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Was it upper or lower tooth? Did you have bone graft?

Hello, After a hard bite, the crown became loose and the crown with the attached post fell out. Now, there is nothing left of the tooth above the gum line. The original crown was placed 12 years ago after the root canals treatment. My question: is it possible to place another post with the...

Was it your upper or lower tooth?

Saving the tooth from extraction Did anybody have a fractured root saved using this method or any other method? Vertical root fracture is a big challenge to dentists for its diagnosis and treatment. As the tooth presents poor prognosis, the most common treatment modality is extraction. One can...

I also read that now they can grind the bone from the place where the wisdom tooth used to be. I have no idea of the cost of this procedure. Also, the dentist who placed my bottom implant looked at the upper location for the implant and said that it might not need a bone graft either. He will...

How did your sister's hip heal after the surgery?

I had the same experience with my bottom implant, the only implant at this time. The titanium post was placed, I was made aware before the procedure that the bone graft might be necessary. While drilling and taking control X-rays, the surgeon told me that it was not necessary. After 8 months...

Athena, can you elaborate on this deferral?

My dentist referred me to a periodontist / implant specialist to have a 3-D X-ray of the root of the tooth. While making the appointment, I asked about the implant placing stages and was surprised to hear that after the tooth extraction, the bone graft needs to be performed. My questions...

Thank you for all replies, very interesting, different experiences, especially rolling the money back from IRA to 401K. DW checked on the rules, and it is allowed. So we are going to rolllover both pre-tax and Roth. She is not planning on taking any distributions before 59 and a half. After the...

Hello, Please tell me what you think about this plan. DW is still working and has been contributing to Roth 401K for a few years now. Before that, she was contributing to 401K pre-tax. We are not happy with high fees and limited options. We would like to roll all pre-tax 401K money into tIRA...

Hello everybody, I read all replies provided here on Social Security topics, very helpful, thank you. I am looking for confirmation that I understand the rules correctly. Please correct me if I am wrong. I retired and claimed SS at 68. DW is 13 years younger and is going to retire at 60. When...

Hello, I am trying to understand the benefits of Roth conversions and reading through the posts above, I have a question. Can someone please explain to me the math in this example from OverThinkMuch post? Finally, if you want to use up the 12% tax bracket: Convert $26k + $56k = $82k of Roth...