Jane,
Actually you should have 14 on the top and 14 on the bottom depending on your anatomy. If your mouth is very small then 12 and 12 would make sense.
Be careful when a dentist says the word "save".... this is usually a reference to root canal therapy or apicoectomies. Both of which accomplish the same thing ... nothing.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by KSMacy
Thank you again. I have learned enough about root canals, I won't let that happen with my husband -- thanks to you! I think the OS wants to see if there is the possibility of saving more teeth on the bottom to make him more comfortable with the partial denture. He wanted to see my husbands x-rays and arrange for the extractions.
One quick note. I counted the teeth in my denture and I have 24 - 12 top and 12 bottom. Of course the bottom one was cut short by the dentist. But the new upper was made that way with flat pieces of plastic covering where the molars should be. She had the upper made to meet the shortened bottom. Very weird and difficult to eat. I think 24 teeth is 4 teeth less than I should have.
Thanks again,
Jane
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05-16-2013, 02:56 PM
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