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When I was young, I took a part-time job as a stable-hand. It was a great gig, but I got a little too complacent and got kicked by a horse and lost a tooth. The missing tooth wasn\u2019t obvious when I smiled so I let it go. I also went without dental care for many years and I recently had to have the tooth next to it extracted. Now I want to replace those teeth with implants, but my dentist says there isn\u2019t enough room to place two and he wants me to get a bridge instead. First off, how can there not be enough space? If there was room for teeth there, why won\u2019t implants fit? Secondly, the teeth on each side that he would need to crown are healthy. Why would he want to shave down good teeth?<\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/p>\n

Jim<\/p>\n

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Dear Jim,<\/p>\n

Complacency doesn\u2019t only settle in with stable-hands, some dentists succumb to it as well.\u00a0 When you perform the same tasks every day, it\u2019s easy to treat every case as if they are the same.\u00a0 Perhaps replacing your teeth with a bridge is all he feels comfortable doing, but if his solution smells like manure to you, it might as well be.<\/p>\n

To address your first concern, when a tooth is lost, your other teeth will shift to fill the empty space.\u00a0 Since your first tooth was probably lost many years ago, it\u2019s given your other teeth plenty of time to move around, which is why there isn\u2019t enough room for two implants now.<\/p>\n

However, that doesn\u2019t mean that a bridge is your only option.\u00a0 Most dentists take pride in finding solutions that don\u2019t involve reducing tooth structure on healthy teeth, but if this isn\u2019t the case with your current dentist and he isn\u2019t giving you other options, it\u2019s time for a second opinion.<\/p>\n

You may be a candidate for mini implants.\u00a0 As their name suggests, they need less space to be embedded and are often a practical option.\u00a0 It may be possible for the dentist to place two mini implants in that space or as an alternate option, your dentist can utilize a single mini or traditional implant that will support two replacement teeth.<\/p>\n

You may find solutions involving orthodontics to enable you to us a full sized dental implants<\/a>. The point is, there\u2019s no need to treat healthy teeth with so many options out there.\u00a0 Once you get saddled up with a second opinion, you\u2019re sure to find the one that\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by LIbertyville, IL Dentist <\/a>Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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