Oral surgery

smoochy · ‎03-10-2010

...tomorrow morning. One tooth to be extracted. My dentist said it's too complicated for her. So I'm headed to the oral surgeon. Upper premolar as they call it. Will have lovely IV sedation and remember nothing. What killed me was the options presented for after it heals: have the two molars next to it removed then get a three tooth bridge, or get an implant, or leave the gap and do nothing further.
Options 1 & 2 would cost me $3000-3800 out of pocket. I went home, smiled big into the mirror and decided to leave the gap empty. It won't be very noticeable unless someone is too dam close to me peering into my mouth. I am not about to spend over $3K on 73 year old teeth. C'mon man.
if it was a front tooth that would be a different story.

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mormel20 · ‎06-27-2013

About two years ago I had a tooth pulled. The dentist really were pushing me to get an implant (I suppose so they could get more money). I just left a gap instead. The gap is in the back and can't be seen by others. I just did not want to spend the money and really the gap does not bother me at all. But if it was visible by others I guess I would get an implant.

Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

I had the same thing. Left the gap. No problem. You'll be fine.

KKlim · ‎06-20-2015

Good luck w/ your oral surgery.

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@smoochy

And, once you start getting implants, you will have to have them ALL replaced that way. Gets REALLY expensive!!!!

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ellaphant · ‎12-13-2010

I have a three tooth gap in the very back.Cannot be seen at all. One dentist kept suggesting implants. Extraordinary expensive and a close friend had one implant

( by one of the finest dentists in the area) which took 5 years from beginning to end.

No thanks!

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@smoochy wrote:
...tomorrow morning. One tooth to be extracted. My dentist said it's too complicated for her. So I'm headed to the oral surgeon. Upper premolar as they call it. Will have lovely IV sedation and remember nothing. What killed me was the options presented for after it heals: have the two molars next to it removed then get a three tooth bridge, or get an implant, or leave the gap and do nothing further.
Options 1 & 2 would cost me $3000-3800 out of pocket. I went home, smiled big into the mirror and decided to leave the gap empty. It won't be very noticeable unless someone is too dam close to me peering into my mouth. I am not about to spend over $3K on 73 year old teeth. C'mon man.
if it was a front tooth that would be a different story.

Last Wednesday I had a bottom molar extracted by an oral surgeon. I was awake. You made a good decision to get sedation. It took one hour and thirty minutes. Today I had an emergency visit to check why the nerve is hurting but he claimed it takes two weeks for bottom molars to heal. Lost 5 pounds because all soft food.

I was referred to the oral surgeon by a new dentist as my old one retired. After googling I found out this dentist had his license revoked in another state for Medicaid fraud.🥺😳. I have no confidence in his $4,000.00 bridge but will see another dentist to find out alternative treatment.

Good luck and I will say a prayer for you @smoochy . I completely understand your reluctance to get the bridge. I really dislike that they told me the same about getting all these teeth removed. Dentistry can really be a money pit.😳

Puggywuggy · ‎04-19-2022

Wishing you good luck on your surgery tomorrow & a speedy recovery!

smoochy · ‎03-10-2010

because I sing in an elite 100 member award winning show chorus (womens barbershop) I was naturally concerned about a toothless gap showing. Which honestly would probably have disqualified me from performing. Judges see us up close. At international competition, the audience will see us up close on the Jumbotron when the cameras zoom in. We will be on that stage next October. My dentist said the implant option "might" be finished by then. I was shocked at what a ridiculous lengthy process it is. I had no idea.

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