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Snaggletooth24
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- May 20, 2022
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Due to money issues, fear and embarrassment I neglected going to the dentist for over 15 years. I did go 4 years ago for X-rays and consult. They told me it would be $1500 just to deep clean my teeth. So what did I foolishly do? Well I waited another 4 long years. Knowing I had issues with my front teeth I finally went a month ago. It was devastating news! Severe bone loss to the point that 2 teeth will probably fall out before they are removed.
Yesterday I had 2 lower molars removed. No implants due to severe bone loss and infection. I had a scaling done on all quadrants. I was told I needed to have my 4 bottom front teeth removed. The periodontist said at least the 2 middle ones for now and in a year the other 2 if not sooner. She doesn’t think a bridge will work since my canines are not stable due to bone loss. She doesn’t think they are savable. The bone loss in the very front is extreme. They can’t even do a graph.
I have done nothing but cry for 2 days. I’m only 55. I have scoured the internet for even a glimmer of hope but there is none. The worst place to have severe bone loss is the lower jaw as dentures don’t fit correctly or stay in place without implants. Apparently I am not a candidate for implants at all. I have never been so depressed or hopeless
Yesterday I had 2 lower molars removed. No implants due to severe bone loss and infection. I had a scaling done on all quadrants. I was told I needed to have my 4 bottom front teeth removed. The periodontist said at least the 2 middle ones for now and in a year the other 2 if not sooner. She doesn’t think a bridge will work since my canines are not stable due to bone loss. She doesn’t think they are savable. The bone loss in the very front is extreme. They can’t even do a graph.
I have done nothing but cry for 2 days. I’m only 55. I have scoured the internet for even a glimmer of hope but there is none. The worst place to have severe bone loss is the lower jaw as dentures don’t fit correctly or stay in place without implants. Apparently I am not a candidate for implants at all. I have never been so depressed or hopeless