Dental implants - Page 3

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

re the bone grafts from cadaver or are they taken from your own bone? I personally would not want cadaver!

Alexa6352 · ‎03-12-2010

I have 3 Implants. all 3 are on the left side 2 upper and 1 lower. The lower 1 ,tooth extracted and impant surgery the same day. 4 months later tooth was put in $2800 for everything. The upper 2 teeth pulled in June of 2020..waited for them to heal,Impant surgery done in August,Sept teeth put in..$5600 for everything..The 2 impants that were put in next to each other were a bit of a problem because of the way my bite is and a few adjustments and filing down before they were perfect..All that was done during the CRAZY PANDEMIC..My dentist does everything..and he will come into his office fro me even on days he's off..

vsm · ‎05-08-2010

@hyacinth003 wrote:
@vsm wrote:
@hyacinth003 wrote:
@chessylady wrote:
You will be paying a lot and most insurance companies do not pay for it. The process took me almost a year but mine was a back molar and a bone graft was needed. It was a grueling process for me. At least I got a permanent tooth rather than a bridge.
@chessylady

I know I will have to pay all of it.

Hyacinth
But if you need it, @hyacinth003 it will be worth every penny for your well-being. There's a lot of excellent advice on this thread -- esp. about making sure you have an informative doctor. Sounds like you've already been through an ordeal. Wishing you good luck (and patience!) from here on out.
@vsm

I have been through a lot with this one. I didn't include what happened BEFORE having the molar extracted. I had a root canal years ago in the tooth. It started bothering me. Then an infection. I went and spent $1800 on a retreatment of the root canal. The conventional wisdom is to save the tooth. It became re-infected, and failed the retreatment. So then the only option is extraction. My perception was that it was awful, and I didn't expect it. Difficult extraction because they had a hard time getting it numbed. After, way longer than I thought of pain and swelling. I had this done by an oral surgeon who is highly recommended and respected. So I will go to him for the implant. The area is healed and he told me I didn't need a bone graft at the time of the extraction. With COVID, I didn't follow up as soon as I probably could have.

I have another missing tooth that turned out that I never had a permanent one there. I walked around with the baby tooth well into adulthood. I am CONSIDERING having an implant there, but not sure. I am told no one can tell these are missing, but I know they are! The molar interferes with chewing also.

So now I have this on my list of things to do hopefully post-COVID.

Hyacinth

Gosh, thatt's an awful lot to bear, @hyacinth003 . I hope you can get your oral surgeon, dentist, and endodontist to coordinate your care, so that you'll be spared undue delays and will achieve a healthy result. Hang in there!

judianne · ‎07-09-2014

I just had the implant surgery 3 weeks ago . Cost was 3,169 dollars just for the implant surgery, the dentist will put the top tooth on in about 3-4 months , that cost is $2350 dollars . I had to have a bone graft , they can use a cow bone as well as cadaver or your own . If they use your own they take it from your jaw , l didn’t want another sore place on my mouth so l took the cow one . I had to have a sinus lift done to make more room for the bone graft . They had scheduled me for general anesthesia , but I opted out, because that added 400 dollars to the cost . I took the laughing gas instead , was only 100 dollars . I had barely any pain and it was easier than a root canal , took about 20 minutes . The worst part of the procedure was when he did the sinus lift , he was hammering on it and the sound was awful , but I was told about it so knew it was coming . He also told me the cow bone was best for the area he had to put it . My dental insurance would pay 50% of the bill , but l only have 1200 dollars to use a year on the insurance, so that’s all they will pay .

MildredM · ‎08-02-2019

I started an implant when I was 64 and under my husbands Cobra insurance. When I turned 65 the Cobra dropped and I purchased private dental insurance. The new private insurance would not cover the remaining surgery and crown to finish the work because it was already in process. Paid for the rest myself. Just a heads up should you be straddling age brackets. Timing is everything.

Mayflowers · ‎03-10-2010

Extraction is the first step. My surgeon put the implant in at that time of the extraction, and I had to let it heal for several weeks. Next step, dentist will screw in the part that will hold the crown. That was a bit uncomfortable for me. Last step is the dentist will put in the crown. The process takes months. I believe my cost was $5K, maybe more. Your dentist should have given you an estimate. I had both a dentist and oral surgeon doing mine. Good luck!

This was not a painful procedure for me, by the way.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Next Tuesday will be (almost) 30-day post op for my seven implants I had put in last month. Right now I have lots of stitches in my gums and they are totally driving my crazy. They're getting removed this week and I can't wait!

This past month has been a dietary challenge. I have lost almost ten pounds...too much for me b/c I'm already underweight to begin with. My face looks sunken from tooth removal and weight lost. I am looking forward to pigging out with my favorite foods once I get my crowns put in after a few months from now.

lulu1 · ‎03-29-2011

I have 4 implants (all molars) and my husband has 7. The same oral surgeon has done our extractions and implants. We've always needed bone grafts. Knock wood, neither of us has ever had any setbacks during the approximately year long process.

Yes, they are expensive but IMO worth every penny.

DrKelli · ‎03-10-2010

One of my front teeth is an implant and I will tell you--it takes a LONG time to grow a new tooth (the implant dentist's words). It was a little over a year from start to finish. I had to have a bone graft AND a gum graft. They took the gum graft off the roof of my mouth and that took FOREVER to heal.

It was so worth it though--especially for a front tooth. I never had much pain--except when they put the post in. My dentist scheduled my appointments first thing in the morning and told me to eat a big breakfast so that I could take a vicodin right away. He always called the scrip in early so that I had it. I never needed more than 2 pills out of the scrip. The day that they put the post in, I had the WORST headache, so I took 2 vicodins (it said TAKE 1 OR 2 TABLETS) and I ended up taking a 6 hour nap, but the pain was gone LOL.