The one with the tooth removal ..

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Loosing teeth in 30s. I’ve already had to have two removed in the last couple of years. Today I was told I have a large hole in one (I actually felt some tooth fall out weeks ago but told myself I imagined it) and that they will try to fill it but at this point aren’t sure if they can save it. Gutted because I’ve been trying so hard with my teeth but a lot of it is fillings from childhood that are now going bad, fearing going to the dentist and not going to dentists for years in 20’s, very bad sickness in pregnancy’s ect ect sounds like excuses but i just don’t have great strong teeth! So what I’m asking is … has anyone had a large hole and successfully had it filled and it saved the tooth? … Has anyone else lost teeth and can tell me how you are coping without them? Unfortunately don’t think I can get implants even if I could afford them because of my teeth health! I just feel a little alone with this and would be nice to hear other’s experiences :) x

I recently had a back tooth taken out because it was beyond repair. That one had a massive filling in it.

I had another back tooth taken out about 14 years ago. It had broken and crumbled and my dentist said it needed to be taken out. I was only 21!

I have a front tooth that has a root canal filling. That was done when I was 22. I hope I never lose that one.

My main worry is my jaw shrinking the more teeth I lose. When I smile I can see that on the side where I lost a tooth 14 years ago, it’s “flatter” and less full than the side where I up until now had them all. That’s why ideally an implant would be put in to stop the bone from shrinking where the tooth was.

Thanks for replying! Completely understand and worry about the jaw shrinking thing! Why can’t we get another couple of sets of teeth! 😅 xx

I’ve just had a molar out because it couldn’t be saved, already had wisdom teeth out one by one, got some big fillings so I’m hoping it lasts me to at least 60 now, then I’d be tempted to give in, my mum has had issues since teens, seems to run in families

I have terribly soft teeth too, they were ok until I had my children and then just got worse, Infact one dentist told me they resembled hard cheese!!!
I have got several implants now though as my jawbone is good, not sure it matters about your teeth or not to be honest as they come out!
My implants are great although a long process and obviously not cheap. A friend went to Turkey and got loads done in one trip but has had no end of trouble.

I've got a massive filling in my back molar on the lower right hand side and so far, it's been absolutely fine. I've had the filling for years. The dentist always keeps an eye on it at my regular check-ups as it's an unusually large filling, but it's always been fine.

I also had my back molar on the lower right hand side removed 25 years ago when I was in my early 20s. It was a choice of that or root canal, and at the time I was seriously struggling financially and literally couldn't afford the root canal, so I opted to have the tooth removed instead as it was cheaper and it was the very back tooth so not visible to anyone else.

Within weeks of having it removed, my wisdom tooth on that side came through because the extraction had created space for it. I now have a gap between my wisdom and the next molar, which is occasionally mildly annoying, but as long as I'm careful to clean those two teeth thoroughly it's not really a problem.

OP, I had a crack in a tooth and a great big piece broke off one day. The dentist gave me a half crown, which looks fine. She said the only alternative was to have it out and have an implant, which I wasn’t keen to do. I have loads of fillings and other crowns, BTW. Not great teeth! But so far (touching all wood) the repaired one seems to be holding up OK.