Should I Get All my Teeth Replaced?

[SadTooth]

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I am not able to take good care of my teeth. I have a mental health condition where one of the side effects is poor hygiene; I am particularly bad with oral hygiene. I've gone for 2-3 months at a time without brushing my teeth. Normally, I go for at least half a month without brushing my teeth. I am 22 years old.

Predictably, my teeth are already in bad shape. I have tons of cavities so huge that I can feel them with my tongue. Every single tooth in my mouth has a cavity or at least decalcification. My dentist noted some mobility at my last dental visit. At least two of my teeth are in pain right now. And every single tooth is sensitive to just brushing and mouthwash (it hurts to brush my teeth, not hurting the gums but hurting the actual teeth).

I can get the cavities drilled and filled, but I feel like my teeth are just going to keep deteriorating even after that due to continued poor dental hygiene. And it'll be an uphill battle. So I figured, why not just get full-mouth dental implants? So I have some questions...

1. How bad is the pain on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most painful? I know they probably put you asleep for the procedure, but I'm talking about afterward. And when does pain typically go away completely? 1 week after? 2 months after?

2. What are the chances of infection from a full-mouth dental implant procedure? And how severe are these infections usually?

3. Do dental implants get cavities? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I read that crowns can get cavities, so I wondered if dental implants could as well.

4. Do dental implants require a maintenance regimen similar to that of regular teeth? What happens if you don't do the recommended maintenance on your dental implants?

Thank you.

 

[Bifenthrin]

Dental implants don't get cavities, but you still need to brush them and floss between them to maintain gum health, otherwise they implants will fail. The mobility your dentist noted is most likely due to bone loss, so you already have periodontal disease, and depending on the severity may not even be a candidate for implants.

My suggestion to you is to work with your mental health care provider to figure out a routine or technique to improve oral hygiene. And if that can't be done... get dentures I guess. Though you have to clean those every day too unless you want fungal infections in your mouth.

 

[free99]

SDN is not for medical advice - Please seek the counsel of professional medical and dental providers. Closing thread.