Partial Dentures - NHS

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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) 😉