dental implants

[Mothball]

i'm missing about 10 teeth and I heard that implants are good. Anybody have dental implants?

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[jafter]

They are very expensive and if you have that many teeth to replace you may want to get a bridge.

I lost my front tooth playing football about 15-17 years ago. I had my tooth bonded then I had a crown then finally the post broke and I had to choose between an implant or a bridge. It is a very tough decision.

With an implant they put one tooth in your mouth and let the titanium post fuse to your bone in your jaw or upper part of your mouth. Now I have heard of some cases where the bone does not accept the post and it will cause you problems. You should also check with your insurance company to see if they will cover any cost of the implant. My insurance company did not and it would have cost me 3000 for one implant.

I opted for a bridge in my case I have a permanent bridge, they do make removable bridges. The traumatic thing about bridges is they have to grind away the surrounding teeth to give the bridge a place to attach. It was very scary seeing your mouth with a space and 3 nubs that used to be teeth in your mouth. My insurance paid half for my bridge and it cost me about 1200 for it.

Talk to your dentist and your insurance company to see what is the best fit for you. Good luck.

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[FUNKMAN]

I opted for a bridge in my case I have a permanent bridge, they do make removable bridges. The traumatic thing about bridges is they have to grind away the surrounding teeth to give the bridge a place to attach. It was very scary seeing your mouth with a space and 3 nubs that used to be teeth in your mouth


'traumatic' seems like a good word for the 'grinded teeth'. I have an upper and lower bridge, the upper has 7 teeth and the lower has 8. I had lost 7 teeth in a car accident and when i was made aware of the procedure my first question was "why are you going to grind down 8 of the remaining teeth?" when you just look at it at face value it doesn't seem sensible.
i've had the bridges since 1988 and they've been 'adequate'. i hardly ever notice i have an upper bridge but the lower bridge has felt 'too large' or like a 'mouthpiece' since i've got it. I lost some jawbone in that area so that's a factor.
The upper one has come loose on two occassions and had to be re-cemented in with the 'permanent' cement.
IMPORTANT! If you get bridges and they feel loose have them re-cemented. Food will get under the bridge and the 'grinded' tooth below that's supporting the bridge will rot away and you will not notice til you have some major damage. It happened to me and and they had to re-build the 'grinded teeth with pins, a post, and some hardened material.

Recommendation! If you live in New Jersey there is an EXCELLENT Dentist in Colonia, his name is Dr Horowitz, he is meticulous, and always explains every detail. He performed all my repair work'

The Dentist who did the original bridge work was an 'animal'. Dr Caputo in Kearney.

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