I have a root canal and a crown in teeth number 14 and the crown felt down and the teeth is not in good shape to save it because the crown was not fix properly and the decai get into it causing infection. I am planning an extraction. Some dentist said I may need bone graft because it looks like I loose some bone, some said that I can have the extraction without the bone graft and wait for a natural healing and get the implant because my teeth is on the back. What should I do?
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You need to check that right away,and also take some x rays, because the adjacent tooth might be involved in this healing process , by not having a good response. So, the option here could be the clinical check up, and also the antibiotic that they sent you, there could be an infection going on,...
Placing bone graft material into an extraction site is considered to be state-of-the-art treatment for several reasons.If you decide that you would like to place an implant into the extraction site the the graft will create a better surgical site. Even if you choose initially to not place an...
Definitely.Bone starts to shrink the moment the tooth is removed. These situations are very difficult to manage, but invariably a bone graft and soft tissue graft will be required to build up the site and enable a proper implant placement. As far as the reason for wanting an implant? Did th...