£12k for dental treatment?!

[RedCarsGoFaster]

Just seen a private dentist at my NHS practice as they have no NHS dentists working so this was my only option.

My teeth are terrible. I have severe bruxism and most of my teeth are so ground down and broken that the dentine is exposed and the enamel gone. They are also very very short.

This dentist basically said I have three options

1. Do nothing and just keep wearing my night guards. Teeth will crumble and break, and I'll have to have them removed and have a bridge or similar when that happens.
2. Crown the front 14 teeth (8 top, 6 bottom) and wait 3-6 months for my rear molars to push up to the same height (crowns will gain me 5-7mm difference she thinks) - £12,000
3. Crown all my teeth (I have several missing molars) - £21,000

That's it. Those are my options. I'm not suitable for any other treatment. The NHS have long refused to do the crowns.

I'm fucked, aren't I? £12k is an absolutely impossible sum of money to find.

This is classic bruxism.

Attrition which is caused by the friction of your teeth. Drinking acidic drinks or consuming acidic foods will make it worse.

There are splints that are offered privately that will be stronger but the damage is done now.

The NHS could provide composite build ups but more than likely you will grind them down over time.

@RedCarsGoFaster Just wondered what you decided to do? I’m in an almost situation (same part of the country too) . Just can’t decide what to do, but know that going abroad isn’t an option for me.

*almost identical