Getting false teeth at 29

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Hey

Over the last year I have started to lose my top teeth I only have about 8 left and they are at the front so you don’t notice it, Iv lost all my back and side teeth due to bone loss and now my remaining teeth mainly my front 2 teeth are really lose. I’m so upset about it Iv always looked after my teeth brushing 2-3 times a day going to the dentist regularly.

When I saw My dentist when I lost the first one she wanted me to have all my top teeth removed then and there I said no as you couldn’t notice it, but gaudily they stated to full out and now my front teeth are on there way to falling out and I know I will need false teeth now they are on there way out.

I’m so worried about this my confidence isn’t great as it is and this is not going to help. I cry every night about this I’m so worried it’s keeping me a wake at night . I’m single and worried about going in to a new relationship with false teeth and doing the usual kissing and oral sex ect.

Also I have a question if my front teeth fall out and the other ones remain can I have a partial denture till the rest fall out or will that cost me more or will it be cheaper to have them all removed and have a full set. Every time I ask my dentist this all she says is it’s best to remove them but I want to keep my own teeth as long as I can why fix the ones that ain’t broken yet

I can't really answer about full and partial dentures, but I can sympathise with you as I'm in a similar position to you.
I have only three top teeth left at the back and hate my denture.
I've lost all mine through gum abcesses over the past 15 or so years and now it's started on the bottom teeth too.
I hung on to every tooth as long as I could and often ask myself if it was worth it and constantly take Ibuprofen.
The only difference is mine started in my early forties and I'm now mid fifties.
I'm so sorry for you.

Can you see another dentist for a second opinion. Do you know what is causing the bone loss?. You are very young to be losing so many teeth. Can you afford implants?

Is there anything g you can do to prevent further damage?

I would see another dentist.

I would be concerned about the bone loss at your age and your dentist only concerned about removing your teeth

Don’t know if it is possible but ultimately could you have implants.

I don’t know what’s causing the bone loss she never said she doesn’t say much due to language barrier. I can’t afford implants I’m going to find it hard to pay the nhs rate for a full plate which is over £200. Nothing I can do to provent the damage, she said they will fall out in time anyway. my bottom teeth are fine it’s just my top

I suffered toothache my entire adult life...perfect teeth until I was 21 and had my first filling. All downhill from thereon, to the point where I was in agony pretty much daily. I made the decision to have my whole top set of teeth removex (the ones that were left !) and get false ones. Best thing I ever did - free from pain, and I can still do everything !!!!! And nobody knows. Point being....it really isn't the end of the world...I thought it was as well....but 11 years later, its still the best decision I ever made

OP you say you have always attended regularly?

If this is the case then your teeth coming loose should not have been a surprise to you because you should have been told you had gum disease/bone loss. If you weren't told this and offered treatment well before your teeth became loose then on the face of it the dentist has been negligent.

It's something you could look into as if you have been attending as you say maybe this could have been prevented?

Ask for a referral to a dental surgeon / consultant at the hospital.

Your dentist should be able to talk things through and explain all your options - if you don’t feel able to do that with your current dentist, could you look for another opinion? The beginnings of gum problems should be picked up at a checkup so they can be managed, and not progress to bone loss.

My colleague got partial dentures while he’s waiting for implants on his upper molars, and was told that they can sometimes damage the teeth they link on to, so I would look for advice on that too. Logically, I would guess they need strong teeth to act as a support for them, but I am not a dentist.

If you have bone loss that implies you have bone loss all over your skeleton and may have osteoporosis.

Has your dentist mentioned this?

Do you have absent periods or irregular periods? Or a history of an eating disorder or low weight?

Or is the bone loss due to receding gums caused by gingivitis?

Your dentist should be giving you an answer to why you have bone loss at only 29.

What have they said? You need to ask.

You need a new dentist. You say part of the issue is a language problem- is your dentist the one with a language problem?

It sounds as if you have had very poor treatment from them. If you had gum disease it ought to have been treated with regular 3-monthly periodontal cleans to remove scale and help your gums heal.

what's been going on? I think you ought to go somewhere else.

Thanks for the reply’s.

My dentist is the one with the language barrier she doesn’t seem to understand what I’m saying and doesn’t my answer my questions.

She has never mentioned gum disease to me. September last yeah when I went for my yearly cheek up she gave me an x-ray and that’s when she notice the bone lost and recommed a de scale which I done and told me to see the hygienist which again I did. After that they seemed to fall out more regularly.

I she hasn’t mentioned osteoporosis to me. I’m not undrweight or have a eating disorder. It all kinda of started a year after I had a miscarriage I don’t know if that has something to do with it, also my mother had the same issue but in her early 40s

I’ve never had a filling or a crown and my teeth are really in good condition so she told me it’s just the bone lost.

Every time I see her she just sits there and it feels like I got to tell her the problem and what I want her to do but I’m not the dentist she is. She doesn’t really explain things well. my regular dentis left and I’ve been seeing her for over a year now as she has taken his place

I have tired to find a new nhs dentis Close in my area (as I don’t drive) and the other nearest one to me isn’t taking new nhs patients at the mo

Also my periods are regularly as clockwork never had any problems.

Iv been told I can’t have implants even if I could afford them as I don’t have enough bone for them to attach them too or something she said

Could you save up and visit a private dentist for some impartial advice. It would cost a bit but at least you would have a second opinion.

I think you have to sign up with a different dentist. If you can't understand your dentist or she you, then its a pointless and risky exercise. Get to someone else quick.

OP, have your teeth literally just fallen out of your head rather than been extracted by the dentist?

I have had a lot of dental issues in the last year caused by clenching my teeth, and had a tooth that became slightly mobile because of this. My dentist explained to me that there were grades of tooth mobility teeth progressed through before they were loose enough to come out. Mine was bordering on grade one, which means it was moving less than a millimetre, then you go through grade two and three, but even then she said a grade three tooth was likely to be an easy extraction as opposed to falling out in your lunch. Mine wasn't linked to gum disease or bone loss, I'd basically rocked it in its socket, which she said was quite unusual. I was immediately referred to the maxillo-facial team at the hospital to try and get to the bottom of my issues. I really think you need to ask to be referred on to a specialist, urgently.

How many years have you been attending that dentist OP.
I'm a dentist but not practising at the moment. IMO this is gum disease and will have started some time ago. It seems it hasn't been detected by the dentist you saw previously. You are very young to be losing your teeth so it may be that it is an aggressive form of the disease.
I don't say this lightly but if you have genuinely been attending since childhood and now are losing your teeth you should consider whether there has been negligence.
If so you may be entitled to compensation which would enable you to afford to pay for the treatment you need. You can have bone grafting prior to implants so may be suitable in future when your gum problems are stabilised.

Please go see a different dentist, even if you have to travel a bit for it. It's ridiculous that your teeth are falling out and you don't even understand why. I know a ypung person with severe teeth problems but they had chemotherapy for almost a year! It's not normal OP. Please go see a different dentist to see if something can be done.

You can't have implants if you have bone loss, you need a certain amount of bone to implant into.

Have you spoken to your GP? Tooth loss at your age is unusual and there could be a linked condition.

However please don't worry about having false teeth. I had a partial denture at 16, on a plate at first and subsequently maryland bridges. Apart from avoiding corn on the cob and one or two other awkward foods they don't cause me any issues and never have.

another poster has just said they can do bone implants where there is bone loss.

denstists now do all they can to conserve teeth.

a bad one will want to rip them all out because they can't be bothered to treat you properly or spend time on doing anything complicated.

you ought to go now to your GP. You need a referral to a dental dept in a hospital or even a dental hospital if there is one in your area.

I agree with the other poster who said this may be a case of negligence. I see a hygienist 3 x a year to keep my gums healthy. If you never had regular descaling and cleaning at the dentists, this could be why your gums are so bad now, but that could be their fault for not advising you.

How many years have you seen this dentist and i s it the same one?