OT: root canals/implants, etc.

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I had a root canal in my front tooth, it failed, still had pain (tooth

fractured), so I had the tooth pulled and they put a bone graft in and

I wore a flipper (kinda like a retainer w/a false tooth on it). They

waited a few months for the bone graft to harden and then put the implant

in, I still wore the flipper afterwards, waited for 6 mos+, and then

put the final tooth on, it feels nice to smile again and not be embarrassed.

It takes a little while longer to have an implant put in if you need

a bone graft, if you don't, it's much quicker, they can put the implant

in immediately after the extraction if there's enough bone. I opted

for the implant because it's my front tooth. I am missing some more

teeth and am going to have a partial made.

I had called around to different oral

surg's/dentists asking if any of them did sliding scale or accept lower

payments if I paid cash, the front desk people would say no, but I've found

that once you get your foot thru the door, explain your situation to the

dentist, they are happy to negotiate payment plans, accept a lower amount

if you pay cash, you can set up a payment plan and pay cash, I even had

one dentist offer to make a night guard for me and I was worried it wouldn't

help my tmj, so we worked out a plan, that if it didn't work, I didn't

have to pay, it didn't work, and I didn't pay. I look at it like

this; it can't hurt to ask, all they can do is say no. To date, I

have not had anyone say no. If I pay w/my amex card or Visa, they're

going to incur a fee from the credit card co., so they don't mind discounting.

Also, my dentist said another option

when you're missing just one tooth is a fake tooth that has metal clips

on it and it snaps right in where your tooth is missing, you don't have

to have a whole partial made, he said it's less invasive and cheaper. Just

a thought.

From:

" grball628 "

To:

Lyme_and_Rife

Date:

04/10/2012 07:58 AM

Subject:

Re: OT: Have you had

root canals removed?

Sent by:

Lyme_and_Rife

It's complicated for me because I have to wear a TMJ biteguard

at all times except if I'm eating. So my tmj doc will put a fake tooth

into the bite guard, but when I take it off to eat, I'll be missing a front

bottom tooth. Not ideal.

But I would definitely choose a partial. That's removable, and won't traumatize

other teeth like a bridge would, and won't brink more risk like an implant

would. It's not as convenient but it's safer.

>

> I am facing the same decision. I have one root canal that was put

in when the dentist told me we were close to the nerve during crown placement.

I didn't even have an infection!

>

> I would never have agreed to it being put in had I known then what

I know now.

>

> If I had it pulled, I would really like ot have an implant put in,

but I hear they are not great either!

>

> Are you thinking of an implant or bridge?

>

> Sue

>

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