Patient is missing #12. 9-11 are natural teeth. 13-15 is an existing bridge. Patient does not want implant on 12. Not happy with appearance on 9 and wants crown on 9 to match shade of existing bridge on contralateral side.
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Answer: Stress breaker may be ideal alternative to implant
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...
Even if your bridge can be re-cemented, it's unlikely to fit properly other than as a temporary solution. It's usually best to keep as many of your natural teeth as possible, but sometimes teeth are so badly broken down and/or infected that it doesn't make much sense to keep them. Implants could...