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DH has all his teeth, but now is going to lose one....last one in the back. We are now retired, and have no dental ins. Dentist said that he needs in implant, so neighboring teeth are not affected....thousands of dollars . Anyone not replace a pulled tooth, and not have any issues, years afterwards?
I also posted in the dental forum, but not much action there.
Over the years I've read that the bone from a pulled tooth will eventually disintegrate over years, but an implant helps prevent that. I don't know if insurance would cover that...if it's considered medically necessary. Maybe.
Does he have diabetes type 2? One of the side effects of that is losing teeth, I believe. Not sure why.
DH has all his teeth, but now is going to lose one....last one in the back. We are now retired, and have no dental ins. Dentist said that he needs in implant, so neighboring teeth are not affected....thousands of dollars . Anyone not replace a pulled tooth, and not have any issues, years afterwards?
I also posted in the dental forum, but not much action there.
Two years ago, I had to have an infected molar pulled that was one anchor for a bridge. Without some work, I would have been unable to chew on one side. I decided on two implants, which required a bone graft before installation. It took many months but had been worth the time and money.
As others have stated, I had given up dental insurance because the coverages offered were not worth the premiums.
Over the years I've read that the bone from a pulled tooth will eventually disintegrate over years, but an implant helps prevent that. I don't know if insurance would cover that...if it's considered medically necessary. Maybe.
Does he have diabetes type 2? One of the side effects of that is losing teeth, I believe. Not sure why.
No diabetes......an old filling that came out...not enough of the tooth left, to save.
Again, it's beyond me why dental health isn't considered part of overall health re: insurance. It's not as if teeth and eating were important or anything!
Again, it's beyond me why dental health isn't considered part of overall health re: insurance. It's not as if teeth and eating were important or anything!
I don`t understand either.....there are going to be alot of toothless people around.
When I lived in another state I had to have two molars pulled -- one upper and then later on one lower. Both times the dentist said I should get an implant and both times I said "thanks, but no thanks".
I now live in Tn and my dentist here said the areas where I had teeth extracted are doing fine -- no migrating teeth and no bone resorption. I don't miss them at all.
I hesitate to say so but I think 'some' dentists recommend procedures based on dollars more than need.
My aunt had to have a bunch of teeth pulled, and she got implants after bone grafts. She has Diabetes (insulin-dependant). She said it was like $30k or more when all was calculated. No dental insurance.
DH has all his teeth, but now is going to lose one....last one in the back. We are now retired, and have no dental ins. Dentist said that he needs in implant, so neighboring teeth are not affected....thousands of dollars . Anyone not replace a pulled tooth, and not have any issues, years afterwards?
I also posted in the dental forum, but not much action there.
I lost an upper tooth, 2nd from back 20 or so years ago. No mention of an implant when it was pulled. I had a dentist tell me that I should consider getting an implant maybe 10 years after the fact. And 10+ years later..still no implant. That one dentist told me that I would one day regret not getting the implant.
So far, that has not happened. I really don't miss the tooth and I never really think of it not being there.
I think it's one of those things where it could cause problems but I don't know that it's set in stone that it necessarily will cause problems.
Two years ago, I had to have an infected molar pulled that was one anchor for a bridge. Without some work, I would have been unable to chew on one side. I decided on two implants, which required a bone graft before installation. It took many months but had been worth the time and money.
As others have stated, I had given up dental insurance because the coverages offered were not worth the premiums.
Same here- no dental insurance because it does not cover the really expensive stuff anyway. Had one lower molar (next to the last in the back) pulled out exactly a year ago due to a rapidly ballooning acute abscess. Big relief after it was pulled out. No implant, no problems of any kind subsequently.
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