Hi Christine,

Depending on where you live and the dentists fees, full mouth
extractions with an upper and lower denture, costs will average
around $5000. Dentures are nowhere near as efficient or comfortable
as natural teeth. If you have money for dentures and your teeth are
salvagable I would strongly suggest you salvage your natural
teeth. I would only recommend dentures if your mouth is in
constant or persistant pain, if your natural teeth are too expensive
to fix (ie cost twice as much as dentures) or if the loss of your
natural teeth is inevitable within 5 to 10 years. Your dental
solution might also be in a partial denture so that you can keep
some natural teeth. See a dentist again and talk to him/her about
the condition of your teeth, the corrective measures needed and the
costs involved for both a restoration of your natural teeth and
dentures.

In the meantime I suggest you join one or both of these Yahoo!
groups. You'll find answers to your questions, new denture wearers
your age and more. They are:
Denture Wearers Anon -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/denturewearersanon/
or
Denture Adventures - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dentureadventures/

Those two groups are moderated (no porn, sexually motivated or
argumentative people allowed) and more active. I would also suggest
you read the archives of this and other groups to get a good
understanding of the difficulties new denture wearers experience.
Remember, once your natural teeth are pulled there's not putting
them back in. Make this decision carefully. Good luck!

Cutler




--- In Denture_Dentures@yahoogroups.com, "mysticdragonus"
<mysticdragonus@y...> wrote:
> Hi..my name is Christine and I'm 34. I have very bad teeth.
> Misaligned, crooked, overbite. I've dealt with this all my life
and
> was very ashamed to smile and if affected my self confidence. I'm
> still struggling as the last 5 years my bottom teeth have shifted
and
> become very crooked to the point where one of my very front bottom
> teet protrudes almost straight forward. I had not been able to
visit
> a dentist regularly due to finances. Although I do brush twice a
day,
> floss and keep up with oral hygiene. I've had fillings in the past
as
> a teen.
>
> Just about a year ago I went to a dentist to see about getting
some
> work done to correct my problems, hoping to get braces.
Unfortunately
> it seems I am having bone deteriation on my lower teeth. Which is
> causing the shifting. And braces will be a decision not
worthwhile.
> So I stopped seeing the dentist as he wanted $4000 to continue. I
> can't afford it.
>
> My uppers are straighter than my lowers now, which used to be the
> opposite, but still unsightly to me.
>
> I'm considering dentures the next year, and am very scared and
> nervous about them.
>
> My questions are....when I get my teeth pulled, do I get dentures
the
> same day. I don't want to be walking around with gums..LOL How
> expensive are they? Do they have different types and prices? Do
they
> have dentures which look normal and not so fake (I've seen a lot
of
> those around). I've been reading some posts here and am seeing
some
> stuff I never knew about..what is Immediates, relined???
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Future denture wearer.
> Christine