PH Dentists. Pre-implant procedure question.

[Tpfkalm]

13 years ago, some high jinks resulted in me copping a samurai sword hilt in the face. I lost a canine and adjacent secondary incisor. I reimplanted these myself and after about 3 years, the canine was rejected. I currently have a resin bridge for the canine. So, I've just been back to the dentist for a check up and he has checked my secodary incisor, which has considerable tip resorption and more alarmingly, external resorption about 1/2 way up the tooth. At some point soon, that tooth (root canalled) will snap and I will be left with a nasty gap, adjacent to a rather odd looking bridge setup!

When I had my canine out (aged 19) I had the displeasure of having to wear a denture for a while (1 tooth) which was truly awful. I do not want to repeat the experience. As someone who speaks in front of an audience regularly, I need to be able to speak cleary and have teeth which don't look like Shane McGowan....

So, I've decided on this course of action, I would like confirmation it would be feasible.

1. Go to the dentist and he can take a mould from my mouth with my existing and unsnapped sec incisor present.
2. Get a bridge made up (resin)
3. Tooth Snaps... I go straight to the dentist and he pulls out the root, whacks the bridge on. (bridge to incisor)
4. I wait for the bone regrowth for 6 months.
5. Have implants for both teeth (sec incisor and canine) at the same time.

I would be interested in whether my projected timeline is feasible and if not, how it needs to be tweaked to give the minimum amount of me looking like a tramp or having inappropriate hardware in my mouth.

Cheers LM

NB:- I couldn't have this conversation with my dentist as it was impossible given the timeframe and he has just foxtrotted oscar abroad this evening.

Edited by Tpfkalm on Monday 11th August 17:52

[Simpo Two]

Tpfkalm said:

I need to be able to speak cleary

I see the anaesthetic hasn't worn off then...

[Tpfkalm]

When I had my canine out, the dentist (not the best in hindsight) thought it would be a good idea to give me a plate. with the explicit purpose of keeping the teeth apart whilst the socket healed. To prevent || || becoming \\//

Talking is odd with something on your pallate. I couldn't eat with the thing in and it was a thoroughly nasty period of time. It was a good idea in principle but would have been sensible in my opinion to go for a bridge asap. The bridge was so good that I didn't bother having an implant, but now the second of the pair looks like coming out, I'll have them both done.

Bloody things. Textbook smile to dental disaster in one whack. Well, I suppose the tooth did well to stay in 13 years.