I was fortunate enough to stumble on a free dental implant program in San Diego CA, I was eligible for the program due to severe gum disease and severe bone lost as well, the implants were placed on 6/06/17, all my remaining upper teeth were extracted and four implants were placed, I assume all-on-four, I recently discovered implant # 6 has failed in needs to be removed, I can't afford to go to San Diego right now so I need to have the Implant removed in Illinois where I live before my general dentist will complete my temporary dentures, he started on them but due to the failed implant the completion of my dentures has been put on halt. I haven't had any upper teeth since the implants has been placed, I need to know at least the round about cost of the implant removal so that I can finally have some form of upper teeth.
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You don't say if your dentist placed the implant or whether it was an oral surgeon or periodontist. I would suggest seeing a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who does lots of implants. Have them do a complete exam and consultation and see what they think your options are.
According to my opinion, the dental implant is the best way to fill the gap between the tooth. With the dental implant treatment, the bones of teeth will be preserved and even, prevents the further damage of the facial structure. This in turn improves your appearance by restoring your lost tooth...
You can have implant surgery by the oral surgeon or periodontist and get implant abutment ( or custom abutment) and implant crown, done by a general dentist. In fact this is a great practice, since the surgeons have much more experience and can handle any unforeseen problems more easily than...
