Almost toothless

I am, woefully, almost edentulous.  That word, for most people, has never been heard before.  It means "toothless" in dental lingo.  Over the years I have lost all but my anterior (front) six teeth on my upper palate, making chewing and digestion almost imposssible.  Your front teeth are your steak knives, your back (posterior) teeth, or your molars, are your chewers.  Without molars to chew I have had to run from the table because I've choked on food that had not properly been chewed before swallowing.  Not pretty, believe me, particularly in restaurants.

Since I'm only 55 and potentially could live another 25 years, I thought about implants.  It was either implants or have the teeth I have extracted and an upper dent\ure put in place.  Not likely.  My mother floated her teeth and I have no desire to spend the rest of my life like that.  I checked pricing and WOW !!!  That's a LOT of money.  Did more thinking and then decided to remortgage my house.  So.....  implants..... here I come!