I recently had a dental bridge on 29, 30, 31 that has been very uncomfortable for months, what can I do?

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After a second opinion, I am in the process of having the bridge redone. Surrounding teeth are not moving at a fast rate (#31 has been gone for over 20 years). Should I just crown #29 & 31 in hopes that stem cell research may be able to regenerate teeth in the future rather than proceed with the second bridge?

Scott Young, DDS · Answer

Have you considered a dental implant rather than a bridge?  If you do not have enough bone you likely could have a graft.  I would recommend see Mg a board certified periodontist to evaluate you for that procedure.  Good luck.

Andy Shieh, DMD · Answer

Depends on if you want a tooth back in the position of #30 or not? If you want a tooth back then get the new bridge. If you don’t care that you’ll have a gap and your bite will be changingnon the right side, then just get two crowns. Forget about “growing a tooth back” with stem cell research. Won’t happen clinically to patients in our life time.

I recently had a dental bridge on 29, 30, 31 that has been very uncomfortable for months, what can I do?

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