False teeth.....any good?

honeyrose I know what you mean about looking better in reality. I hope mine do because I have a shock when I see myself caught unawares in a photograph or on a video call. I think that is what is driving me towards making improvements!

As Shandy wrote-
" If you have enough left to eat comfortably, I wouldn't recommend it".
I've heard people say that, it's so important to be able to enjoy your food when we get older.
Daughter's MiL had all her's removed some time ago ( not sure why) and was toothless for some time. She could only eat soft stuff. Recently she had most replaced by implants - but what torture!

being tied to the chair while a manic Dentist attacks me with pliers or a chain saw.

Just in case anyone is worried by this, or in any doubt, modern dentistry doesn't include the use of pliers or chainsaws.
Misinformation.

I had my four front teeth crowned over 40 years ago. About 4 years ago the remains of the teeth started breaking and my dentist said they would have to come out. the extraction was a bit hairy because it was difficult removing the crowns and then what was left of the teeth but I had an NHS plate, which also replaced a couple of missing molars and I've never looked back. I can talk, I can eat and I often forget them altogether.

?*JaneA*. I can just visualise you with your knee in someone’s chest, armed with farm sized pliers and a road drill for back up . Would make a good cartoon

Does anyone remember the Michael McIntyre episode about his dentist failing to extract a tooth, and him having to be admitted to hospital? No doubt some exaggeration there, but as someone petrified of dentists after bad experiences in the past, it still makes me cringe.

If your dentist actually recommends it Chestnut, I wish you lots of luck and a great new smile, but if he doesn't seem keen, then I really would take his advice.

I know someone with her own teeth---they're like tombstones with a pickle-chaser in the front and so many gaps I wonder how she manages to eat. I'd have had them out years ago !
I think there are 4 in the front.

I think you have to balance the comfort of eating with your own teeth with the appearance when you smile. Both are important, but if one outweighs the other then that's the route to go surely?