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Teeth implants

Author: Gobboboy
Date: 2006-05-02 16:35

Does anyone have any experience or knowlege of the 'side effects' of having an implant?

I am considering having one as I have a missing tooth (3rd one to the right of my front tooth, (upper side)) and it causes me to leak air quite a lot and makes quite a bit of noise. I can play ok, but I feel that if the gap were filled I would have a much better seal around the mouthpiece.

I have heard a few horror stories of people losing feeling in the area (don't quote me but I had heard Gervase de Peyer had problems like this...not sure if that's true) and never getting it back.

The procerdure involves drilling a hole up through the bone for about 3/4 of an inch and inserting a small steel rod that a fake tooth can be screwed on to.
It's making me squirm thinking about it!!

any advice would be very helpful

G

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