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Suggest Options Available To Get Artificial Teeth

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2014

Question: My FIL is 60 years old and he has been losing teeths one by one from long time. Now, he has only two teeths in the lower jaw and none on the upper jaw. this us making it very complicated for chewing. What are the options available to economically get a artifical teeth for this situation?

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
complete denture, removable, implant supported

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query.

the common economical treatment for the edentulous upper ridge is a removable complete denture.
for lower ridge, if the remaining two teeth are firm and have sufficient bone support we can take support of those teeth and fabricate a over denture. If teeth are weak then it has to go for extraction and then followed by fabrication of complete denture.

the second option will be implant supported dentures. Where an multiple implants will be placed within the bone and over that dentures will be fabricated. Here the denture will be fixed to the implants. But this treatment is expensive.
If I am your treating doctor, I would have suggested you to go for removable complete dentures.
I hope my answer will help you.

Take care.
If any queries are there reply me back.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S (2 hours later)

Thanks doctor.
what would be the approx. Cost of removal complete denture?

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
complete denture 10k to 20k

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
the cost of the complete denture starts from 12,000 to 20,000 (depends upon the prosthodontists and type of material used)

regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T