[Trombone-l] Dental Implants

[Fred Hudson]

My wife has  a jaw tooth implant that was put in place about 20 years ago. 
It replaced a tooth which had had a root canal and crown and had "gone bad" 
and couldn't  support a new crown. Her dentist at the time wrote a letter to 
our insurance company explaining that an implant was the only option and 
they paid for part of it (no more than half as I recall) Different city, 
different dentist, different insurance company so I don't know what would 
happen if the need for another one would rise, but she has has been so 
pleased she would have another one regardless. I personally have been 
blessed with strong teeth so I can't speak for myself

Fred H
----- 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: Wednesday, June 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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