Oh man, excellent responses. Thanks and more thanks.
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Originally Posted by affab
cmac, I'm in the dental business and what youv'e experienced is some bad dentists.Crowns or bridges should last at least 10 years.These bridges that you've had did not fit very good therefore they leaked, creating tooth decay.Once those bridge abutments fail the bridge will not stay in place. I would not reccomend going to a teaching school for such extensive work. Go to a good oral surgeon (with refferals).
As Far as root canals go it's kind of hard to mess up a root canal. The nerve is removed from the pulp chamber and thats it. If they dont' get all of the nerve then you may still experience pain. Once a crown is placed over a root canal it should last a long time unless again the crown is leaking creating tooth decay under the crown. After you get your teeth restored, practice good oral hygiene.
Remember...Ignore your teeth and they'll go away.
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Yep, the bridge that went bad had some leakage and I didn't respond to it fast enough. It worked lose from the back tooth and snapped the front one off.
Damn, I hear you on the teaching school stuff, it is a bit worrisome. I hear that if the drilling into the bone is botched, you have permanent novacaine face in that area. I guess I should come up with the money, I can't afford major disaster in my mouth.
Thank God I finally got it together with better hygiene. I even made my own portable brush cause the ones on the market are too cheap and flimsy. I swear I could market an improved version of the one I made but I hear that to get a product on the market costs around $100 K. Who knows, I have a few ideas on that one.
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Originally Posted by GermanStar
You won't like it. The donor site will bother you for years.
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Oh hell, now you've got me worried. I wonder if the roof of the mouth bone mentioned here would be better?
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Originally Posted by csk1952
I've had a titanium implant for about five years now (molar) and have had no problems. It is definately the way to go. You will have to be sure to keep the area cleaned and flossed. I also needed additional bone - and you do have options there. In my case I had them mix some synthetic bone with some bone from the roof of my mouth. It's worked well and is holding stong.
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Hmmm, I'll have to ask about that.