Dental implants

[Badders123]

Earlier this year I ended up losing one of my upper molars.
(Failed failing, then failed root canal)
I had 2 abscesses and the tooth was very painful prior to extraction
Anyway, all healed now but the other molar is now hurting a bit and I'm concerned as it's mostly filling and not much tooth! 😖
I will need something to replace test lost teeth if I end up losing the other one.
How much of a faff is it? Is it very painful?
I know it's hugely expensive and I would have to pay monthly 😞
God, I hate teeth!

Hey, sorry to hear this happening to you, teeth can be a pain in the arse. I have one dental implant, it cost about £2,500 with a surgical extraction of the original root (my tooth snapped after being hit). It wasn't painful at all. I was given a sedative, don't remember a thing when I came round it was a bit tender (bruising sort of pain) but nothing more. Didn't even need any painkillers.

Upper ones take a lot longer to graft to your jaw so it was a month or so of very soft food and avoiding that side of my mouth. Now it's fine, I eat normally, I can feel it's different if I run my tongue over it (it's smoother) but it looks like a regular tooth.

My dentist was fab, where are you op and I can recommend mine! He talked me through it, several consultations and even rang me that night to check I was ok. Research reviews etc as with any purchase really.

Hope it works out for you!

Oh sorry forgot to say you can have it done in stages, so I had the titanium implant put in then a few months later had the tooth bit added. This allowed me to spread the cost more and allowed the implant to graft better.

In in the East Midlands
Thanks for the info
I'm dreading my next visit!
I wasted £700 on that damn tooth!
Grr

Oh I dread it every time I have to go, I get so worked up the week before. (I have a health issue that has affected my teeth). I'm near Reading so not much help with recommendations I am afraid.