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You're taking it out of context. Read what it SAID - not what you want it to mean. But go ahead and spend money on cockamamie unproven fraudulent nonsense supported by people who want to suck the life out of your wallet. As long as it makes you happy.
I have a tooth that requires extraction; both adjoining teeth have RTC and need capping anyway. Still Dentist has recommended an Implant by telling me that gradually bone will deteriorate if you choose to go for a bridge as implant will not leave that scope. Implant is 3 times costly and process is scary. I think situation is right for a Bridge - Please suggest/recommend.
Thanks,
Vinit
I have a tooth that requires extraction; both adjoining teeth have RTC and need capping anyway. Still Dentist has recommended an Implant by telling me that gradually bone will deteriorate if you choose to go for a bridge as implant will not leave that scope. Implant is 3 times costly and process is scary. I think situation is right for a Bridge - Please suggest/recommend.
Thanks,
Vinit
It is -generally- a bad idea to use root canal teeth as anchors for a bridge. Once you have a root canal shaped for a crown, there is very little of the tooth left. Basically all you have is a post that sits where the root used to be, and the inner surface of what used to be the tooth. Although once it's crowned, it can serve as well as a healthy tooth could, it still isn't going to be as sturdy as a tooth that has a healthy natural root.
I'd get the crowns, and get the implant. But shop around for the implant. Don't look for "cheap" - look for "reasonably priced quality." A typical molar implant could cost anywhere between $2000 and $5000 depending on where in the country you're getting it done (don't even consider Beverly Hills, where you might pay $12,000 but that includes pedicure, mini-botox injection, and a appletini). And obviously don't consider Joe's EZ-Crunch Dental Clinic, where a solid gold-plated gen-you-wine plastic implant is only $1999.99 with every Zoom Whitening treatment.
AnonChick, you seem to be very knowledgeable. My dad got a tooth extracted 3 months ago and is looking at the implant route. He lives in another state during the winter and comes up to NJ during the summer. Do you know how long he can wait before getting an implant? How quickly does the bone deteriorate?
The process of getting an implant takes around 9 months to a year. The first part of the process is the tooth extraction. Bone doesn't deteriorate from that moment, any time soon...but bone grafting is typically done when there isn't enough bone in the first place, to implant, the implant. Think of it as a screw - since that's what it is. It's screwed into the bone, with the head of the screw sticking up just a tiny bit. And then a fake tooth is made especially to fit over that screw head.
So basically, you get extraction and bone grafting IF bone grafting is indicated. An impression is made of the mouth prior to extraction, so the dental lab knows what they'll be making to replace the extracted tooth.
Then it all has to heal - several months if there's grafting. A few months if there isn't.
Then the implant is implanted.. And that takes a few months to take.
Then the fake tooth custom designed by the lab to fit your mouth, and that specific space, is then affixed to the implant. The final part is just a the fitting, and is generally painless and doesn't require anasthetic or even pain relievers after it.
What if after the extraction you don't get implant, just leave the hole? I know dentists will say that the neighboring teeth would grow toward the hole, that the opposite tooth needs something to bite against. But I know some people who had lost a tooth (granted they were not molars) and never did anything about it. The neighboring tooth grew slowly toward the hole so the hole is only a gap now. They have no problems. Some already many years.
again please answer about a 65 year old diabetic getting implants. scars me since I have such a hard time healing from foot problems and think the same would be true for tooth problems
AnonChick,
.....The web site you linked to says this dentist falsely said Mercury fillings were toxic. Norway, Sweden and Denmark have all banned them. Do I believe that web site or do I go with the advice of the professionals I know and trust along with Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Regards,
I registered only to let you know that the No. European countries banned mercury fillings because of "the risk that mercury from products may constitute in the environment."
Here's a link:
[url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/03/idUS108558+03-Jan-2008+PRN20080103]Dental Mercury Use Banned in Norway, Sweden and Denmark Because Composites Are Adequate... | Reuters[/url]
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