I have always had good teeth.  Even from the time I had baby teeth I never had a single cavity.  About five months ago I got into an accident where I hit the steering wheel of my car with my mouth.  This killed two of my front top teeth.

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I am a signal mom and for a long time all I was tyring to do is to get by.  My kids came first and I was last.  Little to say my dental care went to the waste side.  I now have a good job that offers me dental care for most everything except implants and cosmetic care.

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Why  does it seem like there is not one dental insurance company in the US that covers for having dental implants?  The dental insurance plans I have called all say it is cosmetic.  However that is far from the truth.  Just because maybe having dentures are cheaper does not make having dental implants cosmetic.

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So my front tooth just cracked down the middle of the tooth.  The crack is running up an down so my dentist told me I will  need to have it pulled and then get a implant.  Note I do not want a bridge since you have to mess up two more teeth just to get a bridge.  Any way so to have the tooth pulled and to get the implant is going to cost me over $2000.00 then the dentist will put a crown on it which will cost at least another $800.00.   Is it too late to get dental insurance and if not is it really worth buying dental insurance at this point?

I would really like to get dental implants for my missing teeth.  Right now I have a partial but I seem to aways have issues with it fitting right.   I do not like that partial come out it make me feel like an old person with dentures.  I am only 28.   I lost my front in a car accident.  Dental implants have always been something I would like to have but I never really could afford them.

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I have been thinking about getting dental implants for the last few years now.  I have four missing teeth in the back that I have a partial for.  However, I really do not like having to wear a dental partial and would like to know more about possibility of getting dental implants instead.  My dentist I go to now does not do dental implants so who would I talk to about implants?

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I know I need my two bottom wisdom teeth removed.   Though right now they are not giving me any issues I was told by a dentist two months ago it is something I should have done.  I also have two missing top teeth that I currently have a bridge for.  I knock my teeth out in a car accident may moon ago.

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When you lose a tooth and or teeth due to gum disease, tooth decay or trauma what is the best solution.   My dentist is telling me the best way to replace missing teeth is by dental implants.  Is that true?  What are some other solutions?  Would they be better or worse then having dental implants?

There is not much medically that can be done to replace the missing tooth. If it is lost due to an accident, and the tooth is recovered quickly enough, you can sometimes have it reattached, but often too much time passes between the loss of the tooth and getting the person to a doctor or dentist. Often, the only choice for those who need to replace a tooth is a dental implant.
Dental implants are artificial roots for a tooth that is placed in your mouth and attached to a replacement tooth or a bridge. They do not rest on other teeth to support the replacement tooth, but rather are rooted into the gums. They are extremely naturalistic, and those who receive dental implants often do not even notice a difference in their oral function after the surgery has healed.

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I would like to know about how long do I need to wait before working out after having dental implant surgery.  I just had four implants put in three days ago and I am for the most part feeling fine.  I am an active guy and hate note working out.  The oral surgeon told me not to do anything stressful.  I am guessing he meant for me not to workout but he did not say for how long.

I have been trying to help my dad look into having dental implants.  He is not one for going on line and getting any information.  So the information he has right now is only saying how great implants are and the process of getting one put in.   I want him to know the full facts about implants.  I am not trying to talk him out of them only want him to know possible issues they may have say compared to get a dental bridge put in.   So information about the possible problems and or complications to implants would be helpful.

I would really like to know about the going rate of having dental implants. I am here in GA if it matters.  I have one dentist quoting me about  900 -1100 a tooth.   I have not clue about cost but is that about right.  I have four teeth three in the back on one in the front.

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If  you are deciding between  dental bridges  or dental implants which would you get?  And why?   I am looking into both choices but I am just not sure.  Money is a bit of a factor.  I know the cost of implants are really expensive compare to a bridge.

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I am wanting dental implants

I have three missing teeth in the back.  I can not have a bridge because I do not have two connecting teeth.  So my dentist said that I could have a partial which he can do for me.   Or I  can look into implants that would be just like my normal teeth but that he does not do implants so I would need to find a dentist that does.

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A few weeks ago I got into an accident were I knocked out my two front teeth.    Over all I am doing better now but I now have to deal with this very big gap.   I know I do not have the money for  implants.  So besides implants what other procedure could be done to fix my gap and make me look like I have my teeth again?

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