plus i keep woorying am i deformed or disfigured because i have two missing teeth on my bottom row, where i had an accident 2 years ago, the crowns that were put in were cheap and tacky so i had them taken out so thers a gap there now the size of two bottom front teeth. and i feel like im disfigured. and because i get depressed and low moods i forget to brush my teeth alot. will i be alright? will i find a girlfriend i ask myself?
Was up late into night last night so i cant do anything today?
Try to get work at the wonka factory where ther are bigger freaks than you that will boost your moral and oompa loopa women are easy.
Reply:LOL!
Reply:Yes, you will find a girlfriend.All, you have to do is go to the dentist %26amp; have your teeth fixed again. Make sure though that the dentist you are going too uses a better grade of crowns for your teeth.Stop worrying it will all work out for you. You are not disfigured it is only in your mind,everybody in the world usually has something that he /she dislikes about themselves.So, cheer up!!!
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Is it impossible to keep dental bridges clean?
I want to know if it is impossible to keep your teeth that are caped clean? I need a 3 unit bridge and I'm worried about putting my 2 other good teeth at risk. Am I just asking for trouble down the road if I do not go through with getting an implant for my missing tooth instead of the bridge?
I really do not want to go through the implant proceedures!
Is it impossible to keep dental bridges clean?
An implant and crown is MUCH better than a 3 unit bridge. You clean it just like a regular tooth verses the problem of inserting floss under the false tooth of a fixed bridge and cleaning that area which will trap food debris. Plus, there's no need to traumatize adjacent teeth with crowns. I'd strongly recommend the implant and crown as the cost is about the same as a 3 unit bridge.
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I really do not want to go through the implant proceedures!
Is it impossible to keep dental bridges clean?
An implant and crown is MUCH better than a 3 unit bridge. You clean it just like a regular tooth verses the problem of inserting floss under the false tooth of a fixed bridge and cleaning that area which will trap food debris. Plus, there's no need to traumatize adjacent teeth with crowns. I'd strongly recommend the implant and crown as the cost is about the same as a 3 unit bridge.
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Need money for dental. Any Ideas?
I have crooked and two missing teeth. I want to either get some braces and implamts or a couple vaneers. Im in the military, but they dont cover anything like that because its considered cosmetic and they could care less if you have nice looking teeth. I want have nice teeth by next year when I get out of the military. I figured if I had $4,000 or $5,000 dollars I could take care of that. I dont want to take out a loan because I already have one for my truck that I have to pay off. And Im also trying to save up a few grand to have for when I get out and trying to get settled in a job and a place to live, but Im doing alright on that. I have nothing to sell and I dont want to get scamed online doing surveys or anything. Does anybody know how I can make this much money quickly? Maybe some donations? Thanks.
Need money for dental. Any Ideas?
There a little dental shops that all have a personal financing plan* Most vary, but are well reasonable. Not every one in this country has good insurance/ benifits, Which is a damn shame!
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Need money for dental. Any Ideas?
There a little dental shops that all have a personal financing plan* Most vary, but are well reasonable. Not every one in this country has good insurance/ benifits, Which is a damn shame!
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Does this answer some of the questions about why there is hurt in the world if there is a god?
I am reminded of a recent trip to the dentist. While the dentist was
cleaning my teeth he said to me,
"I do not believe in God."
Now this dentist knows what I do for a living and how important my
faith is to me, yet for numerous reasons (one main one being his hands
were in my mouth) I uncharacteristically remained silent, allowing him
to explain;
"How can God exist and still allow all the suffering and pain in the
world?"
I remained quiet until he was finished (and of course put his tools
away) and told him that "I do not believe in dentists."
This confused him greatly so I clarified for him that if there are
dentists in the world, how can so many people have broken, infected
and missing teeth?
He answered me "I cannot help anyone who does not come to me to have
their teeth fixed."
That reply is the same for faith. He cannot help people until they
come to Him in repentance and faith, accept Him in their lives and ask
Him for help.
Does this answer some of the questions about why there is hurt in the world if there is a god?
You people and your idiotic made up stories. You understand no one.
Reply:gets me thinking....
Reply:Best answer I heard so far...well done.
Reply:thats not bad. You should preach.
Reply:Beautifully done! Thank you sooooo much. I will use this every day.
Reply:Dentists do not cause tooth decay, they just treat the symptoms. Thus your question should not be "Why should a god not help someone who is suffering?" but "Why should a god choose to create suffering in the first place?".
Your question is invalid, try again.
Reply:I think you said it perfectly! God bless you!
Reply:That is such a good explanation. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. :)
Reply:nope sorry doesnt help
Reply:nicely done - I totally agree - thanks for sharing
Reply:Wonderfu! I'll bet that put him in his place.
Reply:Yeah, but if a starving child from Ethiopia goes to a dentist every week he will have his teeth fixed. If he goes to church on Sunday and prays for food he will still be starving.
Reply:you hit the nail on the head
Reply:God is the creator,preserver and destroyer of the Earth..not our caretaker that He will see we are not hurt !!!!!
Reply:Hello,
I believe God helps us regardless, but to be eternally saved you have to repent. If God doesn't care or love us, he wouldn't have come down from high above, to take our sins away.
He could have wiped out humanity and start over again, but God didn't.
Remember in the bible it talks about how all the suffering will come and stuff........
Remember God gave us free will, we decide what to do with it and then when we die, we will be judged on that.
I truly belieeve that God exist, i think he needs to speak to the right people. I am not saying that you are not one of the right people.
What about Satan, he is well in fact..some of the route of the problem, as far as i know Satan tempts people on bad things, but God also gave us the will to resisit the Satan Temptations.
There is a God, people have free will they decied what they want to do .
Reply:Well done for using such a clever answer. He was trying to ridicule your belief and you turned the tables on him.
Reply:we are, what we are, that is if one follows the bad path, certainly he'll reach the wrong destination, the same applies to one who follows God's directions and live accordingly, will never suffer as whatever happens out of our own faults, rather surrender yourself to God, so everywhere you'll find only love no hatred at all. you tend to hurt only when you dont love. love, love and love and see the miracle and try to change those who don't believe in God.
Reply:your answer holds the truth. however, it does not really answer the question about God's allowing pain, suffering, starving children, etc in the world. If God is so almighty, why does he allow all this? I think it all has to do with the fall of man, and free will. The curse of death is on us all, and we are all sinful by nature. This world now belongs to satan, therefore, it is full of death, destruction, starvation, terrorism, wars and more.
Reply:I am pleased for you if you truly believe in God, but personally I don't precisely and partly because of what you mentioned. Prove to me that God exists and then maybe I will consider reaquiring my faith.
Reply:It was an exdellant reply ...
I agree with you 100%
Reply:listen i know that god exists because he is helping me right now i was following the wrong crowd because i was just a lost teenager in the world, the world is full of crime,drugs and desitfull women and god gave us free will u either follow the will of god or follow the will of the devil the choice is up 2 u
Reply:nice...
Reply:yes it does! great analogy, God blessed you with His Holy Spirit. isn't that always the way when we believe in Christ. you were mentally and (physically) in pain? the Lord healed you then blessed you with the words to heal the dentist's heart and show him the truth. bless you
Reply:I like this story. But it is not a question, is it?
Let's not forget, when God made the world and filled it with people, plants and animals, he said that it was good. And by God's standard, good must have been perfect.
So the original world God made would have had no pain or suffering or death at all, at least until people started breaking God's rules.
God didn't create the pain, people did, through direct disobedience to God. God's rules were for our well being and happiness. Just as we have a rule requiring us to drive on the correct side of the dividing line on the highway. If we disobey that rule, people die.
Yet, even today, these same people who try to use that old argument about 'How could God allow pain' disobey rules all the time, doing the very thing that causes the pain they claim to criticize.
God also promised us a new heaven and a new earth, a place with no pain and no sorrow. And these people with their lame argument will miss out on the world they 'say' they want, because they really don't care about any of that, they just want to live their lives with no accountability. They want to break the rules and not feel bad about it.
SUCCESS!
Reply:A nice story (I think I have heard it before) but it doesn't explain the suffering caused by natural disasters or by acts of evil (such as 9/11, which has some very disturbing facts surrounding it, by the way, which suggest that the real perpetrators were much closer to home than the US Government would have us believe. http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/evidence... ... and many other pages.)
Reply:Very good, Loved to read it. Thanks...
Reply:I thought the point was that even people who accepted god and went to him for help were still suffering and thats why they lost their belief in him.
Reply:No. It complicates the question.
When an earthquake hits, believers and non-believer both suffer terrible deaths. Those who pray and those who don't.
In places of famine, you can find both believers and non-believers. Both of them die terrible, unimaginable deaths.
I am happy that you believe in God. I hope it helps you do well in the world. But please remember that you are susceptible to just the same risks - pain, suffering, heartbreak, disease, disasters - as people who believe differently than you.
Reply:No, it does not in any way!
Instead of going to the dentist, you should have had faith in god and repented for all the junk food you ate and then should accept god in your life and beg Him for help! Bingo!
Reply:Comming to Faith and your repentance - what that means is you've acted at odds to the world and are doing what ZGod is telling you inside whats right.
That takes courage, integrity, Strength, Wisdom, loyaty, initaitive, and true love.
Its the interplay that fashions your desire for whats right that fuels an eternal engine of creations essence./Desire. BuddhistoF_Imam
Reply:Sarah thanks for that, it helps me to explain it to others now.
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cleaning my teeth he said to me,
"I do not believe in God."
Now this dentist knows what I do for a living and how important my
faith is to me, yet for numerous reasons (one main one being his hands
were in my mouth) I uncharacteristically remained silent, allowing him
to explain;
"How can God exist and still allow all the suffering and pain in the
world?"
I remained quiet until he was finished (and of course put his tools
away) and told him that "I do not believe in dentists."
This confused him greatly so I clarified for him that if there are
dentists in the world, how can so many people have broken, infected
and missing teeth?
He answered me "I cannot help anyone who does not come to me to have
their teeth fixed."
That reply is the same for faith. He cannot help people until they
come to Him in repentance and faith, accept Him in their lives and ask
Him for help.
Does this answer some of the questions about why there is hurt in the world if there is a god?
You people and your idiotic made up stories. You understand no one.
Reply:gets me thinking....
Reply:Best answer I heard so far...well done.
Reply:thats not bad. You should preach.
Reply:Beautifully done! Thank you sooooo much. I will use this every day.
Reply:Dentists do not cause tooth decay, they just treat the symptoms. Thus your question should not be "Why should a god not help someone who is suffering?" but "Why should a god choose to create suffering in the first place?".
Your question is invalid, try again.
Reply:I think you said it perfectly! God bless you!
Reply:That is such a good explanation. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. :)
Reply:nope sorry doesnt help
Reply:nicely done - I totally agree - thanks for sharing
Reply:Wonderfu! I'll bet that put him in his place.
Reply:Yeah, but if a starving child from Ethiopia goes to a dentist every week he will have his teeth fixed. If he goes to church on Sunday and prays for food he will still be starving.
Reply:you hit the nail on the head
Reply:God is the creator,preserver and destroyer of the Earth..not our caretaker that He will see we are not hurt !!!!!
Reply:Hello,
I believe God helps us regardless, but to be eternally saved you have to repent. If God doesn't care or love us, he wouldn't have come down from high above, to take our sins away.
He could have wiped out humanity and start over again, but God didn't.
Remember in the bible it talks about how all the suffering will come and stuff........
Remember God gave us free will, we decide what to do with it and then when we die, we will be judged on that.
I truly belieeve that God exist, i think he needs to speak to the right people. I am not saying that you are not one of the right people.
What about Satan, he is well in fact..some of the route of the problem, as far as i know Satan tempts people on bad things, but God also gave us the will to resisit the Satan Temptations.
There is a God, people have free will they decied what they want to do .
Reply:Well done for using such a clever answer. He was trying to ridicule your belief and you turned the tables on him.
Reply:we are, what we are, that is if one follows the bad path, certainly he'll reach the wrong destination, the same applies to one who follows God's directions and live accordingly, will never suffer as whatever happens out of our own faults, rather surrender yourself to God, so everywhere you'll find only love no hatred at all. you tend to hurt only when you dont love. love, love and love and see the miracle and try to change those who don't believe in God.
Reply:your answer holds the truth. however, it does not really answer the question about God's allowing pain, suffering, starving children, etc in the world. If God is so almighty, why does he allow all this? I think it all has to do with the fall of man, and free will. The curse of death is on us all, and we are all sinful by nature. This world now belongs to satan, therefore, it is full of death, destruction, starvation, terrorism, wars and more.
Reply:I am pleased for you if you truly believe in God, but personally I don't precisely and partly because of what you mentioned. Prove to me that God exists and then maybe I will consider reaquiring my faith.
Reply:It was an exdellant reply ...
I agree with you 100%
Reply:listen i know that god exists because he is helping me right now i was following the wrong crowd because i was just a lost teenager in the world, the world is full of crime,drugs and desitfull women and god gave us free will u either follow the will of god or follow the will of the devil the choice is up 2 u
Reply:nice...
Reply:yes it does! great analogy, God blessed you with His Holy Spirit. isn't that always the way when we believe in Christ. you were mentally and (physically) in pain? the Lord healed you then blessed you with the words to heal the dentist's heart and show him the truth. bless you
Reply:I like this story. But it is not a question, is it?
Let's not forget, when God made the world and filled it with people, plants and animals, he said that it was good. And by God's standard, good must have been perfect.
So the original world God made would have had no pain or suffering or death at all, at least until people started breaking God's rules.
God didn't create the pain, people did, through direct disobedience to God. God's rules were for our well being and happiness. Just as we have a rule requiring us to drive on the correct side of the dividing line on the highway. If we disobey that rule, people die.
Yet, even today, these same people who try to use that old argument about 'How could God allow pain' disobey rules all the time, doing the very thing that causes the pain they claim to criticize.
God also promised us a new heaven and a new earth, a place with no pain and no sorrow. And these people with their lame argument will miss out on the world they 'say' they want, because they really don't care about any of that, they just want to live their lives with no accountability. They want to break the rules and not feel bad about it.
SUCCESS!
Reply:A nice story (I think I have heard it before) but it doesn't explain the suffering caused by natural disasters or by acts of evil (such as 9/11, which has some very disturbing facts surrounding it, by the way, which suggest that the real perpetrators were much closer to home than the US Government would have us believe. http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/evidence... ... and many other pages.)
Reply:Very good, Loved to read it. Thanks...
Reply:I thought the point was that even people who accepted god and went to him for help were still suffering and thats why they lost their belief in him.
Reply:No. It complicates the question.
When an earthquake hits, believers and non-believer both suffer terrible deaths. Those who pray and those who don't.
In places of famine, you can find both believers and non-believers. Both of them die terrible, unimaginable deaths.
I am happy that you believe in God. I hope it helps you do well in the world. But please remember that you are susceptible to just the same risks - pain, suffering, heartbreak, disease, disasters - as people who believe differently than you.
Reply:No, it does not in any way!
Instead of going to the dentist, you should have had faith in god and repented for all the junk food you ate and then should accept god in your life and beg Him for help! Bingo!
Reply:Comming to Faith and your repentance - what that means is you've acted at odds to the world and are doing what ZGod is telling you inside whats right.
That takes courage, integrity, Strength, Wisdom, loyaty, initaitive, and true love.
Its the interplay that fashions your desire for whats right that fuels an eternal engine of creations essence./Desire. BuddhistoF_Imam
Reply:Sarah thanks for that, it helps me to explain it to others now.
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Will Invisalign work with my advanced case?
I have 3 impacted teeth that will need to be surgically removed (I had one removed years ago). This leaves me with 4 baby teeth that aren't going to last forever. Is it possible to get invisalign after getting dental implants or are those implants secure forever? I want Invisalign, but I don't want to have any missing teeth.
Will Invisalign work with my advanced case?
Unfortunately, Invisilign will not be appropriate after implants. Actually, the baby teeth will need to be removed to have the implants placed so you will have spaces between the time the surgery is done and the crowns are placed on top of the implants, and this usually takes months.
You should have a consultation with an orthodontist that works with your general dentist on a regular basis in order to treatment plan your "case" appropriately. Usually what happens in the consultation with the orthodontist is the taking of an xray to check tooth position and impressions of your teeth. After that the orthodontist will give you a general idea of how much time and how much money they will cost. However, in your case the orthodontist would be factoring in using the braces to hold spaces open for implants. The implants might also involve you seeing an prosthodontist, a dentist who specializes in advanced treatment such as implants. So, in a nutshell you have an advanced case that will probably involve 3 types of dentists who need to communicate well and coordinate you care to get the job done. Good luck
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Will Invisalign work with my advanced case?
Unfortunately, Invisilign will not be appropriate after implants. Actually, the baby teeth will need to be removed to have the implants placed so you will have spaces between the time the surgery is done and the crowns are placed on top of the implants, and this usually takes months.
You should have a consultation with an orthodontist that works with your general dentist on a regular basis in order to treatment plan your "case" appropriately. Usually what happens in the consultation with the orthodontist is the taking of an xray to check tooth position and impressions of your teeth. After that the orthodontist will give you a general idea of how much time and how much money they will cost. However, in your case the orthodontist would be factoring in using the braces to hold spaces open for implants. The implants might also involve you seeing an prosthodontist, a dentist who specializes in advanced treatment such as implants. So, in a nutshell you have an advanced case that will probably involve 3 types of dentists who need to communicate well and coordinate you care to get the job done. Good luck
JAMRDH - a dental hygienist
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Retainer and bone graph question?
2 days ago i had an operation to ad bone where i am missing teeth, then in 4 months they are going to put in false teeth.
now befor this operation i had a ratainer, if i put in my retainer now it would shuve up in to the new bone and that would hurt a lot.
so my questions are thus
do i still need my retainer?
will my teeth try to move with out the retainer to stop them?
should i have asked the doctor about this befor i left the hospital?
should i call the hospital monday?
Retainer and bone graph question?
By retainer, I am going to assume you possibly mean that you have a removable partial denture. In any case, your old "retainer" will not fit properly because the added bone has changed the shape and thickness of your arch. Considering that you just had a surgery to place the graft material (bone), you will be sore in the surgical site, and placing your "retainer" on the area will naturally cause it to hurt. The discomfort you are experiencing from the surgery should subside in about 7 days. You probably had stitches placed, and the doctor that did the surgery will probably need to remove them and do a wound check, also in approx 7 days.
The fact that you had a bone graft done, I am also going to assume that you will be having implants placed into the graft site in 4 months. The answers to your specific questions will follow:
1. I would keep your "retainer" for now. After the swelling goes down, and the surgical site heals, it might still fit. However, if after you heal and the denture doesn't fit well, don't try to force it into fitting. You could cause damage to your bone graft by putting too much pressure on it.
2. Your teeth should not move in any significant way during the 4 months of healing.
3. I'm not sure about what information your doctor gave you before leaving the hospital, or if you asked him or her any questions. A few things may have happened:
*your doctor may have given you written instructions about what to expect, but you may not have noticed the form.
*if you were sedated for the procedure you may not be able to recall the instructions you were given, but regardless you should have written instructions. I've noticed when I have sedated patients for grafting or implant procedures they have a tendency to stuff everything into a bag and forget about it. Check in anything you may have brought home from the hospital. (As a result of this very problem with paperwork, I now have patients come in for a an appointment before the procedure just to complete all the consent paperwork and answer any questions the patient might have).
3. I'm not sure if you should call the hospital or not. You should look around to see if you have any written instructions. If you can't find anything, my next suggestion would be to call the doctor that did the procedure. As a final resort, if you are having problems you should then call the hospital.
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Reply:I wouldn't worry about the retainer this early post-op. wait until you see your doctor (in 5 days or so??) before you put pressure on the graft area.
Reply:i would go ahead and call on monday just to be safe u never want to take a chance with your health
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now befor this operation i had a ratainer, if i put in my retainer now it would shuve up in to the new bone and that would hurt a lot.
so my questions are thus
do i still need my retainer?
will my teeth try to move with out the retainer to stop them?
should i have asked the doctor about this befor i left the hospital?
should i call the hospital monday?
Retainer and bone graph question?
By retainer, I am going to assume you possibly mean that you have a removable partial denture. In any case, your old "retainer" will not fit properly because the added bone has changed the shape and thickness of your arch. Considering that you just had a surgery to place the graft material (bone), you will be sore in the surgical site, and placing your "retainer" on the area will naturally cause it to hurt. The discomfort you are experiencing from the surgery should subside in about 7 days. You probably had stitches placed, and the doctor that did the surgery will probably need to remove them and do a wound check, also in approx 7 days.
The fact that you had a bone graft done, I am also going to assume that you will be having implants placed into the graft site in 4 months. The answers to your specific questions will follow:
1. I would keep your "retainer" for now. After the swelling goes down, and the surgical site heals, it might still fit. However, if after you heal and the denture doesn't fit well, don't try to force it into fitting. You could cause damage to your bone graft by putting too much pressure on it.
2. Your teeth should not move in any significant way during the 4 months of healing.
3. I'm not sure about what information your doctor gave you before leaving the hospital, or if you asked him or her any questions. A few things may have happened:
*your doctor may have given you written instructions about what to expect, but you may not have noticed the form.
*if you were sedated for the procedure you may not be able to recall the instructions you were given, but regardless you should have written instructions. I've noticed when I have sedated patients for grafting or implant procedures they have a tendency to stuff everything into a bag and forget about it. Check in anything you may have brought home from the hospital. (As a result of this very problem with paperwork, I now have patients come in for a an appointment before the procedure just to complete all the consent paperwork and answer any questions the patient might have).
3. I'm not sure if you should call the hospital or not. You should look around to see if you have any written instructions. If you can't find anything, my next suggestion would be to call the doctor that did the procedure. As a final resort, if you are having problems you should then call the hospital.
Doc Brown
Reply:I wouldn't worry about the retainer this early post-op. wait until you see your doctor (in 5 days or so??) before you put pressure on the graft area.
Reply:i would go ahead and call on monday just to be safe u never want to take a chance with your health
Philosophy
Do you really need a second molar? Is it worth the money to have it replaced?
I had my lower right 2nd molar extracted last month and am going to have the lower left 2nd molar extracted as well. One of the uppers 2nds needs a crown, the other upper a filling.
The dentist recommended getting an implant to replace the two lower missing teeth, but my insurance will only cover the crown and not the titanium post or ( will cost about 5000-6000 total for both which my insurance will cover at most 1000). My insurance also caps out at 1000 so my normal dental work will fill that anyway so I am really looking at 5000-6000.
I am 32 and going to the dentist from here on out. Better late than never I guess. I have been eating just fine without it am wondering if it is really necessary. I don't have a gap as it is my furthest back tooth.
I am thinking a more cost effective way to handle this is to have have the other lower pulled and let them be for now. no implants. When the time comes, have the uppers extracted. This would leave me with 24 healthy teeth.
Do you really need a second molar? Is it worth the money to have it replaced?
THE WAY YOU HAVE DECIDED TO GO ABOUT IT IS A GOOD IDEA
Reply:If you are missing the two lower second molars on each side, which sounds like that will be the case, eventually the two top 2nd molars will start to grow down since there is nothing to stop them and when that happens (it could take a very long time, it just depends) you will have to get them removed and you'll be in the cost effective situation you described (24 teeth) which most likely will be fine, I doubt you'll have too much of a problem chewing, it may be a little different but you'll live and no one will ever notice. Implants to replace the 2nd molars will prevent the top ones from ever drifting down. But it's really up to you, plus you need to decide if you should get the crown on the top if it's going to eventually be pulled? I would because like I said it could be a long time before it grows enough to extract and you want to keep it as long as possible. Hope this helps, I work in a dental office and know that dental work can be very expensive, you're lucky it's the very back teeth so it's not noticeable but keep up with regular check-up and be very meticulous with your oral hygiene at home so you won't have to worry about losing anymore teeth!
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The dentist recommended getting an implant to replace the two lower missing teeth, but my insurance will only cover the crown and not the titanium post or ( will cost about 5000-6000 total for both which my insurance will cover at most 1000). My insurance also caps out at 1000 so my normal dental work will fill that anyway so I am really looking at 5000-6000.
I am 32 and going to the dentist from here on out. Better late than never I guess. I have been eating just fine without it am wondering if it is really necessary. I don't have a gap as it is my furthest back tooth.
I am thinking a more cost effective way to handle this is to have have the other lower pulled and let them be for now. no implants. When the time comes, have the uppers extracted. This would leave me with 24 healthy teeth.
Do you really need a second molar? Is it worth the money to have it replaced?
THE WAY YOU HAVE DECIDED TO GO ABOUT IT IS A GOOD IDEA
Reply:If you are missing the two lower second molars on each side, which sounds like that will be the case, eventually the two top 2nd molars will start to grow down since there is nothing to stop them and when that happens (it could take a very long time, it just depends) you will have to get them removed and you'll be in the cost effective situation you described (24 teeth) which most likely will be fine, I doubt you'll have too much of a problem chewing, it may be a little different but you'll live and no one will ever notice. Implants to replace the 2nd molars will prevent the top ones from ever drifting down. But it's really up to you, plus you need to decide if you should get the crown on the top if it's going to eventually be pulled? I would because like I said it could be a long time before it grows enough to extract and you want to keep it as long as possible. Hope this helps, I work in a dental office and know that dental work can be very expensive, you're lucky it's the very back teeth so it's not noticeable but keep up with regular check-up and be very meticulous with your oral hygiene at home so you won't have to worry about losing anymore teeth!
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