false teeth

[homerbart]

Hi everybody - anybody give me advice - for years i have been plagued with upper painful teeth and gums and now that I fell on them on holiday they are constantly aching. I am over 50 and was wondering should I get them removed and false ones put in.

Any opinion will help me make a decision.

[black orchid]

Its not for anyone to make that decision for you , Im 52 and have had false teeth for about 9 years, it was the right thing for me because my gums were receding and my teeth were coming loose , I have never regretted it .My dentist and i made the decision together so seek advice from your dentist , Remember false teeth have come a long way now my teeth are not perfect so look really natural , Oh another point to make if you do have false teeth have your teeth taken out and false teeth put in straight away Its painful but its much better in the long run

[Ice.Maiden]

You've just brought up an interesting question, black orchid. i've heard one or two people say the same thing about getting false teeth put in as soon as possible - but wouldn't it be best to wait until any swelling's subsided first, so that they produce a better fit?

[homerbart]

thanks black orchid - my friend got her teeth out about 16 years ago but she takes them out when she is alone at home - she says she can eat everything with her gums but not great with the teeth.

i know other people suffer with various disabilities so having this constant ache which is not mindblowing - i may learn to live with it for a year or two. thanks everybody for your comments - bye for now

[MrXLA]

Dentures are not and will never be an ideal replacement for natural teeth.
A tooth has a morphology specifically designed for its function and individual role in the mouth, it has a hard wearing (harder than bone by along way!) outer surface and an inner resilient (force absorbing surface) it has a sourounding ligament for proprioception (movement sensation) and is housed by specific bone.
An acrylic denture (or any full denture for that matter) however well made will never be an ideal replacement.
I would recommend you discuss alternatives if there are any in your case or consider a dental implant retained prosthesis if you could afford dental implant therapy.
However if you are going for full dentures it is definately better to have immediate placemnt however 3-6 months after placement those dentures would typically need to be replaced or relined due to the boney remodelling/'resorption' which occurs very rapidly early after tooth extraction.