Kim
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I would be so grateful for some professional advice. I have a broken crown that is over 25 years old. I have 10 further crowned teeth, and no back teeth, having had these removed when I was a young teenager. I have seen a dentist who has said that he will try to replace the crown, but if this doesnt work, then he can do an implant.
He has said that my remaining crowns are not too strong, but will hopefully hold out. I also have a lot plaque at the back of my teeth which is going to be removed. My worry is that when impressions are taken, they may break some of the other crowns, or when the plaque is removed, this may happen. My dentist said this is unlikely, but if that happens, they can treat that too.
My dilemma is that I will be sedated which is why I have to sign the paperwork to give the go ahead. If the crown works, this will cost almost £600. If this doesn't work, the implant will be in excess of £3000. My husband has agreed we can go down this route, and for that I am eternally grateful. However, niggling at the back of my mind is if something else goes wrong. We are not in a position to replace all of my crowns with implants at this stage, and so should I have a 3rd option (and believe me, this would be the hardest decision for me to make) in that if anything did go wrong while I was under the sedation, should my 3rd option be total extraction and go down the denture route with a view to getting either implants, or implant retained dentures when we have the funding.
I haven't discussed this with my husband yet, as I want to get the appointment made and then have the discussion then. I dont want to get into a situation whereby once one tooth goes another goes, and the costs spiral, and I am left having to have total extraction anyway. The stress would kill me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone, but especially from a professional, just to see whether they have ever had that happen with one of their patients etc. I can think of nothing else, and need to get some other input.
Thanks so much.
Kim
He has said that my remaining crowns are not too strong, but will hopefully hold out. I also have a lot plaque at the back of my teeth which is going to be removed. My worry is that when impressions are taken, they may break some of the other crowns, or when the plaque is removed, this may happen. My dentist said this is unlikely, but if that happens, they can treat that too.
My dilemma is that I will be sedated which is why I have to sign the paperwork to give the go ahead. If the crown works, this will cost almost £600. If this doesn't work, the implant will be in excess of £3000. My husband has agreed we can go down this route, and for that I am eternally grateful. However, niggling at the back of my mind is if something else goes wrong. We are not in a position to replace all of my crowns with implants at this stage, and so should I have a 3rd option (and believe me, this would be the hardest decision for me to make) in that if anything did go wrong while I was under the sedation, should my 3rd option be total extraction and go down the denture route with a view to getting either implants, or implant retained dentures when we have the funding.
I haven't discussed this with my husband yet, as I want to get the appointment made and then have the discussion then. I dont want to get into a situation whereby once one tooth goes another goes, and the costs spiral, and I am left having to have total extraction anyway. The stress would kill me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone, but especially from a professional, just to see whether they have ever had that happen with one of their patients etc. I can think of nothing else, and need to get some other input.
Thanks so much.
Kim