[Trombone-l] Dental Implants

[bjmchaffie@aol.com]

Don't give up.   Ole Doc down home finally went to full plates and kept 
right on playing in the community band.  He did keep handy on the 
bandstand water to keep his mouth from going dry as the dentist had 
damaged a salivary gland.

Keep on a'blowin.

beldon wade


-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Dyess <texastbone at gt.rr.com>
To: Price Taylor <pricetaylor at comcast.net>
Cc: trombone-l at samford.edu; Edgar Bateman III <edgar.bateman at gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 5:27 am
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Dental Implants



I find this interesting as my dentist has suggested implants for me,
one on each side.  I'm having trouble eating, it's so bad.  I can't
afford the implants, and fear my playing days will soon be over if the
teeth are pulled.  One was a botched root canal.  The other is a tooth
that aches and probably needs to be pulled.  Since he didn't recommend
a root canal for that one, I guess it's too far gone for that.

Does anyone know of any other options that might work for jaw teeth,
besides the implants that I can't afford?  You're right.  My insurance
won't cover that procedure.

Wayne Dyess



On Jun 24, 2009, at 12:25 AM, Price Taylor wrote:

> Implants - my 20 y/o daughter has them in her upper teeth (9 of them),
> congenital defect, no adult teeth behind the baby teeth.
> It's expensive, but it does work reasonably well.  The old teeth
> (baby in
> her case) are pulled, the gums heal.  Then, the base for the implant
> is
> installed, and then the gums regrow over it.  Then they peel back
> the gum
> that regrew over the implanted screw receiver and wait a couple of
> months.
> Then they put in the implants.
>
> This is very expensive and not covered by most dental or medical
> policies.
> The prep work was major medical in my daughter's case because it was a
> congenital defect, not a dental issue.
>
> Good luck - and happy winning lottery ticket!
>
> Price Taylor

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