i can't take the pain and infections anymore. my mouth has been piece mealed through the years and the pain is never ending. i think it's 'time'.

i'm going to start with onlyl an upper because of the cost and fear that upper/lowers will be too uncomfortable. the dentist has suggested uppers and lowers at the same time for a better fit.

can just uppers be fit properly to my lower teeth when i am missing one molar and will probably have a 2nd lower removed?

we talked about implants, but the dentist never heard of rsd. when i told him an external fixator with stainless screws in my arm for a fracture caused rsd and showed him my still atophied hand, he said it might not work. the pins on my fixator could be pulled out by hand for removal because the bone damage was so severe from rsd.

i'm on amoxycillin for 7 days for possible abcesses in a few roots and my gums. i have a refill for 2nd dose if this doesn't help.

i do have permanent bridge on my right side (span of 5 teeth) that i have never eaten on because it just feels too weird.

is this what dentures will feel like? i think i cracked the tooth holding the partial and also have a cavity under a cap on the lower teeth below it, so it's been a problem.

since getting rsd i've had several abcessed teeth and root canals (had unsucessful ones in the past) and caps are not an option. they don't stop the tooth from self destructing UNDER the caps!

is there any test a dentist can do to see if you are a good candidate for implants? i've heard that chewing is easier with implants.

right now i'm chewing on only 2 teeth in the rear of my mouth and i have almost no tearing food ability, so dentures can't be much worse right?

thank you