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Re: Teeth implants

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-05-03 00:05

I have had two done, at the back.

There is the potential for damaging a nerve during the operation, which would produce numbness forward of that tooth on that side of the mouth. A good practitioner goes to a lot of trouble to avoid this by taking appropriate Xrays to determine just where the nerve is, and avoiding it.

Occasionally an implant does not join to the bone, and this can normally be corrected by further attention, probably (?) at no additional cost. Putting high pressure on the implant before it has joined to the bone can cause this. It is for safety in this respect that you will have a few months of just the implant with no tooth on the top of it.

Occasionally there can problems with the alignment of the implant. A "stent" is constructed to guide the drill, but if there is variable density in what is being drilled, then this interferes with alignment.

Like ANY surgery, things can POSSIBLY go wrong in a variety of ways, but in most cases this does not prevent people from having the surgery. You also take a risk every time you travel on the road.

It would certainly pay to clarify the practitioner's policy if things do NOT go according to plan. What happens? Who pays? Insurance covering such eventualities may well make the difference between what is perceived as a cheap price and an expensive price from different practitioners.

Having an implant DOES have a permanent side effect.

The teeth are mounted on tough 'hairs' that link the tooth's root to the bone around it. (Hence the ripping sound that is possible when a tooth is pulled out) When we bite against something, the nerves associated with these hairs are titivated, so that we have a sensation of pressure on the tooth. An implant is attached directly to the bone, so this sensation can no longer occur.

For me, these sensations are part of the pleasure of eating, so I am glad that the rest of my teeth still experience them. My dentist says that with the alternative of a plate, the only sensation I might get would be discomfort. at least the implants give no NEGATIVE feeling.

I have no regrets with my implants.

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