Cmarie,

I will answer your last question and then repost your last statement...

<<Has anyone reading here made the decision to pull them all and regretted it? Is there a threshold you should reach before making that decision? >>

IN 30+ YEARS IN DENTISTRY I HAVE NEVER HAD A PATIENT REGRET THE REMOVAL OF THEIR INFECTED TEETH. YES, THEY HAD TO ADAPT TO PARTIALS OR DENTURES. YES, IT WAS DIFFICULT AT THE BEGINNING. BUT WHEN THEY REALIZED THEY TRADED THEIR TEETH FOR THEIR HEALTH... THE JOURNEY WAS WORTH IT.

I THINK THIS SAYS IT ALL...
I am no longer concerned with finances or cosmetics - only my overall health, so I think the decision is obvious, but I am clearly struggling with the obvious...

AND IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS DECISION. BUT ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT AND FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU FEEL ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU.

Bryanna