Deri,

I've got a single tooth implant (right lateral incisor - between the right
front tooth and right canine).  Its worked well for me.  My dentist and I
talked about a single tooth bridge, but since I use my teeth for everything
from opening envelopes to tying my shoes,we agreed the implant would be more
stable.

The only issue I've had with it is that since it doesn't fit perfectly
(although pretty darn well) against my natural teeth, I have to be careful
about things getting stuck.  I use a lot of mouthwash and floss daily around
that tooth (and all the others).  If either of these are difficult or
impossible for you - Janet has difficulty swishing liquids and spitting them
out; a small bridge might be worth considering.

I'd just started a new job that had a lot of public contact involved, so the
division of vocational rehabilitation helped with the cost for me.  Don't
know if you work with the UK analog to DVR, or if your job has much public
contact, but it might be worth checking into.

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Deri James <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have any experience with dental implants.
>
> I've always had trouble cleaning my teeth, and my dentist has suggested
> replacing two loose lower teeth with implants (at a cost of $8,000 -
> dentistry is not completely covered under the National Health Service). If
> anyone has had this done I'd appeciate info on:-
>
> How the procedure went?
> Any maintenance issues? (Bear in mind that if I'm not good at brushing my
> own
> teeth I'll have similar problem with the implant).
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
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