Dental implant or a restoration crown?

Have you ever had a dental implant? How is it like?





Today I was told by my dentist that I have a tooth which better should be extracted but it can also go extracoronal restoration (as far as I understand). So I'm left to choose cause the funny thing is- my doc didn't tell me if it's possible to fit the crown over it if it's going restoration. because the problem is- there is not enough remaining solid tooth.





Dental implant seems awesome but as they have to drill it in the jawbone there can be various complications as well. This way is usually not supported but what should I do if don't have much of my tooth anymore?





So the question is- is it possible to successfully restore the tooth and have a porcelain cap (crown) on it, or is it alas and I should have an implant?





these problems suck aye





Thanks

Dental implant or a restoration crown?
It sounds like you (and your dentist) have already made up your minds about this tooth...





Since the root canal treatment has been started, after it's healed a core or post %26amp; core will be placed, along with a temporary crown. Teeth become brittle after root canal treatment, so it's common and advised to have a crown placed over it for additional support. Once the impession has been taken for the permanent crown, you should have it inserted within three weeks, since it has to go to a lab to be made.





If you opted to extract the tooth, an implant would have been one of your options, provided you are a candidate for one. The other option would be a permanent bridge.





Implants are not covered by insurance companies, and are rather pricey. (You didn't say if you had insurance or not, so I thought I'd add this in). It also takes longer to have an implant, since you have to wait 4-6 months to see if your body accepts or rejects it... then the healing cap gets removed, the implant placed, and the impression for the crown.





Good luck to you!





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Reply:My man had the crown, they never got it perfectly even and that tooth is sensitive to cold. I think the crown is worth it because it's your own tooth under there and it still has a bit of feeling in it.
Reply:I'm a bit puzzled why the DDS would tell you it should be extracted and then give you other options. Had he or she said that extraction is an "option", that's a different situation. As far as the amount of the tooth that is now present, there are any number of ways to deal with that, one is called a Post and Core. One or more posts are seated into the top of the tooth's remaining surface leaving a portion of the post exposed. Special dental material is then stacked in and around the post covering them up and building a bulk of material that can be reshaped after it sits. The buildup material (core) can then be shapped providing an adequaute tooth like stump on which to seat a crown. As for the Implant, they work very well but you must know that the expense will be FAR greater than the P%26amp;C with a crown
Reply:Implant is the better choice! If you decide to restore the tooth that is structurally unsound, you are looking at max 5-10 years for the life of the tooth. The money you spend on restoring this tooth can equal that of an implant (15 plus years restoration). The tooth can decay, requre root canal. possible new crown in the span of time. in addition, once the tooth is lost possible bridge. If the adjacent teeth are sound, I would definately recommend implant. Implant does not decay and maintenance is min.


I don't know where this tooth is located in your mouth. If you can let me know, I can probably give you better info,





I am a surgical assistant for a periodontist that specializes in dental implant. There is also a website that you can go to for further info. They are the founding fathers of implants


Their website is www.nobelbiocare.com





Good luck! Hope this info helps