My dtr was in a horrible car accident 11 yrs ago and lost 4 teeth... With her age ( 18 ) and her vanity level ( very high!) I opted to have implents put in liu of a removable bridge. She loves them..... so far no problems....

My husband had a implant years ago for one tooth... when the rest of this teeth went and was replaced by dentures ( had those now for almost 20 yrs) they made the denture to fit around that implant post... they said it would actually help hold the dentures in place.. His dentures certainly never slip.... and he has had no problems at all with the dentures or the implanted post ( never even a re-alinement)

I don't think the problem with breaking a crown on an implant would be the same as breaking a crown on a real tooth. I have a couple of implants. If the crown ever broke off, they would simply remove any glue and create a new crown to put on the surgically implanted post. The post is permanent as long as you have good bone to hold it in the jaw.

A few months ago I broke the crown on a tooth that had had a "silver points" root canal. Tried to re-do the root canal, but the re-do failed. It was also highly probable that the root of the tooth had cracked. So, I had to have the remaining root pulled. Am scheduled for an implant in January.

The only problem I have found with implants is that you have to be *very* meticulous about cleaning around the gums. However, the same thing is true of crowns.

I remember partly because The dentist was a friend...fresh out of school with all the latest techniques of the day, and gold was the highest it had been for years, so my siblings all teased me about keeping my mouth shut if I ever got held up. LOL (All the crowns were gold, except the front uppers.)

Patti

I had a crown down on a tooth about 6 years ago. Dentist did a root canal first, then the crown. A few weeks ago, the crowned tooth felt very loose. I had an appt. to have another crown placed, so I had the dental assistant check the tooth. She took and xray and was shocked. The entire root of the tooth had been re-absorbed back into the jaw bone, kind of how a baby tooth does. The only thing left was the root canal material.

My dentist was shocked. I had my cleaning back in March and the root was there. They could not come up with an explanation. He recommended an implant by an oral surgeon, but our insurance would not cover it. So I am going to have my first bridge done in January.

I agree with your "getting old sucks"!

37 instead of twnty. WoW! You really got your money's worth.

This is what I'm getting ready to do. I can't see putting another $20,000 or more in my failing teeth in the next 20 or so years I may have left.

At $1800 or so an ounce they may pay for themselves as they need to be replaced today!

I've had 3 implants done, the last one on a top front tooth. I would only go to an Oral & Maxiofacial dentist for this kind of work due to the fact that it is a specialty. I am extremely happy with my implants and would certainly choose this option again over a bridge. Good luck with whatever you decide!

I have 3 crowns and a bridge. All because I am missing 4 permanent teeth. They are molars. This trouble was mostly caused by a quack dentist when I was a kid. We never liked him. He was highly recommended by a friend of my parents. After he pulled a tooth immediatly after giving me my novicainne shot and accidently cut my lip with the drill. I refused to get in the car to go back. I got in huge trouble over it. He couldn't see. Mom got over it and we switched to another dentist who was good and we could walk to on our way home from schol. The teeth should have been pulled when I was young and the other teeth would have filled them in.