Dental Bridge or implants?

[BlasterBates]

I would go for the implants. a key problem is Paradontosis, if there are gaps in the bridge the infection can get in and destroy the neighbouring teeth, so they need good maintenance. Once the implants have got "welded" to the bone, then they should just be like normal teeth.

I would read a bit further on the disadvantage of implants.

[PAH]

I'm getting fed up with this but it'll teach my son to look after his teeth.

My parents probably thought the same, seeing as they've both been toothless wonders with full dentures since before I was born. Didn't stop me taking a lax attitude to brushing and flossing when I was young, so I've got plenty of fillings as well as the front teeth trauma.

Maybe I should blame them for not forcing me to stick to a proper regime!

[PAH]

I've got a bridge that looks and feels fine and has needed one lot of minor maintenance in 7 or 8 years. The teeth either side weren't exactly A1 when I had it fitted but they don't seem to have suffered and the work on them seemed quite minor if I remember correctly. Implants sounds a bit of a palava and a potential bottomless pit if it doesn't go according to plan. Mixture of rugby and drinking injuries for me.

Sounds like you have simpler maryland bridge where they attach it to the backs of the surrounding teeth rather than the more drastic approach of changing the surrounding teeth to crowns that the bridge is then integrated with.

Downside for me with a maryland is they say I'd need to utilise two teeth either side, and at the moment they're in pretty good condition.

Overall implants sound the better and less destructive option if I can live with any cosmetic downsides of having two side by side.

[Moscow Mule]

Whilst you're there you may as well go for veneers on all of your teeth.

What? You've not got £30k to spend?

[Marina]

.. drinking injuries for me. ..

You're a Mongol horseman, who can slip upside down at the gallop and take a quick slurp from one of his mare's teats before whipping back round upright in the saddle, and occasionally before noticing the mare is fast approaching large rock or tree stump ..

and I claim my 5 of whatever currency they use on the steppes.

[rootsnall]

You're a Mongol horseman, who can slip upside down at the gallop and take a quick slurp from one of his mare's teats before whipping back round upright in the saddle, and occasionally before noticing the mare is fast approaching large rock or tree stump ..

and I claim my 5 of whatever currency they use on the steppes.

No fell off a table in Greece !

[rootsnall]

Sounds like you have simpler maryland bridge where they attach it to the backs of the surrounding teeth rather than the more drastic approach of changing the surrounding teeth to crowns that the bridge is then integrated with.

Downside for me with a maryland is they say I'd need to utilise two teeth either side, and at the moment they're in pretty good condition.

Overall implants sound the better and less destructive option if I can live with any cosmetic downsides of having two side by side.

That's the one. The dentist did say it was less invasive than the other options. I did years with constantly falling out false teeth on pins and a plate for a good while once they wouldn't work anymore so what I've got now is good.

[jamess]

I had my root canals done in the UK but for dental implants my choice was dental-care-abroad.co.uk

[silves89]

I don't think there are many disadvantages to implants, they're basically the closest one can get to real teeth. At least that's what a dentist I know said to me recently.

I was sedated while I had my wisdom teeth extracted. I did not believe the sedation would aleviate the stress of the procedure. It does, more than you can imagine. It has an amnesiac affect and you don't really remember much. What I do remember is cracking and a needle going into my mouth, but I remember them being amusing, not unpleasant in the least. Seriously, it's actually almost fun with sedation.

[jamess]

i heard sedation can be bad for skinny and very sensitive people.