Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Dental Health Community
This patient support community is for discussions relating to dental issues, bridges, cavities, crowns, orthodontics, and x-rays.
tooth extraction
by nidas, Nov 15, 2007 05:04AM
I recently took my father to the dentist because his dental bridge needed to be resized to fit his shrinking gums...The dentist took xrays and suggested he get the rest of his teeth pulled and a full set of dentures..my father has no pain from any of his existing teeth and has never had a toothache..why would the dentist suggest pulling them out? Isn't it always better to leave any teeth if possible? My understanding is that full mouth dentures are not very comfortable especially the bottom ones. Why wouldn't you leave some of the teeth for anchors to attach an overlay denture?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Post Comment
