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Annie364
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I have found a dentist I really like who will also be doing my implant. I’ve seen him for the implant consultation and the extraction, and he’s going to be my general dentist now too, so I have a new patient check coming up very soon.
I feel like I have so much that potentially needs doing, and a lot of things are dependent on other things in terms of timing, so if we choose to do one thing then the other thing should be delayed or changed which will affect something else etc. This is a list of everything I can think of:
I’m wondering how I should be when I see him. I don’t want to make a bad impression by saying too much, or offend him by sounding like I’m trying to do his job for him. Also I want to do what he recommends should be done, and I don’t want to seem like I’m requesting work which actually is not a good idea to get.
How much if any of the above points should I say, or is it better to just keep quiet and see what he says I need done? I’d mention the pain at UR6 of course.
Thanks very much.
I feel like I have so much that potentially needs doing, and a lot of things are dependent on other things in terms of timing, so if we choose to do one thing then the other thing should be delayed or changed which will affect something else etc. This is a list of everything I can think of:
- I need one implant where he extracted a tooth for me at UL7 – my first ever implant. At a different appointment in 3 months or so, he will check the bone on CBCT for an implant
- I need 3 overlays or crowns where I had root canals in 2021 - UR5, UR6, LR7. He knows about these
- I have a large gap at LR6 from 2006, and it was said an implant could be possible. The gap does affect my eating due to the size of the gap now, and the neighbouring teeth are starting to tip inwards. If we want to do the implant there, first we’d have to wait until after the UL7 implant to check I can tolerate implants OK as it’s my first time with the implant at UL7
- The UR6 tooth above the large gap at LR6 has extruded downwards, causing the root to be showing
- If we decide to implant at LR6, to get the correct bite with UR6 we’d need to make a non-extruded crown for UR6 and cut into UR6 and reduce its height. But if it ends up that we can’t implant at LR6 then it would be a pity to cut into UR6 and reduce its height needlessly if it reduces the lifespan of the tooth
- UR6 had a large longstanding abscess for over a decade before the 2021 root canal, and though it looks healed now, there is still pain and it would be good to check it on CBCT. There is small chance the dentist might recommend removal and implant or other treatment
- A misaligned tooth at UL5 is being pushed inwards, so if we want to push it back outwards and backwards into the space along with UL6, we’d need to do it before putting in the titanium implant post at UL7. But then we’d need to delay the UL7 implant, and LL7 might extrude upwards more in that time (see below) and maybe for the bone it’s better to implant 3-4 months after extraction rather than waiting too long
- LL7 has been extruding upwards since the root canal on the opposing UL7 caused UL7 to be half-height, so I have a plastic guard to wear at night to try and stop LL7 moving upwards more while I wait for the implant at UL7. I heard the dentist speak about the possibility of a retainer as he wrote up my notes after doing my extraction and when I'd asked him to be my general dentist too. I don't know if that is for upper or lower
- Another misaligned tooth at LL5 is pushed inwards just like the one directly above it. Although it’s on the other side to the potential implant on LR6, it still makes more sense to realign LL5 first before putting in the implant at LR6 I would guess (if it’s a good idea to realign it)
I’m wondering how I should be when I see him. I don’t want to make a bad impression by saying too much, or offend him by sounding like I’m trying to do his job for him. Also I want to do what he recommends should be done, and I don’t want to seem like I’m requesting work which actually is not a good idea to get.
How much if any of the above points should I say, or is it better to just keep quiet and see what he says I need done? I’d mention the pain at UR6 of course.
Thanks very much.