Fed up with dentist refusing full extractions and updated dentures

[Toothlesss]

Hi all im fed-up with my teeth and with my dentist.
Im very very lucky that i have an NHS dentist, but im fed-up with what my dentist does.

I have 13 teeth left and most are wobbly, ive ask can i just get knocked out and have a full mouth extraction, and get a full upper and lower dentures.
I have dentures had then for years but now im missing more teeth and you can see them clearly.
My dentist said no to having the extractions and she will take out one tooth a time every few months.

No matter how many times ive ask its always a no.
Ive looked for another dentist nsh and private but its so expensive.

Do you have any ideas.
Im now thinking of saving like a mad woman and go abroad and have work done india or something, (figure of speech) im just fed up.

Dentists are no longer allowed to give general anaesthetic in their surgeries, so for you to have a full clearance in one go would mean a referral to hospital for a GA list - and this would come with a very long waiting list.

Yes ive done some re-search on this but im willing to wait, just knowing im on the list would be something.

You need to be referred for GA. I have dentures and my dentist had to refer me out to another place for GA and teeth removal. They did the top set and then the bottom set separately (have eight left). Does not have to be at hospital but needs to be a place that specialises in it.

I wish i had a dentist that would understand me.

Go down the mental health route or something tell them you can't eat and they should agree. Mine wanted to do tooth by tooth but my teeth were so bad that I went from 14 stone to 6 stone as I could barely eat and they changed their mind and agreed.

I cant eat right as it is but still thinks its fine, i`ll keep pushing.

Right use that as your reason, keep a eye on your weight if you start loosing you must tell them. I would be inclined to write a complaint to the practice manager explaining your dentist doesn't want to refer you and that you are unable to eat and doing it tooth by tooth means you have months if not a year of being unable to eat and that you want a referral. If they refuse too, go to NHS England.
Go one step further go to your GP and ask for fortisips as your struggling to eat. They can do this for you they did for me. Use that as evidence to back up why you need referring too. They can do it just want to pocket more money doing one by one which is unreasonable They could easily do 2-3 if they are wobbly!

Thank you for this imfo i will use it.

Good luck lovely. Stand your ground and be firm. Hope they don't mess you about.

Is there a reason you need to have the GA to have your teeth removed ? I had 13 in one go with local's and am not going to lie it did hurt a lot, and then they put the top denture in which again was painful. Struggled with pain and eating for about 3 days.

Might be worth asking if your dentist could do 6 one day and then go back the next day for the rest and then have the denture fitted.

I have a fear of needles a bad fear, i keep going back every few months with the same fear, my dentist knows about this, hence the reason to just have it done in one go knocked out.

I’m struggling to see a clinical reason for your preferred approach. NHS dentistry covers clinical needs, not preferences.

If you find dentistry difficult then best bet is probably to talk to your dentist about how many can do in one go to reduce the number of visits and whether there’s anything they can do to help with the anxiety.

Its not a struggle to see why, not everyone likes the dentist and the fear is real.
I have asked her to take more but no she says its best to do one at a time.

I didn’t say I struggled to see why you’d prefer the surgical approach. I said I struggled to see a clinical reason for it. Without a strong clinical reason it won’t be done on NHS.

The worst type of dentures are full dentures. The worst type of full dentures are those which are placed immediately after having many teeth taken out.

The technician has to guess what your gums will look like after extractions and for the next three to twelve months your gums will change shape and you will need relines, adjustments and new dentures .

Learning to use full dentures is a skill that takes time to acquire for some people, for others they never learn.

We know that people adapt easier and dentures are much better if you can retain , even a few, teeth for as long as possible. Even loose ones help to hold a denture in and taking a few out at a time allows for gum shrinkage and bone healing to take part a little at a time. The difference between wearing a comfie old set of partial dentures and a new set of full dentures is like apples and pears they are very different experiences.

Many dentist will have seen people who bitterly regret having all their teeth out because “that will be the end of their problems”. For a small minority it is , for many it is the start of their problems .

Whatever your feelings you cannot force a dentist to provide a treatment they don’t think is in your best interests , as it is medico legally indefensible.

This is all without the problems of wanting general anaesthetic for extractions. You are unlikely to meet the criteria if you can have some teeth out at a time awake , and even if you do the waiting list is likely to be a couple of years .