I am 65 yrs old and missing tooth 18 & 19 which were extracted many years ago. My present dentist wants to extract tooth 17 & 14 because they are infected and cannot be fixed. I also believe #15 & 16 will have to be removed in the near future. I cannot afford to have implants to replace all those teeth. So my question is - can I get implants for #14 & #19 only, and live without the rest of the missing teeth? I still have all my remaining teeth. Your reply will be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
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An orthodontist would put braces on your teeth to move them into alignment where they should be and thus, creating the space for the implant. It is unlikely that they would need to pull more teeth out since you are missing some already. The best way is to sit down with the orthodontist and ask...
You should go see a dentist and have him/her give you the options available to fix that one tooth. Then you can decide which way you want to go. Without a photo and xrays, it is impossible to give you any kind of answer. I t could be anywhere from extracting the tooth and doing an implant ...
There are several things to understand here, first of all is not so easy to determine if a tooth is ankylosed, with an x ray, so they must had a hard time pulling that tooth out, the other thing is that i do not recommend you should leave a part of the tooth there, if you are looking to place an...
