To let one thing straight: To keep the teeth in good condition is the
best.

Some thoughts and comments regarding the decision of getting full
dentures. I am sure there are many out there with different attitudes
regarding this.
To make this comments valid I have to say that I have full dentures and
got them when I was 26 and have had them for over 30 years with great
success.

Many people come in a situation with bad teeth, gum desease or
accidents. Age is not the topic here for the feelings of having the
teeth removed is greatly the same

To have success with dentures I have learned that a broad palate and
prominent gums is important. If you are fortunate to have this ,
dentures are no tragedy at all. One can eat whatever one like and talk
good and look good.

Then there are some paradoxes:
The dentists wants to keep the teeth and treat them for periodontitis
and other infection and deseases. That is what it should be. but to a
certain point. When is the limit for keeping the teeth. In my opinion
not to let the bone dissapear til there will be nearly no gums to keep
the denture in place and when is that?
The paradoxical is that better the bone is the better the dentures will
fit. There will be resorbtion all life. That will happen whether you
remove the teeth with much bone and little bone. So if the starting
point is with little bone there will soon be great problems so when to
remove the teeth? everybody will hold on to their teeth as long as
possible. But the dentists should really recommend the teeth to be
removed  when the condition for dentures are good and not let the
patient suffer with periodontitis till there is no bone left..

People have heard disaster stories about dentures and some dentists do
the same they tell how low the chewing force is and that they will be
loose and, and....
With a relatively normal mouth and gums dentures are not a disaster at
all if they are made properly. That is not always the case.
I have seen during the years many friends that have had dentures made
where the bite and the dentures are less than acceptable  with far to
much plastic especially in the s-line area of them and for those the
dentures were a disaster.

There is another thing that concerns me and that is the dentist
tendency to recommend so strongly implants. Implants are great, but
they do not inform before that implants require meticulus mouth and
prosthetic hygene and frequent visits to the dentists. The price is
ruining for some people and some are adviced to take up loans for the
treatment. I understand that implants is economical better choice for
the dentists. but if one have a stressed economy dentures is a good
substitute and function well with well designed dentures and is much,
much cheaper.  I have seen lately a couple of cases where people have
chosen implants and are satisfied with that but are nearly bankrupt due
to the tremendous high cost for their income. For some it is a years
salary. When informing them about implants they were told that implants
was the road and dentures were unacceptable. They were not told that
implants can be placed at a later stage for ex. when they had saved up
money.
People are very  vulnerable when approaching dentures .
I hope this can be a bit better. There are many excellent dentists out
there that makes good dentures, but there are also the oposite.
i hope this has created some thoughts and comments are welcome