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sharon
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The plan is to have #10 extracted, have a bone graft, have a crown on #11 and then a bridge. Also possibly I may lose #9. My dentist does not explain things to me. He thinks because of my dental phobia the less I know the better. But with my dental phobia it's the more I know the better. The unanswered questions keep me up at night. All he will tell me is "everything will fall into place."
Can anyone give me any idea of how long a bone graft will take (just the actual work time, not counting the time sitting and chatting with the dentist and getting numbed up)? I honestly don't know if it's a 10 minute procedure or a 4 hour procedure. Why do I need a bone graft if I'm not having an implant? Does it take place at the same appt as the extraction? This is a front tooth so what happens after the extraction - if the dental surgeon does it will I have a big space in the front until I get to the dentist for a temporary something? At what point will I need impressions and how many will I need? (impressions are my biggest problem - small mouth/big tongue/miserable patient) I plan to have as much as possible done under oral sedation but I don't want to lose an entire day just for a five minute impression appointment so I'm hoping they can do what they need to do impression wise during one of the longer appts.
I need to know what to expect and my dentist will not tell me. And I am looking for a new dentist, I hope I can get things squared up with one before the tooth falls out on its own.
Can anyone give me any idea of how long a bone graft will take (just the actual work time, not counting the time sitting and chatting with the dentist and getting numbed up)? I honestly don't know if it's a 10 minute procedure or a 4 hour procedure. Why do I need a bone graft if I'm not having an implant? Does it take place at the same appt as the extraction? This is a front tooth so what happens after the extraction - if the dental surgeon does it will I have a big space in the front until I get to the dentist for a temporary something? At what point will I need impressions and how many will I need? (impressions are my biggest problem - small mouth/big tongue/miserable patient) I plan to have as much as possible done under oral sedation but I don't want to lose an entire day just for a five minute impression appointment so I'm hoping they can do what they need to do impression wise during one of the longer appts.
I need to know what to expect and my dentist will not tell me. And I am looking for a new dentist, I hope I can get things squared up with one before the tooth falls out on its own.