Got 37 years instead of 20!!!!
09-25-2011, 08:16 AM
#21
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I have worked for a general dentist for many yrs. So many people has asked me "What would you do." Well, my dh had to have his front tooth removed, now mind you he did have a root canal done, his side of family has perio disease, after yrs of doing perio work, decided to have tooth removed and implant put in place. His smile looks so natural and he just LOVES his new tooth. I guess the answer to the question everyone has asked me, I will do whatever I need to, to keep my teeth as natural as possible. The final decision is really yours and what makes you happy. Ask all questions before they do anything such as bridge versus implant, removable one tooth partial. There are many things to ponder.
09-25-2011, 08:39 AM
#22
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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I just had a crown put on a front tooth that had a root canal about 30 years ago. It looks and feels fine but I hope the old root lasts after all the money I put into this tooth. I concur, getting old sucks but it beats the alternative!
09-25-2011, 09:58 AM
#23
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Location: Centerville, WA
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My teeth were soft & chalky & would not hold any type of filling & had so much pain with them. So I have had dentures for over 40 years now & still love them. Have never had a problem with them & have only had them replaced once. I have never had to use anything to keep them in place.
09-25-2011, 10:30 AM
#24
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Location: Benicia, Ca
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I had gum disease for ever, my old dentist always refused to pull out my front teeth and replaced them with a bridge, for years I went thru bad breath, pain, loose teeth and misery. My new dentist agreed that the teeth had to go, it took 2 sitting to pull out 3 front teeth and replace them with a bridge, it has been 5 years, and I have enjoyed so much being able to bite into food without pain!
09-25-2011, 11:40 AM
#25
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happened to me too. front and top tooth, crown just fell out one day. so I've been sporting that red neck look for a few months till I can afford to get em fixed. I hate the dentist. but, I guess he'll be my new best friend once this is done and I can smile without small children screaming
09-25-2011, 01:21 PM
#27
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Location: Renton, WA
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I had to have a crowned tooth pulled. It was causing so much pain they tried to do a root canal. But when the dr. was doing it, she noticed that there was a hole in my root. So pulled it was. I didn't get an implant because it was the very back top tooth (no one would see it) and the lower back tooth is overlapped by the remaining upper tooth, so no migration of the lower tooth. I have been happy with it. I couldn't get a bridge because the tooth next to the one being pulled had a crown, too. I grind my teeth and the damage was done by the time we figured that out.
09-25-2011, 02:25 PM
#28
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Location: Nevada
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I had a crown (due to a root canal) for more than 30 years in the lower front. The tooth actually cracked under the crown about 10+ years ago, but kept hanging in there. The only choice for the front per my dentist was an implant, a bridge would not have worked. Decided to do it because my husband was retiring and we would no longer have dental insurance.
It took a while, which I started last year (started Aug last year -finished in January of this year), and only took so long because I required a bone transplant, since the jaw is so thin there and the endodontist had to chip out the tooth root (bone part).
However, it has been great to not have worry about eating anything anymore, since it's been finished.
It took a while, which I started last year (started Aug last year -finished in January of this year), and only took so long because I required a bone transplant, since the jaw is so thin there and the endodontist had to chip out the tooth root (bone part).
However, it has been great to not have worry about eating anything anymore, since it's been finished.
09-25-2011, 03:52 PM
#30
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Location: montana
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Originally Posted by shnnn
I don't think there is a perfect solution for everyone - but I was only 29 when I had my bridge replaced - if I assume the tooth will last 15 years that's a lot of removing/reinserting implants! My husband is at the point of wanting all his teeth pulled and dentures (at 32), and after my last experience with the dentist I'm not too far behind. It's not that the dentist was rough on me at all, but having a crown on a tooth with no root canal is the most painful thing I've ever experienced! Lesson of the year - even if you think you like the dentist you're seeing - check with someone who's been seeing them for many years. All of the dental work we are having done now is repairing what our last dentist did - hubby has about $8000 worth of repairs that need done, and mine is around $4000.
teeth. DH has had some for 15 yrs. but find a dentist who has
done a lot of them & keeps up on the latest dental education.
Implants are VERY expensive ! I would only choose them if
there is not choice. I have 3 in places that my crowns just
could not be replaced. figure #3,000-$3500 per tooth !
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