I hate my teeth!! They give me a lot of trouble and I just want them all gone.?!

I hate my teeth!! They give me a lot of trouble and I just want them all gone.?

I'm 15 and my teeth are really bad. I have quite a few missing already and a lot of bad ones and some are loose. I decided I just want them all yanked out, and my mom agreed that it's probly best since I have so many gone or bad and we don't have insurance for dental. How long will I sound funny talking after I have my teeth pulled? How long will it be before I can eat without it hurting? My mom says it's not so bad with no teeth, but I was wondering about sounding funny talking. I'm already really thin, so I can't afford to lose many pounds. It will probly be next year before I can get new teeth, but I don't care. I'd much rather go toothless like my mom than keep my ugly teeth and have toothaches all the time.

2 months ago
The few back teeth I still have are rotten and crumbling, and most of my front are loose and some of them are kinda rotten too, so I really don't want any of them "saved" if it's even possible to do cuz that will cost a lot I know. Besides, I really don't want to have to keep going back over and over everytime something happens. If I just get them all pulled out, I won't have to go back ever... unless I decide to get new teeth someday.

Wow, I am sorry you are having such trouble! I would suggest that you go to a local dental school to see if you can get treatment at reduced cost. If you remove your teeth now you will have a problem with your jawbone shrinking over time which will cause other types of problems. Your face might end up looking sunken. Getting new teeth (dentures) may not work for you as you are still growing and you will need to get replacements (which costs money) over time. If you gain or lose weight the way that they fit will change, and they could give you sores. This really isn't the way to go if you could get treatment somehow, even if you can't do all the treatment at once. Good luck!
JAMRDH - a dental hygienist

PS Not all hockey players have dentures, in fact none of the professional hockey team players I worked with in a former practice had them. Missing teeth yes, mouthguards yes too.