To ask you about dental implants?

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Have you had them done or any experiences with them?

I need a few implants so I am looking at 'all on 4' or similar

My local dentist said 3k per implant! Which is a lot

I have heard so many turkey horror stories so I am unsure about going there

Would love to hear experiences and advice if possible please

Regular mn user but name changed as embarrassed about teeth 🥺🙈

Tia x

Edit, I am london based x

Yes, I had a post fitted for an implant about 5 weeks ago.

I was given prescription anti inflammatories for the pain, but I really didn't need them. The usual dose of Ibuprofen was more than enough. I was WFH the next day, doing Zoom interviews, and was worried that I'd be conked out from the pain so had my meds all lined up just in case. But I've had headaches which caused much worse pain. This was all without sedation.

I had two done at The Brighton Implant clinic which is CNN in Church Road Hove. They must be 10 years old now and my ordinary dentist says they were very well done. I have had no problems with them and the price was very competitive. They get very good reviews on Trustpilot. I may need to have 2 more soon and I will certainly be going back.

Bet the price has soared!

@Moanranger do you have an auto immune disease? My dentist initially recommended implants then checked my medical records and back tracked. Aparently your body can reject them if you have an autoimmune disease. I'm guessing a lot of people don't know they have autoimmune before they go ahead with implants.

@S0upertrooper No autoimmune disease. My implant wasn’t rejected, but it was the large second molar, upper & needed two posts. My first dentist fitted one of the posts at an angle, and the implant failed - tooth. & one post fell off, although the original bit set into upper jaw bone did not. Second dentist re-set implant & it is now functional. This implant is around 20 years old & gum is receding noticeably around it. As it is to the back & side, not prominent. It just makes me wonder how well implants do generally in the long run. My daughter had the identical tooth lost, but has had a bridge instead & it looks a lot better. Implants are not always the answer