Need Dental Implants needed - suggestions

Tsia

I need something sorted as I have been told my bottom molars are too weak to crown bridge or even fill.
Every fix falls out.. My tooth crumbles more in every meal..
My teeth have suffered a lot.. Since a few factors came into my life including pregnancy and gastric reflux problems from a gastric band I had that now the damage is beyond repair. it doesn't matter that I don't smoke nor drink red wine tea or coffee ..,Or fizzy drinks.. in fact i drink gallons of milk only and water.. But this hasn't made a blind bit of difference on my teeth.. Which up to three years ago were really strong and healthy. I had only 1 filling and I am now 33 and nearly every single tooth in my mouth has been filled, or drilled.. Had something done to it. I have vagaries all over from acid erosion on my teeth. The gastric problem is solved now but I can't get the health of my teeth back. ;(
I have had two misled extracted which won't hold fixes.. And I have another 5 molars due to be pulled. I asked if if could be all done at once but the local clinic has an18 month waiting list to be knocked out and done.
I was told about dentures.. Which is fine.. But I am thinking that a tooth implant for bottom molars will be better in the long term.. Because my dentist said that all my other teeth are heading the way my molars have gone ;(

I have been advised to get my dentist about a plate/ denture.. But to get one side done is about £300.. Then once the other molars are gone that's another £300 to do a new one that covers both sides.. Wil I feel weird with a piece of plastic in my mouth?
I have been looking around and researching the issues with implants.. I know everything has it's risks.. But I am leaning towards getting these instead.. As a lot of places especially abroad charge about £300 per implant anyway.. And there's no need to replace every single molar.. Just the main ;four I think.. Then maybe the one that got extracted on the top..
As my dentist said I will need a lot more treatment in the future for my remaining natural teeth.. So if I do this slowly I will have a whole set of implants by I turn 40!!

But apart from the money.. What's the down sides to this?
I dunno if I like the idea of a removable piece of plastic in my mouth all day and taking it out to rinse at night.. Hmm mm,..:o

brook2jack

There is no way complex problems like yours are best solved by going somewhere for a quick fix at the cheapest possible price. If your teeth are so badly damaged in such a short time and you are nervous enough to want a general anaesthetic to put you to sleep to do so, going abroad to have complex treatment which needs careful planning and maintenance and which is not suitable for some people because of eg medical factors, smoking,medications,grinding etc would put you in a worse situation. Let alone the fact that £300 would not even buy the bits for a reputable implant system.

You need to discuss with your dentist the long term plan for your teeth, what is likely to be saved and what the appropriate long term treatment is that will suit your dental health needs and that you will be able to cope with.

Trying to decide a treatment plan on your own by Internet research is not a viable proposition. You need to discuss your treatment with someone who can see you and your teeth and knows your history.

welshdent

jej are you basing that on what he says or what you have experienced?
My biggest bug bear is that there is a general assumption that all private dentistry in the UK is ridiculously expensive and the dentists are writing blank cheques. Thats simply not true. Sure there ARE expensive practitioners but there are also ones far cheaper and realistically priced. I think people should follow tooth smiths sig and suss places out before taking a blanket assumption that all private dentistry is horrendously expensive. It isnt.

brook2jack

If anyone is confused a spammers post was removed as was the people commenting on it.

The gist was implants were about 40% cheaper in the spammers country where average wages and per capita gdp are about 25% to 33% of what they are in the uk and other associated costs likewise a fraction.

j.e.j.

I was responding to the figures the spammer was quoting. Sorry for any confusion!

maypole

I wouldn't go abroad, if anything went wrong, could you afford to go back to have it seen to? might be cheaper in the long run to just get it done here. My loose bridge has just fallen out and I was fine while eating my dinner! need to get it seen to though, I have to go privately as I can't find an NHS dentist

welshdent

No probs Jej :-)

maypole

What about dental bonding? is it an alternative to crowns?

welshdent

Depends! What are you bonding to what? Bonding is a technique for fitting a restorative material or device. A crown is said device. You can bond or cement them on.

maypole

welshdent wrote: »

Depends! What are you bonding to what? Bonding is a technique for fitting a restorative material or device. A crown is said device. You can bond or cement them on.

To be honest I don't know what I mean! a friend has just had broken teeth repaired all in one go, said dentist used a mould around teeth and built them up. In the chair for about 3 hours or more, so I am assuming not veneers or crowns.

Also, my crown snapped off at the gum line, dentist couldn't get a post in, so used pins and built it up to make a shape of a tooth, I assumed that was dental bonding, but as you know, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing:D