Posted on 01/12/2014 8:59:01 AM PST by gortklattu
Groucho Marx once said that Abscess make the heart grow fonder, but now it means that I will be losing a troubled molar and am looking at getting an implant to replace the tooth.
Have any of you had an implant?
Do you have any Stories or Advice to pass on to your fellow freepers?
My husband has had several and they have all worked out just fine, no problems.
I need one too....I lost a baby tooth two months ago and need an implant...
so any advice is appreciated.
Dental tech has come a long way.
In better times, I had a gold implant, then gold went up.
Had it extracted, sold off and went on a vacation to Fiji. I think I regret that.
Grab your dentist by the nads and explain to him how you two are not going to hurt each other.
My nephew just got one. It looks great.
I have some relatives that got them.. they despised partials for a bunch of reasons (painful, caused swelling etc). They are very happy and said that after a few months.. you actually “forget” it isn’t your “natural” tooth. I do know if you get nothing, the chances of the teeth around the missing one can fall out.
I have one and it’s wonderful. Just do some due diligence in finding an experienced dental surgeon to do the work.
I have one, total cost about 5K. It is a perfect replacement. I chose to have the tooth replaced not only for cosmetic reasons but not having the implant would have negatively affected my other teeth in that region of my mouth. I could have saved a couple of thousand dollars by shopping around, but I chose to have the procedure done by my periodontist of 12 years who has saved several of my teeth.
Get thee first to a great endodontist that does micro root canals and perhaps the tooth can still be saved.
Failing that, I've needed some tooth implants as well as bone implants.
Both require the very best oral surgeon you can find and afford.
I was unfortunate enough not to have found that wonderful endodontist until after having two root canal failures and needing to have the teeth extracted.
The bone and titanium implants have worked out well but don't expect the process to go quickly, as it does not, or at least should not.
We go to Tijuana Smiles in Mexico and it cost a fraction of what it cost in the states and the care is just as good.I got 3 crowns for 900.00USD and my American dentist wanted 4500.00USD!
Anyway, implants (titanium posts set in bone to mount crowns on. Titanium fuses well with bone) are the best option for permanence. A bridge type of tooth is removable and relies on two surrounding teeth for stability. Over time they need replacement as teeth shift in the mouth...if they shift...so it can be as expensive as an implant. So it depends on your age. A younger person would be best served by implants and crowns. An older person may want to opt for the bridge type of appliance.
Just relaying what I know from my dental surgeon.
Those are crowns. What about implants?
Friend had implants in her late fifties early sixties. All needed to be removed at 75. docs said they had about a 15 year lifespan.
Friend had implants in her late fifties early sixties. All needed to be removed at 75. docs said they had about a 15 year lifespan. She was shocked, she did it when she had more income and was not expecting to re do. I think she went to a bridge.
I thought that implants were permanent. Watching this thread with great interest, just had (yet another) damaged molar pulled and I think I got a septicemia out of it, so fighting fever with antibiotics and rest.
My dentist is quoting me about eight grand per implant. That’s a bit rich for me.
Wondering if I could get steel ones. “His name’s Jaws; he kills people”. :-)
This is an old tooth with a root canal/crown. The root fractured. My dentist referred me to an oral surgeon right away.
Over the last two years the tooth has had a lot of problems. I’m glad it’s coming out.
I place lots of implants from molars to incisors. Ive yet to have a failure. They’re easy to place and look and function like the original tooth. Go for it!
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