Is it true that if you go toothless a long time you won't be able to wear false teeth?

When I was in 8th grade I only had 11 teeth left and they wern%26#039;t that great so my mom and me decided to just get them all pulled out. They needed work and it was gonna cost alot,and it was easier to just have them pulled. I%26#039;m 16 now and still don%26#039;t have teeth. How long can I go toothless before I probly won%26#039;t be able to wear false teeth if I decide to get a set someday?

Is it true that if you go toothless a long time you won%26#039;t be able to wear false teeth?
Wow! What an interesting situation. You will be able to wear dentures after a long period of time but they will be more difficult to fit because you are wearing out the bone in your jaw. It will get more and more flattened as the time goes by. You should contact a local dental school and see if they can help you out with low cost or no cost dentistry. Sometimes the students will do it for free if they need to do that procedure for graduation
Reply:I don%26#039;t know if it%26#039;s true or not. I haven%26#039;t had any teeth since I was in high school myself (going on 20 years), but then I haven%26#039;t tried to wear false teeth lately either. The set I have haven%26#039;t fit for years and I don%26#039;t even know where they are any more. Interesting tho.
Reply:Your bone starts to receed after so long. If you have no teeth then the bone pretty much just disolves..it doesn%26#039;t have anything to hold on to so their purpose is gone. I%26#039;m sure after a couple years it would be hard to wear dentures but you should at least try..their is nothing less attractive then a person with no teeth. And the dentist can fit the dentures to fit your gums to make them work. Talk to you dentist and see what he/she can do for you.
Reply:I%26#039;m not sure on that. The best thing is to ask a dentist, seeing as you did have them pulled, maybe you can as the dentist that pulled them, or call a dental school and ask one of the teachers.
Reply:As long as you have some of your permenate teeth in your mouth they hold your gum structure in place so that your gums do not shrink, you can get false teeth whenever you want too. My sister had one tooth in the front and that saved her gums from shrinking and she got false teeth on her parcial now she has teeth.
Reply:you will be able to wear them your gag reflex%26#039;s just don%26#039;t approve . i %26#039;m telling you the main thing your false chompers are good for is self-approval anyway



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