# will i have to get dentures? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 5, 2000, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-have-to-get-dentures/39783 "2000-11-05T05:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ubermensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bcef8e/32.png) [@ubermensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ubermensch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-have-to-get-dentures/39783/1 "2000-11-05T05:11:28Z")
well? i take care of my teeth and all, but is it a sure thing that when i get old i’ll have to get dentures? i’ve never heard for sure, and all the old people i’ve me (well, 70+) have had them. but maybe they didn’t take good care of their teeth? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-have-to-get-dentures/39783/2 "2000-11-05T05:21:16Z")
Ummmm. Nope. My grandmother had her own teeth until she died 2 years ago at age 86(i think-she was born sometime in the 10’s). As a matter of fact, she had braces on her teeth for about a year 3 years before she died. It was kind of cool to see grandma with braces. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-have-to-get-dentures/39783/3 "2000-11-05T05:43:43Z")
Even if you lose all your teeth, a mixture of dental implants and permanent bridges will ensure that you never have to take your teeth out every night. If you have the money, and can stand the procedures.