I'm a 58 year old female and have about 20 odd decayed/mobile teeth & root pieces in my mouth currently which I have been advised to extract & replace with denture / implants. I can chew food normally and dont really experience excruciating toothache as such. But from a look or smile perspective, my mouth looks very bad. I'm on medication for high bp currently. Had tuberculosis about 8 yrs back. Rest is fine. My questions are: 1. Should I extract teeth now. Is this the right time or I should put it off for later when i'm unable to chew? 2. Should I continue the same way since I can chew food now. Not sure if I will be able to eat with dentures / implants? 3. Dont experience very bad toothache now. So should I opt for extraction right away and invite pain? 4. If yes, I have been advised to extract all teeth in one sitting by my dentist. Is that risky. Are there any side effects? thanks.
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Consult in private for free. Will be happy to help u. Don't extract all teeth in one sitting. You can remove teeth that are useless first i. E. Root pieces and teeth that do not have teeth on opposite side. So that your chewing efficiency is not affected I would suggest that you should not go for complete dentures at this stage. Remove all useless teeth. Chew as long as you're comfortable with your natural teeth (unless cosmetically it is acceptable to u) you will have to go for dentures when your loose teeth are useless or starts paining.
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It is advisable to get all root pieces removed. And you can go for a denture or implant. Dont get it removed in one sitting. It is risky in your case, as you are having hypertension problem. At a time one or two are ok for you.
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