r/Dentalimplant

I have an old root canal with caries because it broke. It’s 20 years old. The dentist said I need an extraction and I am candidate for an implant. It’s the #13
They said they can put the implant on the same day of the extraction, but I am worried about infections and nerve damage. It’s also so expensive.
I already lost 2 and this will be #3. This is so sad to me because I am so scared. I have had depression recently and now have a lot of anxiety. I can’t even sleep well. Thinking on what to do. I still have more teeth that need attention, but this one making me sad because I can’t make a decision. Just extraction or put an implant. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks for reading my post.

https://preview.redd.it/utavgky3wdkh1.png?width=518&format=png&auto=webp&s=264e457396951d123eb93101e92523c394600d67

This is the result after implant and crown. Is this what it should look like? I am concerned about how long the tooth looks compared to the others. Is there a clinical reason for this? (I am whitening my teeth now that I have my crown in place so disregard the shade difference)

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Hi! I’m hopefully about to be getting all on x implants. I do taekwondo and only just got to the point where I can start sparring. Hits to the face are not allowed but I’m sure realistically it happens occasionally.

Any thoughts/recommendations/experiences with this sort of thing and having full mouth implants? I’m sure I’m going to have to take some time off or at least take it easy at first (against my will lol) but I absolutely don’t want to have to give it up.

I had a tooth extracted in May and just got the implant today. When I asked my dentist how long I should ne careful about what I eat, he said I could basically eat anything as soon as the anesthesia wears off. I should only avoid alcohol and smoking for the next few weeks.

Can that be right or is my dentist waaaaaay to careless? I am so confused about what to eat and would probably stick to soups, soft toast and scrambled eggs at least until the stitches are removed.

Has somebody else heard this from their dentist?

My dentist for almost 20 years suggested i have my front teeth removed due to failed crowns.

I was quoted verbally 2850.00 for the teeth and that in 6 months i would have my smile back I said ok and paid the 2850.00. fast forward 4 months, today i went for my cleaning and the fill in dentist said lets get you a quote for 2 back teeth because . both back teeth had the crowns. break. the quote was 4000.00 per tooth.

I said that's crazy as I'm only paying 2850 for the 2 front teeth. the regular dentist is out on medical so I can't talk to him. during this entire process, the practice merged with a group.

I'm kind of stuck with missing 2 front teeth and 2 implants in my gums that i had spent all my money on not knowing there may be more costs. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Hi all. I have a couple of taper screw implants that were put in by a dentist in Texas. I now live in Charlotte NC and I have had no luck finding someone who can tighten the screw on a loose implant. I've been to an oral surgeon who has confirmed that it is just a loose screw, but my current dentist tried to charge me $800 for the cost of the tools that are needed to tighten the screw. I went for another consult and was referred to a prosthodontic who hasn't been returning my phone calls. Never in a million years did I think that a loose screw on an implant would be this difficult, but somehow it's stumped the folks that I've consulted with so far.

Any advice on a provider I can go to? Thanks!!!

I’m kinda nervous I am getting my top front tooth and the smaller one right next to it pulled on Thursday and getting implants. Gonna have a retainer with two fake teeth for 6 months. Going to someone that was highly recommended but I like my natural smile a lot. The two teeth had root canals and they’re just not viable anymore so I’m kind of getting ahead of it before they break. Any words of encouragement are welcomed and anything I should know for recovering.

So so i took the cbct and went to dentist in hopes of implantation and he told its not possible there is bone loss so we have go for dental bridge and for that i have to get root canals fone in two perfectly healthy teeth ( sounds sad cause everything went down after root canals for this tooth to the point it lead to extraction so volunteering for root canals troubles me and leaves me sleepless ) im just 18 and its the front upper side my central inscissors🥀
He told you can get the bone graft done but since your moving abroad in 40 days its not possible and you have to stay toothless for a year and i the other thing is i start crying in clinic even definitely not abt the pai like even when talking about it i just brokedown it felt embarrassing its has happened for last 3 vists ( i feel like im mourning it ) is it normal ? Maybe i have been going to dentist since October for rootcanala apicoectomy extraction and haveen in pain all along with no relief till now . I changed my dentist after February cause i had a weird feeling and now im grateful that i changed but i feel helpless like the world is ending. ( wish i didnt faint and fell on face to the ground in October

I dont wanna remain toothless for a year in my first yr of college 😔😭 are dental bridge a good option

A couple of weeks ago I had my left lower second molar pulled because it had a crack in it, so that was the only option for "treatment" otherwise I would not have had it pulled. It was the first and hopefully only tooth I'll ever have to have pulled.
My dentist recommended a bridge rather than an implant and told me the reasons why but I can't remember them all. I know a bridge will be cheaper but that's not the only reason why he suggested it.
I'm mostly worried if I do it, it won't be all it's cracked up to be and I may have some issues with it and will wish I'd just left the gap there. I've read both positive and negative experiences on here so I know it could go either way. I hate the feeling of that gap there and even though it isn't really noticeable by anyone else because of the location I'm still self conscious about it. I'm still chewing on my right side for now which is not my natural chewing side and I've hated it. I know I can eventually go back to chewing on my left side but will it feel weird with the permanent gap there? Will I be able to chew normally again? I have a friend who had the exact same tooth pulled many years ago and never had any problems and said chewing is normal on that side. I guess I'm just skeptical of both getting a bridge and just leaving a gap there.
So I guess I'd just like some opinions and thoughts on your experiences with bridges vs not doing anything. I'll be going back in November for my cleaning and further assessment on what he wants to do. I'm going to make my own decision of course though.
Btw, I"m 55, do not smoke. The tooth behind the one that was pulled has a filling. I have wisdom teeth on bottom that never came in because they are both laying flat pointing inwards and dental surgeon said it would do more hard than good to try to remove them at my age.

I’m getting an implant on Thursday of this week. I lost that tooth when I was a young girl so it’s been over 3040 years since I have not had a tooth in that place. There’s no bone there so I’m not sure where they’re gonna put an implant and that’s kind of making me nervous. They said I would not be put to sleep and it would only take an hour and a half. Can you guys walk me through what the process might look like?