Dental implants - full mouth restoration

Thanks again.
As I said further up thread, dentist said my gums and the tablets that I take would not make me a good candidate for this procedure.
Good luck to anyone with any dental issues.

Thanks for all your replies and feedback.
Do appreciate it.

I had one implant that cost ( always my analogy) the price of a small second hand car. I am still sorry that I couldn’t afford two. I needed one on either side of my lower jaw so it meant settling one first. I couldn’t justify the cost again sadly.

I had implants in 2010 and have regretted it ever since. They kept getting infected and eventually fell out in 2021. How I could do with the money now!

Hope you are prepared to pay mega bucks!

After a very long and difficult transition to dentures over the past 2 years (full upper, partial lower, only 3 of my own teeth left), I am really struggling with mine, particularly the top, with function, retention and sensory issues (hate the hard things pressing all over my mouth). It cost me £12,500 to get to where I am now. I can still only eat a very limited diet of soft food, can't taste food very well and am very down over the difficulties I now have.
My diet is not very good now because anything crunchy, chewy, hard - fruit, veg, meat is pretty much off limits now unless cooked or mashed into oblivion!

I saw the dentist last week, who said there isn't anything further can be done to help with the upper denture retention (mix of very flat upper palate and dry mouth means even with adhesive it comes adrift at intervals during the day.
The dentist said implants would help and my existing denture could be adapted to become snap-on dentures, with 4 implants at a cost of £2,500 per implant.... Told I'd probably be in some discomfort for around 8 weeks while the implants heal.
I too just don't know what to do. That's another 10 grand for the posts, plus whatever consultation, scan and fitting fees which are bound to be on top, even if I can raise the finance. But, I am so not enjoying life, particularly eating and socialising where food is involved. I just don't know what to do.

I am just waiting for AI to work.out how you can actually grown back your own new teeth. Maybe with the help of genetic engineering?

That would be brilliant
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They way they do it has changed, I was told several years ago I couldn't have implants due to lack of bone, but my dentist told me recently that I probably could have them. I have all my back upper teeth missing on one side and simply cannot get used to the false teeth. I can just about talk now with them in but I can't eat or drink and they're the only option as I have no teeth to attach any other kind too.
Unfortunately implants are out of my financial ability now, but if I could afford them I'd jump at it.

Unfortunately, most of us have to make do with dentures.

I have a metal half top plate and it’s quite comfortable.
I did have a plastic one, but it kept breaking.
Hence the metal one which is unbreakable.

Can't imagine how you will now have enough bone if first assessment was accurate. Bone weakens as we age. As for cost, sorry couldn't afford anything like you are hoping to have done.

Yes - Allira. DD1 is having one done after her holidays - £3,500, subject to the result of next Friday’s bone density scan.

Deeda - well done.
I can understand people in their 50s and 60s having implants - maybe early 70s too, but after that, I wouldn’t bother. I would save that money for my children. But then all these ladies probably have a lot of money to spare. If so, why not ?

The cost is another consideration, of course, but it could be the best money you ever spend. Only you can decide.

A friend has just completed implantation for half of her teeth (most at the front).
It was a lengthy 9 months process with many visits to the Dental Centre during that period.
She was in extreme pain at times,
and lost weight because she could only eat a soft diet with temporary dentures once her own teeth had been extracted,
but .. the day she saw her new implanted teeth about 6 weeks ago she could not stop smiling and decreed it was “All worth it”.

Hi. You don’t need a max fax surgeon to fit implants, just a good and experienced dentist. I have four implants and my husband has five. They are marvellous and the best replacement for your own teeth. I can highly recommend them. The only real problem is the cost, but you do need an excellent dentist.

My partner had implants approx six at the front top, took approximately nine months at a cost of roughly £15000, this was three years ago, it took at least three months to find a reputable experienced surgery to carry out the work, numerous visits and after seeing his experience it’s put me off them for life, however they did look very natural

I'll just say that I had to have nearly all my top teeth removed last year. I now have false teeth that are far more comfortable than I expected. They fit firmly in place, I can eat with them with no problems. and they cost £350 onthe NHS.

Georgesgran

I think you need to do plenty of research before you commit to anything.

An old friend B, he’s 81 went to Hungary about 5 years ago and had a full mouth of implants - was about £6k then went back a year later for a check-up and all ok.
Another friend J, he’s 75 is having dreadful trouble with 2 implants done here - it’s well over a year now and still ongoing. He (and his wife) are both fed up and he’s regretting his decision.

It cost DH over £2,000 for one implant at the front in this country!

DH fell over a basketball face first onto concrete 2.5 years ago, before his stroke, and smashed all his upper teeth to smithereens. Had to have them all extracted, and implants put in for all his upper teeth. He was 78 at the time, and all went really well, but his dental surgeon goes all over the Country doing specialist implants, so we were lucky.

I also second going to a maxillofacial surgeon cum dentist

My dentist tested before I had mine to find out if the procedure was suitable. He was recommended by my NHS dentist. I had 4 at the front about 9years ago and🤞have had no trouble at all.
The only time I had reservations was when he was having trouble pulling off the temporary teeth. He made quite a few unsettling comments and noises!
I told him afterwards that he should try to be a bit quieter with nervous patients. 🤣

Thank you so much for your comments and advice.
New dentist was lovely, open and honest.
I had a tooth out in December ( not with this practice) and he said the gum had still not healed from that.
I take tablets for osteoporosis so that probably had something to do with it.
Long story short, I doubt if it makes any sense to go ahead with implants.
He spoke about “ saddle” dentures.
Never heard of them before.
Does anyone have any experience?
Thanks once again.

I had an upper molar implant recently and all is well. I had to have a bone implant to ‘push up ‘ my sinus which was ok but it did make it all take longer.

I am also in the category of low bone density. Not urgent yet, but I have had a long discussion with my dentist. Apart from the cost, which would be thousands for a full mouth restoration, would anyone post 70 want to spend possibly several years undergoing such work for a full mouth restoration.
Each tooth removal has to have time to heal, then the grafts also have to heal individually. I don’t think it can all be done at once.
Comprehensive research on what it will mean for you, in reality, is the best way forward.

If you didn’t have enough bone 8/9years ago it is very unlikely thing will have improved, just be very careful about who you see and what is said