I recently visited my dentist who told me that I have gum disease and if I don’t get dental implants my teeth will eventually fall out. I have an upper partial and I’m also missing some of my lower teeth. He told me it is useless to get my gums fixed if I don’t fix the problem with my teeth. The cost will be between 50 and 70 thousand dollars. I don’t have that kind of money but I also don’t want to get the rest of my teeth pulled and have all dentures, something that I’m considering. There must be other alternatives out there that I’m not aware of. If you can help me with some information I would be very grateful.
- Sheila in Alberta
Sheila,
I’m not sure I understand why your teeth would fall out if you don’t get dental implants. Dental implants are used to replace teeth that are already missing. If I knew more about your case maybe I would understand the connection between the dental implants and your teeth falling out.
And the cost of $50,000 to $70,000 sounds high. I’m confident there must be other options for you. I’d recommend that you visit another dentist or two and get another opinion. But to insure that you get an unbiased second opinion, don’t tell the second dentist anything about what the first dentist wants to do.
I wouldn’t recommend that you have your teeth all taken out and get dentures. If there is any other option, it’s always best to keep your teeth. And dental implants are definitely the best option for replacing missing teeth, though there are other choices.
Relevant links:
Cleveland dental implants
Visit the home page of Cleveland dentist Dr. Jay Goldstein