Its a big decision to make and one not to make lightly especially if your teeth however painful are decent looking and depends on the amount of teeth you have. Removing your teeth causes other problems I thought like your gums cave in unless your denches are in to support them and then denches rub and need to be re-sized. I guess your mum would be a good one to ask for advise if she was in the same position.

They can do wonders now. I like the sound of the prothesis teeth that screw in (about $5000 each but) you dont want to be on analgesia for ever to tolerate the pain but it would be awful to remove them and regret it.

What has the dentist told you? Are certain teeth worse then others? Any chance of a partial plate so you have some of your own teeth that are not damaged and the sick ones removed? I think even having a few of your own teeth help shape your mouth and help aid chewing on cetain food that might be eaten with difficulty with full dentchers. Just suggestions. In the end if the pain is that bad I would want them removed also. Ive had teeth removed because I couldnt stand the abcesses I was getting so now I hardly have any teeth. But I have kept the front ones and basically have no molers. Unless I laugh really loud you can see and the majority of the painful ones are gone.

Goodluck with your decision