I've had a bridge for 10 years. It's the Upper eye tooth and the one back from the eye tooth. At my last cleaning my dentist said I had an abscess in the hole where the old tooth had been removed. I've NEVER experienced ANY pain. She said I need to have a root canal on my front tooth. She also said my teeth could fall out if I didn't have this root canal.
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I would suggest a single crown on #9 or a veneer to match esthetics. An implant is one option but since the patient prefers to avoid an implant I would suggest a single crown on # 11 with a pontic (tooth replacement) in the space of 12. In order to supply support I wold create a rest...
You have a very difficult problem. Depending on the location of the fracture it may not be restorable. It is possible to extract the tooth and do a longer span bridge. The best solution long term solution may be an implant or two implants even though your insurance...
Your dentist has given you good advice. That being said, you could go either way. . If you are completely happy with all of your teeth, then I might suggest the single dental implant with porcelain crown.If you want your teeth straighter and protruding you then the bridge route with...