My second last lower molar was broken and was taken out a year ago. Now the upper molar has protruded downward 2mm. One dentist suggested implant. Another suggested bracing the last lower molar forward to cover the missing molar. I'm also concerned that missing a molar would cause loosen teeth in the long run due to less horizontal support from other teeth.
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I agree with that, you do need a temporary crown to shape the gum; in the front area what goes wrong is the the pink part (gum). You don’t want a successful implant to have a crown on top that looks different than the other teeth especially with the shape and contour of the gum around it.
Implant length matters, longar implant is always better. but more important is width of implant. so if bone quantity is good and wider implant is possible thn no issue with 8mm implant. i want to add one more thing is that , short implant means shorter life of implant; or more chances of ...
