Dental misinformation

[Fbcip2023]

Hello

I hope someone can give me so help on how I should go around this..

I had 5 teeth in total extracted (1 left side, 4 right) and my options were for dentures or implants. With implants costing in excess of £8k, I opted for denture for the moment. I'm only 35, so it's quite a big deal.

I was advised there was different prices for dentures, and after research I opted for the middle of the road ones, costing £500..

These dentures were fitted in June and have never fit properly, but have gotten worse as the months have went on. I have been back and they filed certain areas, but have basically said that's how my gums were at the time and there's nothing that can be done.

Due to them not fitting, and actually causing a lot of discomfort, I have only been wearing them I'f I have an event, but after a few hours I need to take them out. I have just found out that if you don't wear them constantly, your teeth will look to move and fill the space of the missing teeth and that I should have been told of all the issues that can arrise and that the best way is to get the cheaper set first and one gums have settled get permanent ones.

I was never told about gums shrinking/teeth moving and I feel I've been totally misinformed.

I'm NHS Scotland , and am an NHS patient but the dentures I have were private as they were not funded by the NHS.

What are my options as the dentist has already told me they can fix these ones, but I don't think I should have to be paying for a new set when the facts weren't laid out in the first instance.

TIA

Immediate denture so dentures that are fitted when teeth are extracted or shortly afterwards will always need either relining or replacing usually 3 to 6 months after the teeth were removed. Gums and the jawbone heal and change shape in this time. An immediate denture will also never be a perfect fit as the laboratory have to estimate what shape the gum will be after the denture is removed.
I would check your quotes and paperwork you have been given as this is pretty standard advice with this type of dentures. It is also worth knowing that dentures generally have a lifespan as gums will always remodel, if people gain or lose weight the fit will change they always need replacing.
You can ask to speak to the practice manager to say you aren't happy with the fit but for the reasons I said above and after this amount of time after the extractions no-one would expect the fit to be good and would expect you to need a reline or remake. You may have not understood what they were saying or they may not have been clear but this doesn't change the outcome. Sorry.