[Trombone-l] Dental Implants

[David Bobroff]

I recently had a molar implanted.  I had a failed root canal.  An 
abscess formed at the base of the root (= PAIN).  Tooth was pulled. 
After 2-3 months I was examined and it was determined that the bone 
density was good enough to drill the pilot hole.  Hole was drilled and 
titanium screw was installed.  About two months after that I was 
examined again to see if the implant had satisfactorily integrated into 
the jawbone.  It had.  A crown was ten put on the implant.  The crown 
broke within two months grrrr....

There are various procedures.  I've seen some videos on YouTube showing 
one step implants whereby the tooth is extracted and the socket is 
immediately drilled for the implant which is then placed.  I only saw 
this being done on single-root teeth (not molars).

There is also a sort of hybrid solution for the replacement of several 
teeth up to and including entire sets of teeth.  Some implants are 
placed in the bone (six, eight?) and then a full set of teeth is 
attached to these.

None of this is cheap, but for replacing lots of teeth the hybrid 
solution is going to be much less expensive than individual implants for 
each tooth.

-David