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Teeth Extraction
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Hello. I was wondering if anyone could advise on this. My partner needs probably all of his upper teeth removed due to gum disease and decay; he has a chronic phobia of dentists, hence the problems he now faces. We had to visit an emergency dentist on Saturday, who has said he needs treated asap. We have a 2 week holiday booked in just over 3 weeks, but I’ve been advised there could be a 12+ week wait for our local dental hospital to see him. We also need a dentist who will do sedation and calm nervous patients. I’m not actually sure where to start – whether to try an NHS dentist (which I’ve been told there are waiting lists for) or go private? He works, so he’d have to pay for treatment anyway, would the prices be much more going private? And would there be a recovery period before he could be fitted with dentures? He doesn’t want anything done this side of our holiday, but I am worried he could end up with another infection, the last two (in under 6 months) have had him quite poorly and needing antibiotics. My NHS dentist is not taking any further patients on.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.1) not all NHS dentist lists re closed = if in england, phone your local PALS who will let you know which ones in your area are taking om and then mke apt ASAP.
") are you going uk or abroad - if abroad, does your insurance compny know?
3) Prices for private treatment are vastly more expensive than NHS
4) yes, a recovery period would be needed before dentures
") are you going uk or abroad - if abroad, does your insurance compny know?
3) Prices for private treatment are vastly more expensive than NHS
4) yes, a recovery period would be needed before dentures
"He doesn’t want anything done this side of our holiday, but I am worried he could end up with another infection"
There you go,if you don't want a spoiled holiday filled with hospital visits and dentist visits and a possible emergency flight back to the UK when you should be relaxing then deal with this matter asap as a bad infection which has spread to other body parts could eventually become fatal from what I understand about infections, I know this could be unlikely and could be the high end of the scale but it's alway better safe than sorry.
I hope your partner gets well soon.
There you go,if you don't want a spoiled holiday filled with hospital visits and dentist visits and a possible emergency flight back to the UK when you should be relaxing then deal with this matter asap as a bad infection which has spread to other body parts could eventually become fatal from what I understand about infections, I know this could be unlikely and could be the high end of the scale but it's alway better safe than sorry.
I hope your partner gets well soon.