Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

see all q&a
Posted underDental Bridge q&a

If I lost bone and had to get a bone graft for an implant, is it a bad idea to get a bridge instead?

kagoldingJan 23, 2019
I had tooth 9 removed due to a fracture from the root. Plan was to remove tooth and root for an implant but the root wouldn't come out. My dentist was going to do a bridge but a 2nd option said to get the root out and bone graft for an implant. Round 1 of bone grafting. 3 months later I was told I didn't get enough bone and round two of bone grafting. Now I've waited 6 more months and was just told again that it's not enough bone. I'm now in the middle of doing a bridge or getting a block graft

Answers (1)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Dr. Eric Johnson, DMD
Dentist
Answered on Jul 5, 2020
Answer

More Dental Bridge Questions

Top Answer
User Avatar
Ramesh Babu Mandava, MDS

Crowns or Bridges repeated can cause pain due to the following factors. 1. Pulp in the tooth gets irritated due to the repeat procedure of tooth drilling etc., In this case you will get pain to cold where the pain lasts for up to a minute or more. Here that particular tooth will need to be...

+1 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Amber Garcia, DDS

Odds are you'll pass it without issue. If you have issues with bowel movements in the next few days, you should see your medical doctor. Otherwise, there's very little chance it will cause a perforation.

+3 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Andy Shieh, DMD

Cost of removing an existing bridge is around $250-500 depending how involved it is. There are couple of ways to removed that false part of the bridge. You can either just cut off the pontic portion of the bridge or you can remove the entire bridge. If you choose to remove the entire bridge,...

+2 answers
See all Dental Bridge Q&A
See more Dental Bridge Q&As
See all Q&As
SEE DENTAL BRIDGE GUIDE →