I thought some of you may be interested in my tooth implant process:
I had an appointment last week with the dental specialist to have imaging x rays done as the first step to having an implant done to replace a tooth I had extracted last fall. At that time he could not put bone chips at the extraction site because they might become infected along with the existing abscess I had developed.
It was a good day, because after the dentist looked at my x rays he was able to see that I have enough bone of my own at the site and we can start the implant surgery immediately. The dentist said that one lady had just been told that her bone graft had not taken thus she is not a candidate for an implant. She will have to have dentures.
My next appointment is in early April for the implant surgery. A week later, I will have a follow up appointment to check progress, then another follow up appointment a month later. There will be another surgery 4 months after that to put some kind of cap in place. At that point I will go to my regular dentist to have a crown made. All things going well, I should have a new 'tooth' by Christmas. The cost of an implant/crown is between $4000 - $6000. Typically, most health insurance policies don't cover this.
Another good thing that day was son K found my missing pair of gloves! It was just annoying when it disappeared.
I had an appointment last week with the dental specialist to have imaging x rays done as the first step to having an implant done to replace a tooth I had extracted last fall. At that time he could not put bone chips at the extraction site because they might become infected along with the existing abscess I had developed.
It was a good day, because after the dentist looked at my x rays he was able to see that I have enough bone of my own at the site and we can start the implant surgery immediately. The dentist said that one lady had just been told that her bone graft had not taken thus she is not a candidate for an implant. She will have to have dentures.
My next appointment is in early April for the implant surgery. A week later, I will have a follow up appointment to check progress, then another follow up appointment a month later. There will be another surgery 4 months after that to put some kind of cap in place. At that point I will go to my regular dentist to have a crown made. All things going well, I should have a new 'tooth' by Christmas. The cost of an implant/crown is between $4000 - $6000. Typically, most health insurance policies don't cover this.
Another good thing that day was son K found my missing pair of gloves! It was just annoying when it disappeared.
