Tooth #4 failed root canal from crack. Needs extortion. I will get implant but cannot get immediate load of the crown. Other than a flipper what kind of single tooth prosthetic can I get while that implant heals. If I smile you can clearly see that tooth. I need something! What's the best option without having plastic-y stuff on the roof of my mouth?
January 31, 2016
Answer: IMPLANT TEMPORARY Good day to you. There are esthetically pleasing alternatives to a "flipper" option. Please inquire about have a "nesbit" partial made as a temporary tooth. It is a single tooth with virtually invisible clasp on the front and back. Unlike the "flipper" which covers the roof of your mouth, the nesbit will be tooth supported without impinging on the roof of your mouth. In my implant practice, we immediate load implants with temporary crowns routinely with the same success of staged,delayed replacement. This has multiple benefits for the patient wheres the temporary tooth does not come out as well as preserving the gums. Furthermore, it eliminates the need for a secondary surgery to uncover an implant.
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January 31, 2016
Answer: IMPLANT TEMPORARY Good day to you. There are esthetically pleasing alternatives to a "flipper" option. Please inquire about have a "nesbit" partial made as a temporary tooth. It is a single tooth with virtually invisible clasp on the front and back. Unlike the "flipper" which covers the roof of your mouth, the nesbit will be tooth supported without impinging on the roof of your mouth. In my implant practice, we immediate load implants with temporary crowns routinely with the same success of staged,delayed replacement. This has multiple benefits for the patient wheres the temporary tooth does not come out as well as preserving the gums. Furthermore, it eliminates the need for a secondary surgery to uncover an implant.
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