Partial Dentures - NHS

Bea65*
Your dentist can recommend anything he wants, but, it all rests on how good she/he at getting the impression right.
But more importantly how good is the denture technician they use.
Unfortunately whether you go private or nhs those 2 procedures have to come together ( no pun intended) 😉

Assuming you are confident about your dentist - have you been going to him long- then take his advice.

To my mind, a dentist who is still NHS nowadays, is probably ok.

Yes have seen this dentist a few years now...i was really wanting to know about anyone's recent experiences re the fit and how long does it take to get used to an upper mouth plate in your mouth..i know dentistry products seem to have improved re the comfort using different materials ..so any advice would be helpful...I did have dental trauma at beginning of year and tried to change to another dentist...well, there are none in my area to switch to and travelling to a dental hospital is miles away...

Hi. I have 3 right upper ones and 1 upper left. I have had no trouble. I had to go for 4 ' fittings' IE wax denture first. Then plastic one,then the ,' proper' thinner denture. Then final check up
I had to go for a small minor adjustment. I was surprised that I got used to them within a week or two and now wouldn't be without them.
I guess I've had them a couple of years now. Total cost was about £400. Good luck x

I have had a partial denture, lower jaw, for a couple of years. It was a new Dentist and the second time of having a denture as I managed to lose the first one! I accidentally flushed it down the loo.

My new Dentist is female, experienced, NHS but I paid extra to have a better quality. She recommended that and I think it cost just under £1000.

It took a while to get used to. The first one caused ulcers and pain, this one, after she had shaved off some of the height, is not painful but food gets stuck sometimes and if I'm on my own, I take it out before eating and never sleep with it in so perhaps the fit could be better.
I don't know.
Just one of the things we put up with as we get older.
When I asked about implants, I was told I'd need about 6 and at upwards of £2k each, there are more important things to spend money on even if I had it!
Good luck with yours.

Grammaretto flushing one down the loo made me laugh and terrified me in equal measure. I guess the takeaway is: ask for a good tech, expect a bit of trial and error, and don’t eat steak on day one.

If the dentist is ethical the only difference you should get by paying privately is the quality of the teeth eg shape and colour.

An ethical dentist will provide a good fit whether on the NHS or privately.

I have 2 teerh on an upper palate, no problems at all from the start, just make sure you get a good colour match with your own teeth,the dentist will help with this

I've just had fitted new NHS partials for upper and lower jaw. These are replacements for previous partials, the upper set to replace previous one which had become loose over time. The denists suggested I also have the lower set, which wasn't needed, as the price was the same - just under £300.

It is a dental practice which I've always used, but the dentist was new, replacing the previous one. I had 4 fittings, and the new set received, although it doesn't seem to fit as well as the previous set. It seems heavier, and slightly uncomfortable, not as well fitting as previous set.

I have a new appointment in the next couple of months, and will see what she says.

I'm going to take the plunge at my next visit as been advised at last two appointments. Can I ask, if I also had a couple on a top denture as well as the bottom that's been advised, is it more expensive or as all done at the same time it's one fee? NHS.

I have six upper teeth on a partial metal denture as my plastic one kept cracking.

It feels very comfortable now but took some getting used to after a lot of adjustments.

It doesn’t look the best cosmetically speaking but it is comfortable which is a big plus as far as I’m concerned.

I had to take it to the dental lab a few weeks ago for a repair and was shocked to pay £60.

I have partial dentures both top and bottom , a few years ago my dentist told me I could not have a new nhs set for the upper one which has broken only a repair which would have left me without any upper teeth for a few weeks but I could have a private set at the cost of nearly £1000. I didn't want too but felt forced into having this done, I didn't have an impression but instead had a 3D scan of my mouth by one of the dental nurses. Are this set any different to the NHS ones I had No. Would I have private ones again not if I can help it. The trouble is our practise is mainly private run by a bit dental company and I feel they force the dentist to make people have the private option.

I’ve had several partial upper jaw dentures (new ones needed as extra teeth needed removing) never had any real problems with them barring slight adjustments during fitting, just wish he’d take the bottom ones out as they are deplorable

its a minefield isn't it..obviously I need this partial denture and have chosen a colour 02 as was told my teeth are dark,,meaning yellow..well was put off a bit..but will see what comes back from dental lab..
I did ask if I paid extra for comfort what the material would be and told the same - acrylic...it felt okay on 1st fitting but don't know what to expect...

I had a similar one about 5 months ago upper jaw, 3 on one side, 2 small ones on the other. Cost just under £1000.
My dentist is lovely had him for decades. Trust him implicitly. He recommended them to have a better ‘bite’ and save the wear on my lower teeth as well as being better cosmetically.
After fitting, I hated them and they were not comfortable. He shaved off this and that and they now fit much better, but I still disliked them and something was still not very comfortable occasionally … about 5 weeks ago half of the right hand side ‘anchor’ tooth broke in half and luckily it was the side that wasn’t needed for holding on. I have a further ‘check in’ appointment at the end of this month, but I still only wear them when going out or having visitors. I really don’t like them, but they do make my mouth look better! The teeth are moulded but the connection is something like chrome? which he says is better than just a plastic set ?

I have a smallish skin tag on my lower eyelid. It is very annoying especially when I wear make up as it becomes coloured with my eyeliner. I understand I can't have it removed on the NHS. Has anyone experience of having one removed privately?

I took the decision to have permanent dentures 15 years ago, I went to Hungary as less than half the price in the UK. I love them.

A NHS Denture is a Band 3 treatment which is the most you can be charged on the NHS. I think it is about £370.

KateCan2015

I have a smallish skin tag on my lower eyelid. It is very annoying especially when I wear make up as it becomes coloured with my eyeliner. I understand I can't have it removed on the NHS. Has anyone experience of having one removed privately?

I suggest you start a new thread maybe so people see your post?

I had a small plastic insert denture on bottom left to fill a small gap. Unfortunately I couldn't tolerate it and was subconsciously playing with it all the time, which gave me white abrasions on my cheeks. I had an implant instead, it's been marvellous and would definitely choose that option again if I was able.

I've had NHS dentures and even using fixative I found food getting underneath a problem , especially small seeds from bread etc they can really hurt. I found they made my mouth a bit dry especially when exerting myself on a long walk or similar. I got a new set privately based on metal palate, the difference is marvelous. They are so thin and light the colour match is really good and food rarely gets under them and they stay in place perfectly without fixative. A bit expensive at £1500 but well worth it if you can afford it.

My husband has one temporarily until he gets his bridge, he absolutely hates it. He’s used my nail file to file it down, fits better but he still hates it.
I mum hates hers.
I hate mine, can’t stand to eat with it. I feel like I have wasted £309 😩

Silvertwigs

I took the decision to have permanent dentures 15 years ago, I went to Hungary as less than half the price in the UK. I love them.

Do you still have that plate bit?

I have had upper dentures for nearly two years. I lost the first set! I was told by my dentist that you can only have one set every two years ( in Scotland) so I paid £200 for the second ones which are better but food does get stuck underneath. So I don't wear them at home, and go and rinse them afterwards if eating out. They are a good match but are held in place by a metal wire each side that is visible if I smile !! I should add these are NHS dentures.