Options for temporary teeth placement after cortical bone graft/implant placement?

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Hi there. So I'm missing teeth 8 & 9 (accident). Surgeon will remove teeth 7 & 10, do cortical bone graft, let it heal, then place implants. Next phase is to remove teeth 6 and 11 and place implants. Dentist says teeth 7 and 11 have hopeless prognosis but tooth 11 may not be able to be "rebuilt" to support temporary bridge so he suggests to crown tooth 12 for 'support' Tooth 12 is a healthy tooth and I don't want to lose it. Any other options please?

Kerem Turgut Atasoy, DDS, PhD · Answer

Hello, in such cases, bone graft and implant treatments are performed with the least number of surgical procedures possible. Therefore, in the anterior region where you are planned to have a tooth deficiency after the extraction of hopeless teeth together with the grafting process, the relevant procedures can be performed in a single surgery if the tissues are suitable for this, and a more atraumatic approach can be taken.
In such processes, it is of great importance to use temporary prostheses as little as possible in order to prevent pressure on bone grafts, but it will be appropriate to use a removable prosthesis supported by a soft lining material.

Jason Yanich, DDS, MS · Answer

Just wondering if there is a valid reason to remove other teeth. With out reviewing x-rays and your particular situation, this is hard to answer. The simplest approach would be to replace 8 & 9 with implants without removing any other teeth. If teeth like 7 have cavities or other damage and cannot be saved, then it makes sense to extract them. Ideally, extractions and bone grafts should be done with having a final "picture" or destination in mind when it comes to the final implant plan.

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