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sarako7
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I had a root canal before but about a third of the molar ( upper jaw) broke off, is split in half, loose after gum infection and has a lot of plaque stuck to it. I know it would be crazy to think there is any other way around the problem other than the extraction my dentist said she'll do but is there any way at all to save this? To have a molar extracted and replaced by an implant at 16 is terrifying and just embarrassing especially because this was totally preventable if my anxiety hadn't kept me from regularly visiting the dentist. I read that 16 might be too young for an implant after the extraction but I also read that bone loss and teeth misalignment and other scary stuff will happen if I don't get it, plus I need to get braces to fix my overbite and I read that implants can't move. I'm terrified about having to pull the tooth out or get an implant that I cant sleep at night and the fact that I have all of these problems at 16 only is not just beyond humiliating but is also making me really anxious and depressed. I don't know what to do and my dentist makes me feel bad about my problems that I'm scared to go to her again or tell her about all of this. I understand the severity of the situation and take full responsibility but i just can't accept the fact that I have to pull the tooth out, is there really no other way at all and if there isn't is there any hope all of this can be fixed? Sorry this is so long.