I have some horrible teeth, thanks to poor eating habits and even worse dentists (military, state and con jobs).

A few years ago I dropped a few thousand into "fixing" the issues. And last year had several dentist "fix" the fixes. All of which are now falling out, like noting had been done. Back to square one.

I'm kicking around the idea of getting all-on-4 implants. Anyone have these? What's wearing dentures like?

Are you sure your teeth aren't worth saving? Maybe you can find a high quality dentist who knows what he/she is doing.


Let's see what everyone else has to say.

I have had one crown and that is the only one I will ever do ---- the thing hangs around OK but it gives periodic issues and minor pain as part of the package deal.

DesertRat

I went with Art's plan ...

I also went to Affordable Dentures 10 or 12 years back and got an upper-plate .  with removing the last 7 or 8 teeth and leaving with a temporary plate the same day it cost just under a thousand bucks.    Then 90 days later I got a permanent upper plate and they relined the temporary plate to fit just like the permanent one.   So I have a spare too !  

99% of the time I forget they are not my real teeth.  And the only time I use any adhesive is if I'm going roller coaster ridding or planning on keeping up with OldFeller on a crooked road   .  

and    :    I feel good about my smile now .  

and    :    NO -- Your girl will never know you wear a plate unless she comes into the bathroom while your cleaning it    or    you tell it !     Just  clean it once or twice a day and put it back in.   even for sleeping

DES:  I got lucky 14 years ago, the dentist who removed my teeth had hospital privileges, and mine were removed under general anesthesia. Dentures were fitted immediately. Cost was $1800 for full upper and partial lower. Your gums will take at least 3 to 6 months to heal, you'll go through a lot of soup/stew/scrambled eggs etc.
But, I LOVE my dentures, no more dentist visits.
I don't use adhesive unless an important engagement.  note: the uppers are held in place by suction, the lowers by gravity.  Modern methods may differ. If you are going for a full lower, ask the dentist to leave 2 eyeteeth on each side as an anchor. How old are you?
ps: natural teeth are better, but sometimes you have to face reality!

I want to know where y'all got the dentures for under $2k??? A dental mill, nation wide type?

I've spent over 3x that so far with dentists trying to save my real ones. The time before last was the most expensive, almost $3k and all the fillings have either come out or are rotting around the filling. Last December I went and the dentist argued with me as to which one was giving me the most trouble and I wanted it pulled and he said there was nothing wrong with it, I had to point out the issue on his xray. WTH am I paying for?

I just want them yanked and gimme dentures or all-on-4. My younger brother had the all-on-4 done back about 10 years ago and cost him around $15k, he took out a loan for that one.    They do look awesome though.

old rider, what did she do for teeth for 4 weeks? No way I could go 4 weeks toothless

My issue isn't the soft food stuff, it's having to deal with the public every day.