Hi archie,
Your statement tells a very clear story for countless people all over the world ....<<<<Root canals are not a problem. I have root canals in almost all my teeth...and now it's time for dentures.>>>
Obviously your soda drinking contributed to your extensive tooth decay. But if the root canal procedure was the "cure" for those decayed teeth.... how come those teeth need to be removed? It sounds like you may have other contributing factors for your tooth loss but the idea of "curing" a decayed/infected tooth with a root canal was obviously a temporary means of retaining those ill teeth and not the cure to the cause of their illness.
I bring this point up in this forum because people are misinformed about the importance of the health of their teeth and without the proper education from their dentist they become so afraid to lose the teeth that are diseased.
Then at an older age....they are faced with removal of these teeth and concerned about wearing a full denture. You are fortunate in that you have been wearing a partial denture because you are already use to how that feels against your palate, etc.
The implant that is replacing #6 your right eye tooth..... how long has that been there? Will they be removing that along with the other teeth?
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by archie44
Root canals are not a problem. I have root canals in almost all my teeth...and now it's time for dentures. Reason? I was a Coca Cola drinker for years. I had Coke at my bed stand at night and would swish it around when I awoke at night if I had a thirst issue. (I know...really dumb...but I was in my 30's and of course, we are invincible at that age.
A week from tomorrow August 19, 2013, I will have all of my remaining upper teeth extracted. I've been wearing a partial for around 5+ years and that has now failed. I am scared to death. I'm a good golfer but the anxiety has me playing the worst golf of my life. (but that's another story)
I have the choice of having implants but am at the age where spending an extra 15k over the 25k all of this is going to cost doesn't make much sense to me. I already have an implant on my right eye-tooth #11 but maybe an implant on my left eye-tooth would be a good idea? Let me know what you think.
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