Depends, but there are some advanced  periodontal
treatments available but I have no way of knowing if
you are a candidate for this.

Not sure, would need to see x-rays first.

Relatively low, relines costs vary by geographical area.

Have seen x-rays of this. Expensive.

Am not sure of the severity of your periodontal condition.
but, I think that a consultation with a periodontist
(gum specialist) would be well worth your while.

WB

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"I can dance on the head of a pin as well"
-Yoshimo

REPLY

You are too young for dentures!

See?

    I agree with WB.  Some points to consider:
1) Taking teeth out is easy.  Saving them is harder and more expensive.
2) Someone your age, if your periodontal disease is as advanced as your
dentist says, has very aggressive periodontal disease.  It is likely
that you may lose your teeth anyway, but aggressive, full-tilt
periodontal therapy might very well delay the loss of these teeth.
There are clear instances that it is not worth it; others where it
almost certainly is.  Unfortunately, many cases are a judgement call.
No one can guarantee long-term retention of teeth.  We can only make an
informed guess, based upon the patients we have seen in the past.  How
long you might keep your teeth depends to some extent on your genetics,
but also on such factors as your willingness to comply with your
periodontist's instructions for meticulous oral hygiene and regular recalls.
    Many patients don't want to make the decision themselves, but in the
final analysis it is theirs to make.
3) It is true that continued retention of severely periodontally
involved teeth, if the wrong decision, can lead to loss of alveolar
bone.  However, the bone is slowly lost anyway, and if your teeth are
severely periodontally involved, much of this bone has already been
lost.  There are ways to augment the bone you have now, depending upon
the location and other factors such as your general health.  This does
increase the expense of an already involved and expensive treatment plan
if you're looking to replace a full arch of teeth with implants.
4) Perhaps the most important consideration:  most patients do quite
well with full upper dentures.  Most people don't do so well with full
lower dentures.  This means from a practical point of view that unless
you've got both deep pockets and tolerance for a great deal of
treatment, your resources are (IMO) best spent on the retention of your
lower teeth now.  If you hit the lotto, you can worry about implants on
the upper jaw later.

Hope this helps,
Steve

I'd agree with WB and Steven, with two possible additions.

Depending on which 2 upper teeth your dentist said you might keep, you might
be able to keep those roots and have an overdenture using the roots for
attachment. This can be very efficient from an "engineering point of view",
I call them natural implants.

For maintenance costs, you should factor in a reline or two in the first
year depending on how quickly your bone heals and shrinks. After that a
reline for an upper every 2-3 years suits the majority of people. You will
need to replace the denture every 5-8 years.

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Roy
DotSeaEh is .ca

Hello, I know how you feel trust me. I'm 26 years old and had ALL my teeth
pulled, it's so terrible for me. I can't stand looking at myself in the
mirror. And poligrip makes me throw up. I can't afford Implants, but I'd
rather be dead right now then have these thing.

Hello, I know how you feel trust me. I'm 26 years old and had ALL my teeth
pulled, it's so terrible for me. I can't stand looking at myself in the
mirror. And poligrip makes me throw up. I can't afford Implants, but I'd
rather be dead right now then have these thing.