Young adult lost all her teeth!

Toothsmith

anewman wrote: »

She eventually found an NHS dentist who did the sums. The NHS dentist earned £x per tooth removed so removed them all

Oh ok that's me being cynical, but I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time that unnecessary dental work was carried out.

I very much doubt 'unnecessary' dental work has been done on the NHS since the eary 90s!

The problem since then has been getting NECESSARY work done!

Money is made on the NHS by getting people in and out as quickly as possible. Access is king, bums on seats.

Slowing down to actually DO something for somebody COSTS money - not make it.

annie2005

jugglebug wrote: »

I would imagine it is more to do with the amount of bone she must have lost during the gum disease.

:beer:Thanks for the answer to this. It's fascinating to know. Also it explains why my own face has changed shape since my latest dentist made me the happiest of patients. With my own much welcomed full extractions. Not only pain free after years but as a side effect ... :jcheekbones :j

Loopy_Girl

Toothsmith wrote: »

Even people with genetic predisposition to gum problems would have to work very hard at neglecting things to loose them all by 21.

Even with the genetic cases, clean teeth can still last for many many more years than plaquey ones.

I get that quite alot - the old 'soft gum' excuse! When I am speaking to a parent and their 3 year old is booked in for a GA for a full clearance I am oftem met with the 'oh I've got soft gums so she must have'!!

Or the best one was when a parent was forcefully telling me that the reason her daughter had decaying teeth was because she was drinking 'too much milk'!! It's a fine line when you are out in the community between educating and trying not to call them a liar!!

But I agree...to lose your teeth at 21 and blame the lack of a dentist is just not acceptable. Brush you teeth twice a day and keep sugary drinks and snacks to mealtimes and to be honest you could probably get away with not seeing a dentist if you couldn't find one.

Pssst

She apparently failed to look after her teeth,now shes lost them and is looking to blame someone else. She has only herself to blame.

jenhug

my mum had a full set of false teeth at 21! Her original ones were brown and very brittle, she broke one once on a jam sandwich!

annie_d

A lot of people from previous generations had all their teeth removed when they were pregnant didn't they? I am sure I heard that from my mother. Gum disease I assume.