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Crown or Impant?
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:40 pm
What should I go with? The implant process takes like 6 months so kind of sucks.
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Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:41 pm to Tigahhs97
Drink the crown.
Screw the implant.
Screw the implant.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:42 pm to Tigahhs97
Is this a decision between a fixed bridge or an implant/crown?
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:43 pm to Tigahhs97
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The implant process takes like 6 months so kind of sucks.
Yea, but you pretty much won't have to worry about having it come out and have to either replace or have it seated again.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:46 pm to MykTide
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Yea, but you pretty much won't have to worry about having it come out and have to either replace or have it seated again.
Really, tell me more.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:47 pm to Tigahhs97
My implant was indeed a lengthy process, but I'm very happy with my decision. Got me a gold tooth.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 5:54 pm to Tigahhs97
Implant. More permanent and less maintenance.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:27 pm to Tigahhs97
There must be more to the story, have never heard of implant as alternative to a crown. If the tooth just doesn't have enough material left to support a filling, but is other wise in good shape why not just a crown, and retain a otherwise healthy tooth, but I am not a dentist, have just spent a ton of time in the chair.
This post was edited on 3/15/19 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:30 pm to Tigahhs97
I imagine if the tooth is good enough for a crown then keep the tooth. I'm not sure why there's such a spread on the options.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:43 pm to EA6B
Missing the tooth next to my front teeth
This post was edited on 3/15/19 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:44 pm to Clames
The choice is not between a crown and an implant but a bridge or an implant. A crown can be placed on a natural tooth or a surgically placed implant. If you have a tooth pulled, you have the option of restoring it with either a fixed bridge which spans from the two teeth on either side of the empty space or you have an implant surgically placed which is then restored with an implant retained crown. Hope that made sense.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:46 pm to Tigahhs97
Why does an implant take 6 months?
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:46 pm to Tigahhs97
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Missing the tooth next to my front teeth
Makes since now, again , not a dentist, but I would think implant is the way to go.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:49 pm to cable
An implant is surgically placed in the site where the tooth used to be. Many times, it requires grafting bone in the site to give sufficient bone density and depth for implant placement. The implant has threaded screws which the bone has to grown around and harden for stability. It you don't give sufficient time for this and place the crown too early, biting pressure will cause failure of the implant. The implant is placed and they put a metal cap over it for a few months to allow integration with the bone. Once this period is over, an impression is made and then the crown is cemented to the implant.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:51 pm to cable
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Why does an implant take 6 months?
It is a process
Pull bad tooth, allow healing, insert stud into bone and allow graft to occur, install implant
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:51 pm to EA6B
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but I would think implant is the way to go.
It's more expensive but it keeps you from having the two teeth next to the empty space ground down in order to fit a bridge there. Any time you grind these teeth down, you are creating the possibility for nerve damage which could require root canals in one or both of the teeth which will hold the bridge in place.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:55 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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The choice is not between a crown and an implant but a bridge or an implant.
That was part of the context I was seeing if the OP would provide.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 6:59 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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restoring it with either a fixed bridge which spans from the two teeth on either side of the empty space
Dont do this unless you want 3 fricked up teeth.
Posted on 3/15/19 at 7:02 pm to cable
quote:So you can save $1000 per month to pay the Dentist.
Why does an implant take 6 months?
Posted on 3/15/19 at 7:05 pm to Crow Pie
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So you can save $1000 per month to pay the Dentist.
That too. Just trying to keep a roof over our heads.
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