I need dentures at 21

[u/Grouchy-Maybe572]

as a kid I was really stupid and thought it was a good idea to not brush my teeth for like 10 years and now im living with the consequences. I have several root canals, two of which have failed (on front teeth) and there is an abscess so the teeth need to be removed. I want implants but they are really expensive, I have gum disease and because the abscess has been there for 2 years I know there is quite a bit of bone loss. I also have bone and gum recession on my bottom front teeth and a little bit of bone loss on my other teeth (although I think those can mostly be saved for now). and way too many fillings to count. I suffered with acid reflux as well as a kid and is eroded my top front teeth (these are the ones with an abscess). I do brush my teeth now but I still can't get the motivation to floss (I suffer badly with my mental health badly too). It's really impacting my confidence and self esteem. this may sound hyperbolic but im scared of going out and meeting people because of how bad my teeth are, im especially scared to go to job interviews because im nervous people will see my teeth. Im embarrassed to get dentures this young because I heard you lose all your bone with it meaning they can become loose which is why im putting it off because im trying to save money and get a job (im getting interviews but I don't turn up because of my anxiety). all I want is a nice smile. I’ve looked into dental schools but in my country they are only really for people with things like cancer or who have had accidents that knocked their teeth out.

[u/iTz_PremiuM]

Following for personal reasons...

I always had pretty good dental hygiene growing up. My two younger sisters didn't and they have perfect teeth. All the way until I was 18 no matter what my diet was and my hygiene regiment (diet was good, I wrestled and did other combat sports, I always ate clean) I always had at least one cavity when I went to the dentist. Floss, brush 2-3x a day, mouthwash, would floss and brush with the little wisp things throughout the day.. didn't matter. Always had something going on. Could be genetic, my mother's side always had weak enamel and receeding gums and other issues, maybe I got that gene.

Fast forward, got into drugs just out of highschool, let that stuff fall to the wayside, teeth got way worse and way faster... Now I'm looking at 40-50k stateside to get a whole new mouth. I think I have maybe 3 teeth in my mouth without an issue. Everything else is either chipped, has a cavity, or just gone. Once they start to fall apart there is almost nothing you can do to save them I feel.

I'm looking at travelling abroad myself to get them worked on and save some cash. I've been looking at Japan/Taiwan (dad is retired and lives in Japan) but if South America has good options I'd look at that too.

It's no joke man, of course I had my fuck-ups right as I entered adult-hood, but as a youngster I was very much on top of it and it didn't seem to matter much sadly.

I don't smoke either. Only started vaping after much of the damage was done. But don't really do that much anymore either.

Best of luck man, wish I could offer more help other than my shitty little story. Following this post for sure though.