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OnDoutside

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6. No, don't be put off by that, it's actually a lot easier than it looks

Reply to Bettie (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 12:46 PM

Oct 2019

there. My sister in law got all her teeth replaced (smoker) by this, and she loves them.

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This is how dental implants are inserted [View all] Bayard Oct 2019 OP

Still less painful than a Trump speech. Throck Oct 2019 #1

I found a much better video of dental inserts: tblue37 Oct 2019 #65

I was thinking about it Bettie Oct 2019 #2

No, don't be put off by that, it's actually a lot easier than it looks OnDoutside Oct 2019 #6

Do not hesitate or be deterred. Big Blue Marble Oct 2019 #15

The thing is Bettie Oct 2019 #27

How do you find a competent oral surgeon or peridontist? The only dentists i know around here are napi21 Oct 2019 #60

As someone who has been in dental management for many years, Big Blue Marble Oct 2019 #67

no, no, no Skittles Oct 2019 #54

Get Nitrous. Makes everything better. Lochloosa Oct 2019 #3

I had it done Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #4

Can I ask the cost? Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #9

Best not to... Disaffected Oct 2019 #26

I have very good dental insurance Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #31

$900 for implant and crown!!!!???? Merlot Oct 2019 #52

Do you have the feeling like something is stuck between your teeth? oasis Oct 2019 #29

Not at all Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #32

Thank's for the quick reply. nt oasis Oct 2019 #35

We have available to us a dental plan that far exceeds Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #57

My experience... Lars39 Oct 2019 #58

Thank you. nt oasis Oct 2019 #66

They are much better than having a bridge... Lars39 Oct 2019 #5

Totally agree. TruckFump Oct 2019 #21

That's why I had to have two root canals Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #36

How did that relate? treestar Oct 2019 #38

Yeah, there are other reasons. TruckFump Oct 2019 #41

I see. I recall they fill in the roots treestar Oct 2019 #44

I broke two bridges Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #42

I see. That must have been fun treestar Oct 2019 #45

I tell you what Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #47

I was told its about $6000 for one implant. Seems very expensive. BSdetect Oct 2019 #7

Just had one done for $1800. Liberal In Texas Oct 2019 #13

I went to the dental school. I think it was about leftyladyfrommo Oct 2019 #14

Mine was under $2000. Well worth it redstateblues Oct 2019 #28

I had 5 done Green Line Oct 2019 #8

I have my entire upper on implants. Greybnk48 Oct 2019 #10

Same thing happened to my Mom, but only with the lower denture TruckFump Oct 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Bettie Oct 2019 #30

I have lost quite a few Delphinus Oct 2019 #56

Age can be a factor, so don't wait too long. n/t Greybnk48 Oct 2019 #59

First (hopefully last!) next month. Jirel Oct 2019 #11

I had an implant for an upper molar about ten years ago... Rollo Oct 2019 #12

Yes, once had my jaw cracked when a large double tooth was finally removed. BSdetect Oct 2019 #37

I do this for a living and am a patient PCIntern Oct 2019 #16

so what's the deal w the same day? mopinko Oct 2019 #23

Same day placement? PCIntern Oct 2019 #24

Yes. Didn't hurt. Too much anaesthetic. But it's a drawn out process. LAS14 Oct 2019 #17

That is right.....almost a year for the whole procedure. The extraction of the tooth a kennedy Oct 2019 #19

I had an upper first molar done......not painful at all, and I paid 1,700.00 for it. a kennedy Oct 2019 #18

Yes. TruckFump Oct 2019 #20

Yes. Got three this year. musette_sf Oct 2019 #25

I have three implants peggysue2 Oct 2019 #33

Yes, indeed. Me. Duppers Oct 2019 #34

Yes I've had it done ... GeorgeGist Oct 2019 #39

Yup. I had internal resorption - apparently relatively uncommon Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #40

I thought for many years that I was allergic to penecillin, but ... Rollo Oct 2019 #49

I had it first, and was already on vancomcin to treat it. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #55

Yes - I've had two and it was not bad at all csziggy Oct 2019 #43

I have an implant and love it Pachamama Oct 2019 #46

I wish I could get the remaining crappy I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2019 #48

I just found out today that I'm probably going to need to have a molar extracted Poiuyt Oct 2019 #50

I currently have worse than that Skittles Oct 2019 #51

How did you find a good dentist to do the implants? I've been thinking seriously about napi21 Oct 2019 #53

Luck. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #61

Thank you so much. I don't know anyone who has had anything more difficult than rood canal. napi21 Oct 2019 #62

Dentists/oral surgeons tend to be in a separate group. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #64

I need to get one to replace a molar, but I'm afraid ecstatic Oct 2019 #63

There is very little post-surgical pain involved. Big Blue Marble Oct 2019 #68