r/Dentalimplant

So i have a broken tooth which is 2/3 broken on surface root intact pulp exposed

I am going to implant it but my parents wanna get assured that can i do it here in college dorm while alone or special family care

I got 1 week off for next week so wanna do it ASAP else gotta wait by end of year

I’ve been researching dental implants recently and noticed that many people have very different experiences with them.

Some say implants completely changed their confidence and quality of life, while others mention concerns like:
• Healing time
• Bone grafting
• Cost of treatment
• Pain during recovery
• Implant failure risks

For those who already have dental implants:

✔ Was the procedure easier or harder than expected?
✔ How long did recovery take for you?
✔ Do implants feel natural now?
✔ Would you recommend them to others?

I think honest patient experiences can really help people who are considering implants for the first time.

I don’t really know how to start this, but I’m at my breaking point. I’m 30 years old, living in France, and I feel like I’ve completely ruined my life.
Six months ago, I had an All-on-4 procedure done abroad—but only for my upper jaw. Before this, I spent years and thousands of euros trying to save my natural teeth, keeping up with perfect hygiene, doing everything I was told. Yet, despite all the money and effort, my teeth just kept crumbling away until only 6 were left. I was in constant pain and agony. I felt like I had absolutely no other choice but to find a more affordable option abroad. I thought I was fixing my life, but now, I feel like I’ve made the biggest mistake of my existence.
Tomorrow, I’m receiving my final zirconia prosthesis for the top. Everyone tells me I should be happy and relieved, but I’m not. I’m terrified.
I’m already panicking thinking about how it’s going to feel. I’m scared that I’ll spend every second of the day obsessively analyzing it with my tongue, noticing every tiny imperfection, and never being able to feel "normal" again. My tongue is constantly scanning my mouth, and I feel like a stranger in my own body—it's like I have a foreign object that my brain refuses to accept. I am physically and mentally exhausted from this constant hyper-fixation.
On top of that, I’m paralyzed by the fear of what happens next. I’m terrified that if I run into any problems, no dentist here in France will ever agree to see me or fix the work done abroad. I feel like I’ve burned all my bridges. I have this constant, crushing fear that I’ll be judged, humiliated, or even told that I’ve destroyed my mouth. I feel like I’m hiding a dark secret that every professional I meet will see and despise.
I’m at my breaking point. I have dark thoughts that won't go away, and I feel completely trapped in my own skin. I’m just so tired of being "strong" and pretending that I’m okay when I’m actually living in constant anxiety. It feels like I’ve lost my youth and my future in one surgery.
Has anyone else ever felt this level of regret and despair at 30? Does this feeling of having a "foreign object" ever truly go away? And how do you deal with the fear of being abandoned by the medical system? I feel so incredibly alone in this, and any support or perspective would mean the world to me. Thank you for listening.

Bone graft infections

Hi I’m needing suggestions/ recommendations on what to do.
My dental journey I’ve been dealing with since 2018. Started out when I was 23, I’m 31 now and every procedure I have typically goes wrong. I’m at a loss and I’m exhausted.

Dental story -
Got braces on back in 2018 told it would be an easy two year plan to bring down two upper impacted adult teeth and to fix my bite. Discovered the roots on those adult teeth when they brought them down had died. So they pulled them. And they actually removed my braces to give my mouth a break when really I think it’s because the orthodontist messed up and that was her way of being done with my treatment. Found another orthodontist so paid for second round of braces. Third tooth died due to another reason. So, i had three upper teeth removed due to dying.
Fast forward to now, i had my first bone graft done last November, it became infected a day after two week follow up where i was told it looked amazing and he even removed the stitches in that apt that he typically removes at the month mark, because it was healing amazingly. Next day, pus and graft material drainage and pain and swelling . Got it all removed and waited three months for healing and try second bone graft. Well, I’m at a month with second bone graft and it’s now infected again!!!
I noticed irritation when I used the antibacterial mouth rinse with a pointed dental brush around the gum line for plaque removal and gentle cleaning at week 2. I stopped immediately and returned to just salt water rinse and have only been doing that since. I have noticed some off and on pain and some discomfort going on but thought maybe it’s just healing. Last night woke up with material in my mouth and slowly graft and pus has been coming out in the area where it did before the first bone graft. I’m assuming an infection maybe was forming this entire time and finally worked its way out.

I’m honestly at a loss. I don’t know what to do and I’m getting more and more discouraged. I’m so young I don’t want to end up toothless in the front for the rest of my life.
I have my month follow up on Monday with my surgeon I’ll be going over questions and voice my concerns but I really would like to hear from others who experienced this. any advice or suggestions on what I should try doing. Someone suggested maybe the implant that goes into your cheekbone rather doing traditional bone graft.
Please help!!! I just want to smile again with confidence and not be self conscious having to take out my retainer with the fake teeth inside it to eat and drink. I want a nice smile again I miss it since 2018! Can’t do this anymore

Has anybody had a flipper for all 4 bottom incisors? My surgeon won't do extraction, bone graft and implants on the same day and I can't go without teeth. Thank you

Hey guys...I need a dental implant on my upper first molar. The first big tooth from the front. Iam scared this titanium screw might affect my face or my sinuses from reading horror stories online..has anyone here ever had an upper implant done?

Has anyone experienced this and how did it go? Under just gas and local anesthesia.

I have had a very long dental implant journey, almost a year. Had 9 implants placed and 4 failed- replaced 3 and they all integrated but one that was previously integrated has failed. Planning on Getting a second opinion as to why this one has failed.

The dentist said he can do it under local anesthesia. I requested Valium as I have severe anxiety and the assistant said they will use gas as well.

I’m worried I won’t be able to sit for this procedure. My sister says most people will fall asleep. I just don’t think I can handle hearing them drill into my jaw to replace this implant.

Anyone have to replace a failed dental implant? Tooth number 19 eight year-old implant failed. Failure likely related to poor fit of overlying crown no gum, disease or bone loss. Had new bone graft in October and larger screw placed March. About to have it torqued in a few weeks and worried that it’s not going to work. Anyone had similar experience?

I had tooth #13 pulled and was given a flipper until I can afford an implant. what is your experience as far as eating with a flipper? any tips or advice?

Im 35 y/o female about to have both upper and lower all-on-4 implants in a couple hours and I haven’t slept all night from the nerves. Im scared I won’t get enough sedatives during the procedure, Im scared of the pain Im going to feel afterwards Im just over all freaking out!! Someone help calm my nerves please !

In 2020, I had dental implants placed for teeth 13 and 14 along with a sinus lift. Unfortunately, they experienced bone loss and failed in 2023. In 2024, a new set of implants was placed with another sinus lift after bone grafting. However, immediately after the new set was placed, bone loss started again. The doctor only restored them with provisional crowns, which I have had for 1.5 years at this point.

I understand that they don't look good, and I probably won't have them permanently restored in the future, as the bone loss is continuing at a rate of about two implant threads per year. The doctor performed a debridement six months ago, but it hasn't really helped stop the bone loss. I don't have an infection, and my gums are not red or inflamed. A separate periodontist confirmed this.

Is it possible that the bone loss will stop? How soon should I have them removed to prevent even more bone loss?

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I had a 15 year implant fail due to infection. It was removed, the bone was given time to regenerate, the socket was implanted and was given time to heal. I had no pain whatsoever at this point. They attached the fake tooth and i was sent home. A day later I was eating something normal and I noticed the fake tooth was loose. I went back to the dentist and he tightened it. When he tightened it he told me he was over tightening it. Now a month later, it aches a little bit. On a scale of 1-10, I would give it a 1.5-2.0. it's also not all the time. With my last implant that I had for 15 years, I had no pain whatsoever (until it got infected). I do have receding gums as well if that's relevent.

Is this normal?

Is this all in my head because he told me he was over tightening it?

TLDR New implant aches a little bit. Old implant did not. Normal?

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