Thoughts? Husband, 81, was advised from heart and medical doctor to not have any procedures that require anesthesia. Now I need to know.....

If he has gum desease he needs them removed. The poison that is given off by the infection can cause problems. I would say, don't worry about the dentures. Some people do well with gumming it.

Really, this needs to be discussed with the Oral surgeon and the Cardiologist. Not a dentist, an Oral Surgeon.

My dad had 14 teeth surgically removed at one go.

I recommend giving him all the ice cream he will eat for the first week. This keeps the swelling down and helps minimize pain.

My dad was on blood thinners and the oral surgeon wanted instructions from his cardiologist. Pretty simple instructions, when to stop thinners, what to watch for and when to restart.

Oral infection can be deadly. I would get them pulled, even if he doesn't ever get dentures, you can work around that.

Prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

I didn't know anything about dentures and last year my husband started to say they were lose but due to health reasons we couldn't get to dentist (Covid precaution). So I bought orajel and he never complained. Last week he pulled teeth out at supper and they were mixed with coleslaw. It appeared that they were broken. When I got to dentist, the uppers are worn completely down and the ones on the bottom, the plate couldn't be fixed either. The xray shows he has severe gum infection, sinus infection and the remaining seven teeth will have to be pulled because none of the teeth can be saved. He is on an antibiotic for 7 days.

He's using the broken partial now and the same upper dentures. I just make sure food is in small pieces and soft (I've been doing for years - I shouldn't have given him this store brand of coleslaw because it wasn't fine).

He has a problem with varicose veins and that discomfort and pain set him in fretful behavior and he also has arthritis in hip and back and the primary does not agree with a hip replacement.

He is on blood thinner and our cardiologist knows the last surgery he had to repair hernias a few years ago affected dementia a lot. He doesn't react to pain or discomfort well. Other than that, we are on year 11th year of this journey. He does not recognize many every day items and together we find ways to find things he can help with.

I just wanted to know if he can keep what he has in his mouth now if I continue to give him soft foods. I took him to a place where he got his dentures in 1987 and they advertise for their affordability.

The dentist said it would take 9 to 12 months to heal before he gets permanent dentures. If it takes that long to heal - I thought he might experience a lot of pain and discomfort. He couldn't find words to tell me about his mouth problems and I just didn't know. I felt so bad for him. When I prepaid $2,300 he really got upset.

I feel like it is important the best be done for him. I checked with our regular dentist and he couldn't advice.

Is he on blood thinners? He will need to be off blood thinners for a while before any oral surgery, but this will pose a stroke risk. I know a senior who had a stroke in this scenario. Must be considered very carefully if this is your husband's case.

With clearance and a good oral surgeon, and with perhaps prophylactic antibiotics he is likely to do well with just a bit of nitrous has to relax him. I don't know that I would have them done all at once, and I would consult with MD and with dental oral surgeon for guidance. Can you tell me why these need extracting? Is there gum disease with pockets or is this decay? Has there been dental pain now?

It really doesn't matter what we say. If the Cardiologist does not give clearance, the dentist won't do it.

Me personally have had extractions, not on this scale, and only once have had pain and that was a dry socket that was corrected. Anything discomfort I had I used over the counter pain killers.

If ur husband is on blood thinners there could be problems too.

This is really something the dentist and the Cardiologist need to discuss.

I don't suppose his cardiologist would be too keen on the risk of infection from so many extractions all at once, either. What's the justification for them?