Implants/bone grafts

[jezzabel]

Would like some advice.I had a three tooth bridge that need replacing and decided to see whether implants were a possibility.Went to a specialist who took an x Ray and said implants were a possibility.the implants were a front tooth and the next one along.Surgery was booked ,drilling started and then they found weak bone so placed liquid coral in and sutured.Time went by then they tried again mana aged to get one in. 15months after treatment started I was sent to have a 3D X-ray ,resulting in bone graft surgery ,bone removed from my chin.3 weeks later it was taken out as it was sitting free and hadn't taken .I've now been told the only solution is a four tooth bridge ,this is all after 18months of backwards and forwards to the dentist.
Please advice.

 

[svor1988]

Not looking worth it anymore? Dental implants were among the worst decisions in my life. I didn't know the molars would just push forward to close the gap naturally. Sorry to hear your complex and ultimately unnecessary experience.

As it is a front tooth this is more a cosmetic issue I guess. I'd just chew/bite on the other side. I've read about too many bridges going wrong and killing their supporting teeth to even consider that- bridges don't last forever anyway.

 

[Nikolai Fesenko]

When choosing a bridge it is necessary to remember that tooth bridges have advantages and disadvantages.

Among advantages, there are high solidity, high color stability, relatively low price, fast production (5-10 days).

As for disadvantages, they are the bridge construction transfers the chewing load on the roots of teeth, which are under the crown of a tooth. That is such a construction overloads the supporting teeth.

For producing the bridge construction it is necessary to make preparations and sometimes to fill canals. This weakens the teeth solidity noticeably.

The bridge construction makes crowned teeth work simultaneously, while naturally it is required the independent mobility of each tooth.

These three above mentioned factors lead to teeth destruction. The process of destruction is very slow and drag on years. But the more pronounced tooth decay before the prosthetics, the less the bridge construction will serve.

The larger the length of the bridge construction, the worse will be the prognosis.