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Should I replace my 30-year-old bridge with dental implant ?

laurajpliao
I am a 52-year-old woman. I have a bridge in the upper left which covers the last three teeth ( the middle tooth is missing obviously). My dentist has been nudging me to get an implant for a while now. But the bridge has been there for about 30 years and works well. The only thing I worry about is the bone loss. I can feel with my finger the width of the bone is about 2/3 of the adjacent bone. My question is: if I don't do implant, how bad can the bone loss become ? say I live to the age of 80. Thank you!

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