Has anyone here had all their teeth extracted and gotten dentures instead of implants?

I'm dealing with a lot of cavities, root canal's and crowns and my dentist 🦷 s telling me he can't save my teeth and to get them all removed and get dentures. I made an appointment with a denture place and went for a consultation today, and the guy was very blunt and told me that he didn't see too much wrong with my teeth and that I needed to save them and that I would regret getting them all pulled.
It's apparently going to cost a lot of money for all that work, and my dentist said down the line I would still have more problems and lose the teeth anyway. Most of the problems are on my bottom teeth, so I am thinking of getting them all pulled and getting dentures. Would love to talk to people who have them and what they dealt with, etc. Feel free to message me or answer here.

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

I did that in my early 40s after years of dental issues. I had the same dental surgeon since I was a kid and to this day swear he was the only dentist that was always honest with me.
My gum tissue never adhered to my teeth enamel so most of my difficulty began below the gum line.
Except for root canals every dentist I saw lied to me about restoring my with very expensive procedures as you said. I wasted money on work, caps and bridges that all failed. I went through two sets of partials and was fed up.
I had touth bothering me so bad I sad screw the dentists, I had seen several, and went straight to my surgeon to have it pulled. While there he told me he was retiring in a year. There and then we had a talk about all i'd been through and what could be done. He was honest about the potential of saving what I had left so we made a plan for full extraction and dentures. The post mounted dentures didn't exist then.
It's a big transition. The days of tooth pain are over but eating with dentures is a new challenge and can have their own on and off discomfort. I'm told the post mounted can reduce those problems but I have an aquantance who had bone deterioration around the post. And those are far more expensive than dentures.
It's a tough decision but I wouldn't go back to those days of constant tooth pain. Some of us are just born with bad gum and tooth structure that constantly brushing and flossing won't help.

Mardrae · 61-69, F

@Gibbon that's how I feel too. I am not exactly a candidate for anything drilled in my gums though so it would have to be straight dentures for me. I'm also leaning towards having the cavities filled, the abscesses pulled, and then new partial. I'm concerned about losing more of my jawline. I already look at least 10 years older than my age because of the teeth I had pulled when I was younger.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Mardrae I had problems eating with partials. Lower being the most difficult to keep in place. Fortunately I have a deep upper palate and tall lower jaw bone structure. So full set solved that problem. I often get away without using adhesive. I also remove them to sleep which gives the gums a rest. My first set lasted 10 years then cracked. I've had my current set since then. I could get new ones if I wanted for 50% that's what insurance covers but I'm fine. I get sore spots now and then,, everyone does.