Artificial tooth: bridge or implant?

[Jeff7181]

So I'm going to need to have a tooth replaced... it's broken and there's not enough good tooth left for a crown, so the options would be bridge or implant. The adjacent teeth are fine, no fillings even, so I'm hesitant to have those messed with to install a bridge. It would seem like an ideal situation to have an implant put in.

Has anyone had an implant? Would you recommend it? Against it?

 

[freegeeks]

I have a bridge, my dentist recommended a bridge because implants are not that good when you put pressure on them. I guess it depends on the exact location, in my case a bridge was better because of chewing and the pressure put on the tooth

 

[Jeff7181]

Hmmm... I didn't think of that. It is one of my molars... 3rd tooth from the back including wisdom tooth. We'll see what the dentist recommends. I just like being well informed before making decisions like this.

 

[lauricella33]

So I'm going to need to have a tooth replaced... it's broken and there's not enough good tooth left for a crown, so the options would be bridge or implant. The adjacent teeth are fine, no fillings even, so I'm hesitant to have those messed with to install a bridge.https://www.rx247.net/viagra.html no prescription pharmacy It would seem like an ideal situation to have an implant put in.

Has anyone had an implant? Would you recommend it? Against it?

This is not a matter of "what do you prefer", the doctor should decide for you because he knows what is the best for you... and as an answer of your question, both techniques are fine and lead to the same result..

 

[Jeff7181]

This is not a matter of "what do you prefer", the doctor should decide for you because he knows what is the best for you... and as an answer of your question, both techniques are fine and lead to the same result..

To a certain extent, sure. However, when I had my first root canal and the dentist went over all those options if he couldn't save the tooth, he said I'd have the option of an implant or bridge... assuming the bone would accommodate an implant, which he said it should based on the x-rays.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Jeff, I've see no less than 6 dentists about this as I have 2 baby teeth that need to be replaced. Each of them recommended going the implant route for 2 reasons: (1) they are more reliable as they are cleaned just like your normal teeth as where food/gunk builds up in the bridge a lot easier and (2) a bridge requires shaving down two perfectly good adjacent teeth...lots of collateral damage.

 

[beach2nd]

I have an implant - second tooth in from the back on the bottom
I have had it for a few years now with no complaints. It functions as a normal tooth and the only slight difference is that food gets stuck around it easier than a normal tooth. It was expensive, but worth it to me and not painful at all. There was some slight pain the day the procedure was performed but literally the next day I was pain free. Good luck

 

[Druidx]

I checked with several dentist before I did mine, all 3 recommended an implant because a bridge cuts into the healthy teeth on both sides. I ended paying a lot more out of pocket for the implant just because my dentist so strongly recommend against a bridge, he didn't make any money off the higher cost procedure, it was done by someone else.

 

[Jeff7181]

Thanks for the opinions... I don't know anyone who has a dental implant so its nice to hear from people who actually have them.

I know the procedure is quite a bit more surgical than anything that happens at a normal dentist's office. Is a general anesthetic used?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Thanks for the opinions... I don't know anyone who has a dental implant so its nice to hear from people who actually have them.

I know the procedure is quite a bit more surgical than anything that happens at a normal dentist's office. Is a general anesthetic used?

most use local anesthesia

 

[Dulanic]

I am considering the same with the same tooth also. The tooth was pulled quite some time ago I just haven't replaced it.

I'm thinking a bridge is the way to go for me. However, for me one of the teeth needs a crown anyways. So 2 birds with one stone I'm thinking.

 

[Jeff7181]

I am considering the same with the same tooth also. The tooth was pulled quite some time ago I just haven't replaced it.

I'm thinking a bridge is the way to go for me. However, for me one of the teeth needs a crown anyways. So 2 birds with one stone I'm thinking.

Yeah, see in my case, both of the adjacent teeth are fine.