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Robb
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A month ago I had to have one of my top premolars pulled because for some time a filling had been loose and I didn't know it and decay formed under it and earlier this year it finally broke. Anyway aside from feeling very weird having a space there, I have been reading about how even a single tooth missing can cause bone loss and the adjacent teeth to start collapsing inward toward the empty space. This has gotten me pretty worried because I obviously don't want that to happen. The only solution though is an implant and from what I've read they cost thousands of dollars and involve up to a year of work to complete. Even if I could manage to get enough money together to pay for it being as terrified of any type of dental procedure as I am I don't know how I would ever be able to bring myself to go through with it. I just don't know what to do, how serious is the bone loss issue and how much time would I have before problems start. I've read that teeth can start shifting into the empty space almost immediately and other people tell me they've had a tooth missing for years and never noticed any issue.
Even without the bone loss issues though I would certainly love to have a tooth there again. Is it true that you can't even tell it isn't a real tooth once the procedure is done with? I wish all this was over with, it's been such a traumatic experience. Years ago I had a nightmare where I dreamed I lost a tooth and woke up in a sheer panic, and I still remember how relieved I was that it was just a dream. Losing any teeth was always one of my biggest fears and now it's really happened.
Anyway I just wanted to ask about how bad it would be if nothing was done, or is it important to get an implant to prevent any serious future problems and what type of ordeal I would be facing.
Even without the bone loss issues though I would certainly love to have a tooth there again. Is it true that you can't even tell it isn't a real tooth once the procedure is done with? I wish all this was over with, it's been such a traumatic experience. Years ago I had a nightmare where I dreamed I lost a tooth and woke up in a sheer panic, and I still remember how relieved I was that it was just a dream. Losing any teeth was always one of my biggest fears and now it's really happened.
Anyway I just wanted to ask about how bad it would be if nothing was done, or is it important to get an implant to prevent any serious future problems and what type of ordeal I would be facing.