In may this year I had RTC done on 21 due to trauma (half tooth got broken). The tooth was overfilled with GP and I got inflamation. GP was removed but the lesion is still there and it’s very painful. I had several temporary fillings since then, but tooth is still painful. Dentist is suggesting Apicoectomy. Will it help or shall I remove the tooth and go for implant. Looks like there is not much bone left. Thank you!
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November 28, 2018
Answer: Doing heroics to save a tooth versus replacing with an implant
No two situations are exactly the same. That being said, typically only one bone graft procedure is necessary if this is a straightforward situation.There are times however, when additional bone graft procedures may be required due to the amount of bone that needs to be replaced and how wel...
Waiting 2 years may be a bit too long, but so long as the implants have healed and the cover screw has stayed on, it’s not an issue. Your implants are buried so they need to be exposed, known as second stage surgery, so restoring them will take much longer t...
Its because of dark implant material and thin gum / bone. thats why now a days zirconia implants are also available for aesthetic consideration. anyways now implant is already placed so good option for u is bone/tissue graft in implant region. as u r conscious for this, so go for tooth c...
