ShokWaveRider
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In July 2021, I was told I had too much bone loss in my Upper Right 2nd from the back Molar and needed a bridge or an implant. A bridge was definitely out, I would rather have a gap than a bridge. My choice, please do not try to convince me the benefits of a bridge, as I will never get one.
OK., so I had the tooth pulled and a bone graft in November 2021, 4 months later in February 2022 I had the implant (Part 1, The Post) installed. 3 Months later I went back, and the Doc. said it had not "taken/bonded" and that we needed to leave it longer and if in another 3 months it was not good, he would remove it and try again.
Now a little background, those upper second molars are in the lowest part of the jawbone, in my case there was only 11mm of bone beneath my right sinus. The bare minimum is 10mm for an implant. Doc. waffled about a Sinus lift that was never going to happen as I have had trouble with sinus pain and drainage ever since I was a kid.
So, in the meantime I was getting used to the missing molar and had almost forgotten about it. I decided to wait a bit longer than 4 months, dreading that it would not take. Finally, after a recent cleaning the Doc. said I should have it looked at, it had been almost a year since I went back.
The GREAT news is that last week, he told me that it was set good and hard and we could move to the next step. This made my day.
I am now scheduled to go back in a couple of week to continue the process.
The Abutment is next.
The moral here is implants take time, Not 1 week as seen on misleading TV ads. If I get another I will wait a year again before going back.
OK., so I had the tooth pulled and a bone graft in November 2021, 4 months later in February 2022 I had the implant (Part 1, The Post) installed. 3 Months later I went back, and the Doc. said it had not "taken/bonded" and that we needed to leave it longer and if in another 3 months it was not good, he would remove it and try again.
Now a little background, those upper second molars are in the lowest part of the jawbone, in my case there was only 11mm of bone beneath my right sinus. The bare minimum is 10mm for an implant. Doc. waffled about a Sinus lift that was never going to happen as I have had trouble with sinus pain and drainage ever since I was a kid.
So, in the meantime I was getting used to the missing molar and had almost forgotten about it. I decided to wait a bit longer than 4 months, dreading that it would not take. Finally, after a recent cleaning the Doc. said I should have it looked at, it had been almost a year since I went back.
The GREAT news is that last week, he told me that it was set good and hard and we could move to the next step. This made my day.
I am now scheduled to go back in a couple of week to continue the process.
The Abutment is next.
The moral here is implants take time, Not 1 week as seen on misleading TV ads. If I get another I will wait a year again before going back.
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