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Guess I really need to speak to my dentist again, did not get a chance to do that since they only took a x-ray and showed it to him. It does feel more normal and the weird little noise is gone. It doesn't wiggle around or feel loose. Hopefully at my next visit (in a month), I will find out if it has to come out again...
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Guess I really need to speak to my dentist again, did not get a chance to do that since they only took a x-ray and showed it to him. It does feel more normal and the weird little noise is gone. It doesn't wiggle around or feel loose. Hopefully at my next visit (in a month), I will find out if it has to come out again...
Just wanted to update... so the verdict is the implant will come out, next week . I have to say that I am super disappointed, did not expect to be one of the small percentage for whom this did not work. I did not go the "fast" route, waited for about 9 months for the extraction site to heal, had grafting material placed, implant placed with no issues, no pain and let that heal for a year before getting the crown added. Do not smoke, do not have diabetes, I brush at least twice a day and floss daily.
At the moment I don't think I will try again, too expensive of a gamble to take... it does not help that I travel almost an hour and a half each way to get to my dentist. Ugh. Feeling really depressed about it.
Anyway... hope you have more luck if you are getting an implant!
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Just wanted to update... so the verdict is the implant will come out, next week . I have to say that I am super disappointed, did not expect to be one of the small percentage for whom this did not work. I did not go the "fast" route, waited for about 9 months for the extraction site to heal, had grafting material placed, implant placed with no issues, no pain and let that heal for a year before getting the crown added. Do not smoke, do not have diabetes, I brush at least twice a day and floss daily.
At the moment I don't think I will try again, too expensive of a gamble to take... it does not help that I travel almost an hour and a half each way to get to my dentist. Ugh. Feeling really depressed about it.
Anyway... hope you have more luck if you are getting an implant!
Too expensive?? Does the dentist want to charge you for the replacement?? I am a dentist who places implants and I never charge extra when an implant fails to integrate.
Too expensive?? Does the dentist want to charge you for the replacement?? I am a dentist who places implants and I never charge extra when an implant fails to integrate.
As I understand it, I would have to pay again. Wish I was your patient
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As I understand it, I would have to pay again. Wish I was your patient
Good grief, hopefully it was relatively cheap then. Mine are not the cheapest but I tell patients they are not buying a screw in the bone, they are buying a final product and I do whatever is needed to get them there.
Good grief, hopefully it was relatively cheap then. Mine are not the cheapest but I tell patients they are not buying a screw in the bone, they are buying a final product and I do whatever is needed to get them there.
I am not sure what is considered cheap, but I paid
$1594 for the crown, $545 for bone graft, $2186 for the implant and $497 for the abutment...total of $4822.
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The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~Henry David Thoreau
BTW. I have spent a LOT of money there (even though I am definitely not rich, figured my teeth are very important to me), been going here for close to 10 years, since we moved to this state. Overall I have been extremely happy and have recommended this dentist everywhere. This is the first time the outcome has not been what I hoped for. I am sure my dentist is not happy either... just sucks, but that is life, I guess.
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The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~Henry David Thoreau
I am not sure what is considered cheap, but I paid
$1594 for the crown, $545 for bone graft, $2186 for the implant and $497 for the abutment...total of $4822.
Those are very similar to my fees which I consider slightly higher than average, although this tends to be very dependent on geographic location.
My policy is similar to toofache's. In my office, if an implant fails to fuse with the bone (i.e. before the crown is put on it), I replace it for free.....UNLESS the patient is a smoker. Smokers pay full price for any re-dos. All patients are informed of this verbally and in writing before we start any implant procedure. Honestly, it rarely happens.
I test all my implants to make sure they are fused before sending the patient back to their general dentist for the crown. If an implant fails after the crown has been put back on, then I do not replace it for free, since I have no idea what the patient and/or general dentist have done to it.
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. I have to say that I am super disappointed, did not expect to be one of the small percentage for whom this did not work. I did not go the "fast" route, waited for about 9 months for the extraction site to heal, had grafting material placed, implant placed with no issues, no pain and let that heal for a year before getting the crown added. Do not smoke, do not have diabetes, I brush at least twice a day and floss daily.
