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Anyone had a tooth implanted??

by WalkingCarpet Banned
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I have a missing front tooth and wanna get a new one.
Dentist said I could get a bridge or an implant.
I like the sound of the implant cos its strong as a real tooth and doesn't affect nearby teeth, even tho its more expensive.

But been reading on the net that implants can cause oral cancers.
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I never heard about oral cancers from them. They CAN be VERY expensive though, last I heard anyway. Maybe it costs less in india, but in the US, last I heard, WOW! It seems prices have come down, but they are still expensive: What Do Dental Implants Cost? Average Dental Implant Prices And implanting several teeth at once may seem to be lower, but you have to ask WHY. Sometimes they have fewer posts. The posts are labor intensive, and can be expensive, and obviously add to the cost.

    ALSO, some shops apparently can fabricate the teeth but it seems most can't. That can delay things and add to costs.

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  • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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    Over here (SRI LANKA) I can get it done for less than $500
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

      Over here (SRI LANKA) I can get it done for less than $500
      Yeah, $500 sounds a LOT better. If you trust them and all, GREAT! BTW I don't even think $500 will get you a decent set of dentures here! I got a REPLACEMENT crown a couple weeks ago, and IT cost about $1000! Bear in mind, it was a REPLACEMENT! Most of the hard work was ALREADY DONE! They even ADMITTED it! They basically had to clean the post, take 2 impressions, get the crown made, create a temporary crown, and mount it, remove the temporary and put on the permanent. I wonder how much extra it would have cost to create the post, and modify the tooth angle, as the first place had to. OH, I make it sound so easy, but creating that post took a long time, and they had to work in a small area.

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      • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
        Yes, l had a tooth pulled recently, and could have had a replacement tooth done, but the $5000 price tag put me off, well that and the fact that it was a back tooth, and can't be seen, so why bother?

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    • Profile picture of the author lgibbon
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      Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

      Over here (SRI LANKA) I can get it done for less than $500
      Aah, so that's what happened to Shergar.
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  • Profile picture of the author dremy154
    The implant should be surgical steel or maybe titanium. I've researched it extensively, and never heard of oral cancer being an issue.

    500 is cheap. I found a place in Bulgaria where you can get 20 implants with upper lower full bridges for about 14,000.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    You can have it done for $5 on fiverr.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      You can have it done for $5 on fiverr.
      "I Will Glue in a Plastic Tooth, That Will Look Like the Real thing for $5"!

      $50 upsell to for a plastic tooth on a long screw.

      $100 For a Bottle of Jack Daniels to null the pain.


      I wouldn't buy that for a dollar, (or 5)!

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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

    I have a missing front tooth and wanna get a new one.
    Dentist said I could get a bridge or an implant.
    I like the sound of the implant cos its strong as a real tooth and doesn't affect nearby teeth, even tho its more expensive.
    I had the same decision to make last year - my 30-year-old crown could no longer be fixed - and opted for the implant. It took several visits to a central London surgery to complete but now that it's done, I don't notice it - it's just like having my original tooth back.

    Yes, it was horrendously expensive, but then I wouldn't fancy spending every working day fiddling around in strangers' mouths.

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    • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
      Just grow old gracefully, WC, and stop fretting about your appearance you wuss.

      You could only end up looking like him below. Come to think of it there is a resemblance; you haven't by any chance got a long lost brother or twin have you?


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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      Yes, it was horrendously expensive, but then I wouldn't fancy spending every working day fiddling around in strangers' mouths.

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      I wouldn't even be crazy about working with sick people like that, but dentists and doctors DO opt for it. And YEAH, I can understand a premium. But this is a HUGE premium! At $5,000 a pop, they would reach the average american income after perhaps 9 of them. And I bet MOST people that have them done have a few done at once. So maybe 3 patients.

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    • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      I had the same decision to make last year - my 30-year-old crown could no longer be fixed - and opted for the implant. It took several visits to a central London surgery to complete but now that it's done, I don't notice it - it's just like having my original tooth back.

      Yes, it was horrendously expensive, but then I wouldn't fancy spending every working day fiddling around in strangers' mouths.

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      was it done under local anesthetic?
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

        was it done under local anesthetic?
        In the US, at least, I believe they generally ARE done under a local anesthetic. If there i too much of a risk, things get difficult, etc... it may be GENERAL. You should ask the dentist that does the operation what the options are.

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      • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
        Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

        was it done under local anesthetic?
        Yes, but only the first part - when the base implant was fitted. Once that had set into the bone (took about 6-8 weeks), the new crown was just screwed in place.

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        • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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          Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

          Yes, but only the first part - when the base implant was fitted. Once that had set into the bone (took about 6-8 weeks), the new crown was just screwed in place.

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          Doctors warn you of possible tumors and cancers caused by the titanium implant??

          How did it feel when the titanium screw was drilled into the bone?? Lots of pain?>??
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          • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
            Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

            Doctors warn you of possible tumors and cancers caused by the titanium implant??
            Nope, never heard of any such connection.
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          • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
            Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post

            How did it feel when the titanium screw was drilled into the bone?? Lots of pain?>??
            No - it was done under local anaesthetic. When the numbness wore off, there was only some slight pain - more of a discomfort - but it didn't last long.
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet View Post


            How did it feel when the titanium screw was drilled into the bone?? Lots of pain?>??
            I broke a tooth and had to have a support post anchored in. I assume that was similar setting a titanium screw. Mine was done under novocaine. There was some discomfort, but not much pain.
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            • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
              So you look like the Terminator after a bad day, for 6-8 weeks, WC will like that!

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              • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
                Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                So you look like the Terminator after a bad day, for 6-8 weeks, WC will like that!
                I actually look like Jaws.

                I have four mini-implants in my upper gum to retain my denture. I wasn't put under but I did take two alprazolam before going to the dentist to help relax me. Then I just had an extra dose of novocain.

                The tool the doc used to attach the implant rods sounded like I was getting spark plugs changed out.

                I've had my implants in now for a little over six years and can't wait to get it done on my lower denture!

                Now, I'm not sure about individual teeth, one at a time, but I believe the implants are the same material; just with dentures, you don't need as many as you would X amount of individual teeth. My entire upper denture is held in with four mini-implants. And I may only need two or three for the lowers.

                I paid almost $5000 to get everything done (new dentures plus the upper mini-implants and lower locator attachments), and the lower attachments failed when my one last tooth went bad.

                I can get the lowers re-done somewhere else for $1200 here in Harrisburg, PA but it'll still be a while before that's done.
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  • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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    anyone else???
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    If you're worried about the materials being toxic, go to a bio-dentist. They don't use mercury fillings or anything else toxic.

    As far as anesthetic, if what you're aiming for is unawareness of what is going on, have them gas ya. If they turn that up high enough it will put you in a really loaded on weed state and you won't care what they're doing in there. I did that a few times, such as root canal because the sounds of what they were doing made me nauseous otherwise. They got me so loaded once I thought that I was having a conversation with a plate of pork chops and mashed potatoes, but when they cranked the oxygen back on I came back to full lucidity. I will say, though, it's one of the weirdest "dream states" I've ever been in.
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    • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      If you're worried about the materials being toxic, go to a bio-dentist. They don't use mercury fillings or anything else toxic.

      As far as anesthetic, if what you're aiming for is unawareness of what is going on, have them gas ya. If they turn that up high enough it will put you in a really loaded on weed state and you won't care what they're doing in there. I did that a few times, such as root canal because the sounds of what they were doing made me nauseous otherwise. They got me so loaded once I thought that I was having a conversation with a plate of pork chops and mashed potatoes, but when they cranked the oxygen back on I came back to full lucidity. I will say, though, it's one of the weirdest "dream states" I've ever been in.
      Sounds a bit too natural for my tastes.
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  • Profile picture of the author wyatt2011
    I've had an implant for more than 20 years now, before it became popular, front tooth. Don't remember what it cost back then, it couldn't have been much but no where near what I was told recently when I needed another. They wanted $5k for two of them, they wanted to remove the old one also. Didn't make sense to me so I said no and got a partial. I never heard anything about cancer, nor have I had any problems at all. It is like someone else said, just like having your own tooth. You won't even notice the difference in feel or look.
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