[Trombone-l] Dental Implants

[Eric Swanson]

On Jun 23, 2009, at 10:49 PM, Peter Hanmore wrote:

> Edgar,
> About 15 (maybe more) years ago, I had post & crowns done on my 3  
> front
> upper teeth.  All 3 teeth had previously had root canals and one was
> noticeably discoloured.  The work has held up wonderfully and I  
> have not
> had any adverse impact on my playing because of it.  I do find that my
> gums are receding a bit, which causes a bit of concern, but no major
> problem so far.  I wouldn't hesitate to get the work done again.
> I'm not sure if there are better options out there now - what is
> involved with implants?
>


Peter,

I think you may be talking about the same thing.  With an implant,  
the original tooth is gone.  They implant a titanium post into the  
jaw bone and cement a crown (the false tooth) to it.  Is that the  
same thing as what you had?  I think they have been doing this for  
years.  I remember hearing a rumor over 30 years ago that Maynard  
Ferguson had teeth that screwed in.  I'm now pretty sure they were  
talking about the posts that were screwed in, not the actual teeth.

Eric Swanson