to the fact they run around $6000.00 an implant. I recommend a getting a second opinion on all major dental work, all dentist are not equal, and a crappy one can cause years and years of problems and pain, BTDT.
 
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I have no personal experience, but I am old enough to have known many people who have faced this choice.
All said get it done, full false. A couple teeth here or there just cost more money and get in the way of full false.

Jack
 
If you get a good dental group or dentist to do the making of your dentures you shouldn't have any problems after the swelling from the oral surgery goes away...The initial trick is to get them installed right over the surgery and leave them in, except to clean them twice a day, and don't take them out otherwise for the first year...

I had mine totally removed when I was 29, still use the same original set of dentures, after a relining at the end of the first year, and have done a lot of public speaking, eating corn on the cob, and use just about any mouth call I choose..

The only thing that I can't do because of them is take a bite out of a solid apple, unless I take really small bites..99% of the people I've been in contact with over the years never know that I have them...

Most people that I hear complain about their denture are the ones that don't leave them in most of the time...My first wife had to have hers when she was 21 and still wears her first set and you couldn't tell she has them either..

If you need more information on the subject, PM me and I'll give you some personal tips..
 
Bowknutt,,,Something that you might want to consider is getting yours through the UF School of Dentistry in Gainsville... I know it's a little bit of a drive, but Momma Turtle had to have her teeth totally removed four years ago and we went through the Univ of MO Dental School in KC and saved quite a few thousand dollars over what a private dentist would have charged...

Including her surgery, construction of dentures, and fitting of the plates, the whole process took just about a year, but she has some pretty unusual problems...It could have been finished in less time otherwise...

The last time I priced a good set of dentures (1974) the better dental clinic in the state was charging $3500 to remake a spare set, and her whole process, including the surgery cost $3000 at the dental school...And, they give her no problems either..
 
My Grandpa had a set. He would set in the grain truck with me at the edge of the field while Dad was combining. He used to slide them out a little and clack them at me. I wanted a set from then on. Hope I never need any now, but if I do it'll be the clacking type so I can show my grandkids someday. lol
 
Originally Posted By: deadhorseMy Grandpa had a set. He would set in the grain truck with me at the edge of the field while Dad was combining. He used to slide them out a little and clack them at me. I wanted a set from then on. Hope I never need any now, but if I do it'll be the clacking type so I can show my grandkids someday. lol



That cracked me up.
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When I was about 4 years old, I lost a tooth.
I put in under my pillow for the tooth fairy.

Woke up in the morning, reached under my pillow for my prize
and came out with Grandpa's dentures. He had switched on me
while I was asleep.

That old man had a great and warped sense of humor
 
Get the full set. I had bad teeth for years and getting dentures was one of the best things I ever did.
My wife tried the partial thing, but where they clip on will quickly deteriorate the good teeth.
Get your teeth pulled, give your gums time to heal and let the swelling to completely go away. I waited over 6 months.
Don't worry about going to those 1 day Denture places. They make enough to know what they are doing. Listen to them. If when you put them in, they are not comfortable tell them and make them fix them. DO NOT leave the office until you feel no discomfort at all.
It's been over 16 years since I've had tooth pain, and It is great.

Shayne
 
Thanks for the replys--Had two more snatched out today..Three more end of week,,they are making me a flipper(small partial).Then I will decide if the rest will go or a partial.

Thanks OT..I might be getting up with you for the advice..But I'm a ways from Gainsville (100 miles west of Tallahassee)
No Ins..strictly out of pocket..

David
 
Originally Posted By: BowknuttNo Ins..strictly out of pocket..

David

Don't feel bad about that, most dental ins. is a joke anyway. My wife is a teacher, so we have pretty decent insurance. They covered 100% of my tooth extraction, which cost $120. They covered 0% of the $5800 for the implant. Even though the tooth was removed for medical reasons, they considered the implant "cosmetic"
 
Originally Posted By: xrfauxtardOriginally Posted By: BowknuttNo Ins..strictly out of pocket..

David

Don't feel bad about that, most dental ins. is a joke anyway. My wife is a teacher, so we have pretty decent insurance. They covered 100% of my tooth extraction, which cost $120. They covered 0% of the $5800 for the implant. Even though the tooth was removed for medical reasons, they considered the implant "cosmetic"

I hear what your saying..The last job I had with Insurance had decent coverage--But like you said the dental was lacking..I had a tooth giving me problems,had it extracted,found out my coverage was 50% for extraction---100% for emergency pain relief--Had to just about take them to court to show extracting a abscessed tooth was emergency pain relief--After I left a buddy said they changed the coverage like it needed to be..Go figure..

David
 
Bowknutt,,,You still might want to give them a call..the Univ of MO had a sliding scale on costs, depending on your income, and the payment schedule was pretty flexible...FL may have the same...

The student dentists were usually in their last semester of education and were closely supervised by some really good instructors...We moved while the wife was in the process and our driving distance when from 100 miles to 215, but for the reduction in costs and quality of work, I would do it all over again...
 
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