Full dentures - terrified!!

I've got a partial plate and got used to it very quickly. Most of the time I forget it's there.

I am (a year on) still struggling to get used to them so be prepared for it to be not instantly familiar. There has been a whole catalogue of things which didn't go well so I sincerely wish you all the best.
Regarding cost, I had to go privately and in total for extractions and all the other processes, I paid £4,000. The temporary teeth I was never happy with, and am now part way through the rigmarole of getting the permanent set - a further £7,500!. As I don't want a set of Hollywood teeth, the dentist is using photos of my own quirky teeth before they had reached their best-by date, and so far getting what looks more like my own teeth is looking promising.
However, and hopefully things will improve with next teeth, I have problems with eating anything too solid so be prepared for possibly that happening.
Best of luck with it, I'm sure we're all rooting for you (dreadful unintended pun - sorry!).

Thank you so much everyone for replying to my post - the comments have made me feel positive about taking the plunge and making an appointment with the dentist. I'm very scared at the thought of extractions but I know it'll be worth it and I'm looking forward to being able to smile without being conscious of how my teeth look. It's good too to have the possible fitting difficulties flagged up so that I'm aware should I run into any problems on that front. Thank you again for your replies.

I want to thank you all for your comments. I'll keep you all updated

kittylester

All dentures are 'made to measure', Sarnia. That's why you have impressions.

The only difference between NHS and private dentures should be the look and quality of the teeth - not the fitting.

As a professional person, a dentist should take as much care over the impression taking for both of them.

I had 2 full sets of NHS dentures and neither were a patch on the private ones. I could see why because although I had fittings, the attention to detail was not there nor did they use the cutting edge machinery that the private practice had to ensure the dentures were a perfect fit. 5 years on and they are still perfect and stay in place by suction and not adhesive. The difference in cost was huge so I suppose like many things, you get what you pay for.

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