Dentist Wants to Keep Giving Me Partials
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I have always had problems with my teeth. They get chipped, discolored, decayed. It’s a constant battle. My dentist keeps just removing them and giving me partials. I’m frustrated because I’m only in my late twenties. He insists the teeth can’t be saved and the best thing he can do for me is to replace them with partials. Isn’t there at least something more permanent for fake teeth? I thought at this day and age we would get past things like dentures.
Florence
Dear Florence,
There are definitely options for you to have a more permanent, fixed tooth replacement. Two of the best are a dental implant and a dental bridge. My guess is that your dentist is not comfortable doing these procedures so he didn’t bring them up. Removable partial dentures are his comfort zone.
However, don’t push him into doing a procedure he isn’t comfortable with. While almost any dentist should be able to do a bridge, Implants are an advanced dental procedure when, if done incorrectly, can lead to serious problems.
The first thing I recommend you do is get a second opinion about the save-ability of your teeth. Every dentist has a varying degree of interest in saving natural tooth structure. Some will go above and beyond to keep your teeth for you. Others prefer just to remove them. This means while one dentist says a tooth can’t be saved, another might be able to restore it to health.
If they can’t be saved, a dental implant is the next best thing to your own tooth. As I mentioned before, it will be important that you get a dentist who knows how to that procedure. Dental school will not be enough. You will want someone who has great post-doctoral training.
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