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26. I've had two implants

Fri Feb 26, 2021, 03:31 AM

Feb 2021

One, a molar that had two previous root canals. Long process - extraction, bone graft, healing for three months. Then implant, heal again, then false tooth.No serious pain after the initial work - cold packs helped with pain for the first week.

Meanwhile an old bridge on the other side cracked, so the dentist cut that - left the part of the bridge that was good as a crown on one tooth, made a new crown for the tooth where it had broken, and I got an implant to go where there had been no tooth for decades in between. (I had three pre-molars with no adult teeth, finally had to get them extracted in my forties, and had three bridges. When the other two bridges give up I will get implants to replace the missing teeth in those locations.)

It is expensive, but it is sooooo much better than bridges!

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Has anyone here had a tooth (molar) implant before? [View all] smirkymonkey Feb 2021 OP

Yeah, I got one a few years ago. El Supremo Feb 2021 #1

Ugh, that's what I was afraid of. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #6

Had a similar situation jmbar2 Feb 2021 #2

Good to know! I wonder if I can do without it? smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #8

I had my last root canal done at the dental college jmbar2 Feb 2021 #17

Someone else below mentioned going to a dental school, which didn't even occur to me, but smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #19

It's actually called the 3rd molar.....used to work in the dental business..... a kennedy Feb 2021 #37

I had one a few years back.... gainesvillenole Feb 2021 #3

Thank you! I didn't realize that it might be a bit of a longer, drawn out process. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #9

One for me Yonnie3 Feb 2021 #4

Thank you for your feedback! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #10

For me it was a nearly a four month process Yonnie3 Feb 2021 #18

Were you in pain the whole time? smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #20

Pain was a brief thing. Yonnie3 Feb 2021 #27

Yes..I have 2. Expensive, yes...wouldn't trade them..best fix out there Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #5

Thanks! It seems to me like it is the best long term solution and I am not that old, so it makes smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #11

If you have a dental college nearby it's much Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #7

Actually, I am in Boston, so we have a lot of good dental schools in the area. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #12

My parents got a lot of work done at the Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #13

I have two implants... VarryOn Feb 2021 #14

Hmmm, that's good to know. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #21

I have and it was one of the best things I have done. Desert grandma Feb 2021 #15

Thank you, Desert grandma! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #22

Not a molar - a canine. Ms. Toad Feb 2021 #16

Thanks for your advice, Ms. Toad! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #23

Molar? Corgigal Feb 2021 #24

I was thinking of going that route. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #28

Yikes! I'm so sorry, my friend! I've been there, too, had an abscess 3x on the same molar Rhiannon12866 Feb 2021 #25

Thanks for the advice, Rhiannon! I have heard of that before, but didn't know what it was. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #29

A bridge attached to only one adjacent tooth Disaffected Feb 2021 #36

I've had two implants csziggy Feb 2021 #26

Thanks so much for sharing the benefit of your experience, csziggy! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #30

It wasn't nearly as bad as my first shoulder surgery! csziggy Feb 2021 #32

You poor thing! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #33

I'm lucky to have a high tolerance for pain csziggy Feb 2021 #35

My very last molar on upper right broke and had to come out some years ago. mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #31

Thanks mnhtnbb! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #34