Fully caught up with your thread Mollie, and hope all goes well for you tomorrow. It must have been a big step for you making your appointment, but you did it and its the first step towards gaining your confidence again and a lovely smile for good measure 
Yes, I second what Merz has said …good luck at the dentist tomorrow, Mollie
me too! Looking forward to hearing how you got on
Yes Mollie, best of luck with your visit tomorrow
Thank you so much ladies and gents. You’ve all been a great help and support and I truly do appreciate that.
When one’s eyesight is faulty folk wear specs, or when one’s hearing is deficient they wear hearing aids. Nothing wrong at all in that, but I still do feel a certain stigma with having to have false teeth.
I’ve always said “you’ll never see me with false gnashers” or “I’ll never have my teeth in a glass,” but it hasn’t been because I didn’t look after my teeth, which I did, and this is why it’s such a trauma for me.
Anyway, no room for self-pity. I’ve got me pictures and me questions in my bag ready for him tomorrow and I’m going to go in there full on and ask him to give me my smile back! Will report back tomorrow night. 
Mollie, remember - it’s better to have false teeth than no teeth at all 
I hope all went well Mollie. I have had no treatment for years apart from my six monthly check up. I don’t like going to the dentist even for the check up. I think you doing the best thing, it will lift your spirits no end. Best of luck.
Thank you, Mesco. I’ve had no treatment for years either apart from 6-monthly, and had my last tooth extracted when I was a child, apart from one that fell out from the back in November. 
Okay, update now. I did go to the dentist, although I very nearly backed out of it, but I forced myself to go for the consultation. I was literally shaking when I went in but I showed him the list of questions that I had to ask, which he answered quickly but in English that I could understand. Then he asked if I’d be willing to give him my email address so that he could answer the questions more fully, which I gave him.
I also showed him two photographs, one of which I put in here, but he asked me to bring the other one in next time I go on 16 April, when I have to have an X-Ray. He broke out in a huge smile and said that he now understood how self-conscious I’ve been and I said “can you give me back that smile?” to which he said yes!
He examined the inside of my mouth again and decided that I was NOT to have them all extracted at the same time, and that some could be saved, so he’ll be removing some of the top back teeth initially.
He told me not to worry about the cost as the complete procedure would still cost just £208, and I have the opportunity of “Pay As You Go” type of thing, so today I left a £30 deposit! I wish I’d understood this a couple of months ago. 
Anyway, without boring everybody about the whole procedure, which will be done over perhaps four months removing and replacing as we go, I’m feeling much more positive again now.
He told me I was luckier than most not to have had to have a single denture before the age of 62, so he gave me a little bit of that confidence back. 
There you go Mollie I’m glad it wasn’t as bad as you thought. In those 4 months you’ll wonder why you where so worried about it. :surprised:
Thanks again, Lynne. This is still enormous for me, but not as bad as it was.
Pleased that it went well for you.
Thanks lass. It’s good to know that there are supportive folk on here.
Am so pleased you’ve started the ball rolling Mollie I think you’ve got a really good dentist there and he’ll really look after you. Great :-D:-D
Thanks, Marian. Yes, he really is a lovely young man. I didn’t know he’d take the trouble to email me about my questions so that came as a complete surprise. Having spoken to my boss and his missus who also works for us, she said that their dentist was a “whatever” sort of person and had no “bedside” manner so yes, I’m very lucky.
So pleased all went well for you Mollie Hopefully you will feel a bit more relaxed for your next appointment. It’s good that the Dentist answered your questions more fully by email-sounds like he’s going to look after you.
He will, Merz, and I have absolute trust in him. As daft as it sounds, I’m starting to feel quite excited about this, although I’ll probably change my mind when the pain kicks in, but I can handle that.
Just caught up with this. So glad all went well and how good of him to e-mail answers to your questions
You’ve made that first step now Mollie, there’s no going back Well done
Ta muchly, Carmen. I have received an email from him tonight to which I will respond tomorrow.
I’st be alreet now. 
Glad that went well and there not doing them all at once
I think its would e a lot to hanndle
Yes Pixie, that’s what he said. He thought it would be too traumatic for me so I have to agree with how he wants to deal with this.