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Is the tooth nerve removed during a dental implant?

August 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Question by LoveSydney: Is the tooth nerve removed during a dental implant?
I had a metal pin put in back in 2002 and a crown added. Recently I went to get a new crown but it wasnt as good and I complained that it seemed to stick out. {not flush with the other teeth} The dentist said he could shave the pin but this could be problematic. Anyway he did so and we got the new crown sorted. Its been a couple of months now but I still feel a kind of ache there. Its not painful its more like a hot feeling ache.
What could this be? I thought there was no nerve for implants. I have noticed I have got quite dark gums i dont know if that is a sympton.
Why would I have this sensation around my dental implant? Its getting hard for me to forget my crown.
The bite is fine.
Would the pin be stuck in an existing tooth with a nerve or is this not done because I think his concern when grinding was touching a nerve. If so would it be more than just this hot sensation aching i would feel if it was a nerve problem. Would I be in pain,

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Answer by Avalon
the idea of an implant is to replace missing teeth, so yes the nerve is removed as it is in the root of the tooth. The new crown may be too high in your bite so your dentist should check this with something called articulating paper, this is a very thin piece of carbon paper which is placed between your teeth and then you are asked to bite gently down on it, it will mark any high spots on the crown. As to the ache this can be a result of you biting too heavily on the crown so the best thing you can do is go back to your dentist to get it checked out.

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Terrified to have a tooth root removed!?

April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Question by kim: Terrified to have a tooth root removed!?
Hi I have an appointment to have a root of a tooth removed in a few weeks with an oral surgeon and I am unsure as to whether I really need to have the procedure?
It is just the root, as the rest of the tooth crumbled while I was in my pregnancy, and skin has partially grown over it. It is a back tooth. Second from the back.
I am also concerned that my teeth will also move round to that side once the root is removed as they already are not central and move round to that side. I cannot afford to have a false tooth put in and cannot foresee I will ever be able to afford it, and am only 30 so don’t want a denture.
Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

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Answer by Robert D
Your teeth will not move around as you fear. Let it be if it gives no trouble.

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If an abscess in the gum where there is no tooth is drained then is there anything esle to do?

April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Question by Eclipse: If an abscess in the gum where there is no tooth is drained then is there anything esle to do?
I wear a denture and i believe that was the cause of my abscess in the gum. It drained today but it was only a little bit. A little white liquid came out and little blood. But its in a gum where there is no tooth so what more can be done? what would a Dentist do? like i said there is no tooth so if its drained is there really anything more to be done?.. Also i got this antibiotic called erthymicin, its my Mother’s, should i take that? after all it is used for dental infections no?.

Thanks.

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Answer by grandpa walleye
Here’s a plan. Instead of continually asking this question to people who either don’t know or are just guessing. Go to the dentist and he will take an x-ray of the area. If there is infection he will determine what is causing it. He will then go into the area and remove the cause and clean out the infection. He may also place you on an antibiotic. Don’t tale the erythromycin. It may not be the antibiotic of choice, you may not have enough for a needed period of time, you may build up a resistance to the antibiotic, and it will not cure your problem.
Now if you don’t want to do this that is your choice, but you will never get rid of the problem while it continues to get worse. This is what I would tell you if you came into my office and would give you a bill for $ 65. Consider this pro bono and if you don’t appreciate it or think it is of no value, then keep on fooling yourself. Good luck

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dentist used maximum dose felt the tooth being pulled traumatized?

April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Question by Christine M: dentist used maximum dose felt the tooth being pulled traumatized?
Been going to my dentist now for 3 wks gettting treatment and half denture fittings ,last thurs got bad toothache so went to dentist as emergency patient and waited 3 hrs to get in dont mind that pain was so bad would have waited forever. When i got in she just touched my tooth and said (it was sensitive)I was crying with pain ,she said she could not see anything wrong with the tooth and did i want root canal treatment or removal (had x ray on this tooth week before she said was fine)Of course i said removal wanted this pain to stop ,she injected my gum with i dont know what i went outside for 5 mins went back in ,she tried to pull my tooth i felt it so stopped her , another injection wait 5 mins and same again and this continued until my tooth was half out .I was almost passing out with the pain finally she said im up to maximum dose you can either come back tomorrow or bear the pain whilst she pulls it ,honestly im not shy of pain but i have never in my life felt pain like this eventually tooth out. Then i gets home and face starts swelling eye went black and back come the pain ,still had no sleep since Friday 24 7 pain ,im 53 had lots of teeth out in the past puzzled as to why this happened dentist just said it was sensitive ,one side of my face looks like a hamster and people think some one give me black eye .does any one know why this happened?
this was not a wisdom tooth it was one of my front teeth ,am asthmatic and down one side of my neck is effected wheezy
im not bothered about bruising will go it was the fact i felt the pain of the tooth being extracted ,in the past all the gum n root is dead ,she might as well of removed tooth with no injections

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Answer by D R W D.M.D.
It’s a normal side effect of extractions. Sometimes you get bruising and it takes a while to go away.
Just because it wasn’t a wisdom tooth doesn’t mean that you can’t bruise afterward.

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Tooth Extraction?

April 1, 2011 by 1 Comment

Question by uk_steveo: Tooth Extraction?
2 questions here, i had my tooth pulled hmmm 30 hours ago.

and the neibouring teeth are slightly painful and probably lose, i know thats only natual as they are all conected, but how long do they stay like this for?

and another question ive been given a temp denture until my implant is ready, the tooth is slightly bigger than my natural teeth, i think this is because after the tooth as been pulled my gum will shink and it will probably fit then.

how long does it take for your gum to shrink back down?

grr role on impant ;) thanks for the replys.

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Answer by craddypooster
well i’m not sure actually how long the teeth stay loose… i didn’t experience this… but i did have a tooth extracted a month ago (to the day) and i, also, have a “partial”denture until i’m ready for an implant…
yeh, my denture/fake tooth was a bit bigger than my others when i first had it. i waited about a week after the extraction, and had my denture “adjusted.” they pretty much just filed the “tooth” down a bit closer to the shape and size of the rest of your real ones.
my dentist said that i would be healed enough to go for an implant at about 12 weeks… said that anywhere between 12 wks and 6 months would be the preferable time frame to get implant. he said that if you wait much longer than that, there will be problems related to bone loss in your jaw, i.e. you might have to get a bone graft on top of the whole implant situation

but i’m not an expert, and i’m learning as i go… btw, a month later, it still hurts… not as bad, but it still hurts. cheers!

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Is “posterior tooth replacement” the same as implants? PTR is where they put pins in holes bored in your jaw!

April 1, 2011 by 2 Comments

Question by Brainded: Is “posterior tooth replacement” the same as implants? PTR is where they put pins in holes bored in your jaw!
Sadly I now have to contemplate “Posterior Tooth Replacement” for 4 teeth in a row in my upper side jaw (with more to follow as time takes its toll) at an estimated cost of £2,000 here in the U.K. Has anyone experience of this bone drilling & pin fitting procedure (from a patients,NOT the dentists point of view? Sounds horrendous but just how bad is it? Furthermore what about the living with the bridge piece afterwards? e.g:- Does it stay in place, does it irritate when particles get below it,(as they surely must),can it be removed O.K. for cleaning at night, etc, etc?
My only alternative is an upper denture but these have to have a plate across the palate and of course gravity wants to make it fall out – an unpalatable thought (pun very much intended!).
Serious answers only please! (some of the flippant answers on Yahoo Questions can be mildly funny but the majority are a waste
of space and time but I suppose can’t be filtered out so we’re stuck with them unfortunately for all

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Answer by tifftiff521
They are 2 different things. Implants are meant to stay in your mouth as a permanent solution to the problem. The ptr solution is ok, but they can be removed a lot more easily becasue they are opnly held in with tiny little metal pins.

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How long to add an extra tooth to a partial denture?

March 31, 2011 by 2 Comments

Question by Lamalamadingdong: How long to add an extra tooth to a partial denture?
Hi there. I have a partial upper and work/live in London, away from my actual home, so I don’t get to see my old dentist very often at all. For the past few months I’ve had a recurring toothache, caused by a cracked tooth.

My “real” dentist gave me root canal treatment in April, but warned that it might not work and that extraction could be necessary. Since then things have got worse and I am considering seeing a dentist local to my work about the tooth.

However, it is one which has a clasp attached and if it were to be extracted, it would also leave a very unsightly hole until a new tooth & clasp are added. I wouldn’t want my colleagues to see it.

So my question is: is it possible to have something like this done in one day? Less would be even better (LOL)! How much migth it cost? And is there anywhere in London that someone here might recommend?

Many thanks…

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Answer by Cornish Granny
I don’t think it possible to have it done in one day as few dentists have technicians on site. Is there room on your present denture to fit a new tooth. The best alternative (and of course it will cost) is to have a new denture which includes your new tooth. This can be prepared before you have your tooth out then fitted on the day.
Good Luck

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my 7 year old has knocked out her adult front tooth?

March 31, 2011 by 8 Comments

Question by Samantha M: my 7 year old has knocked out her adult front tooth?
My daughter had an accident yesterday and lost her adult front tooth…to cut a long story short it could not be saved and could not be implayed back in and she now has to have a denture until she is an adult. She is very anxious at the dentists and very scared. Does anyone know how these child dentures work? what they llok like and if it is an easy process to go through. I like tobe honest with my child an talk through what is going to happen is she asks as i feel this helps her but i honestly dont know – i have looked on the internet but cant seem to find concrete information as to what she will actually have! please help – thanks xx
Thank you all for your answers….they really have helped..the on call orthadontist (if ive spelt that right) at the hospital said she would be abe to have a bridge or an implant until she is an adult due to her bones ect have stopped growing…..i have no probs with the dentsists at all and to be honest i feel i need to change to one which specialises in dealing with children but trying to get into a dentist in my area is an absolute nightmare!

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Answer by Domino
I would talk to her, and try your best to calm her down. The Dentist Can replace a adult tooth with a fake one, that does seem very real. Your best bet is going to the Dentist and consulting them about this. Just tell her the Dentist is here to help you and the sooner you get it taken care of the fast and easier it will be.

And dont lie to your kid, about what is going to happen at the Dentist. Kid’s dont like surprises at Doctors, or Dentists.

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Is there any alternative to a denture with a plate for missing front tooth?

March 30, 2011 by 1 Comment

Question by Alocinturner: Is there any alternative to a denture with a plate for missing front tooth?
About 4 years ago, my partner lost half of his front tooth after getting in the way of a paperweight that had been launched across a room at somebody else.

He saw a dentist who performed a root canal treatment and the dentist left the partial tooth where it was as he believed he could have a crown post fitted to replace the tooth.

After 4 years of me bugging him, he finally went to see the dentist to arrange the replacement tooth and he was advised that they can’t do a crown post and that a denture would be his only option.

The problem is, my partner doesn’t like wearing anything in his mouth as it makes him heave – he plays rugby and can’t even manage a gum shield.

Are there any alternatives to having a denture with a plate?

We can’t really afford implants, although we haven’t ruled this option out yet.

Thanks

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Answer by Howard L
I’d suggest you see another dentist before deciding. Just because one dentist said he couldn’t do it doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

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Loose tooth,?

March 29, 2011 by 1 Comment

Question by maximizingman: Loose tooth,?
I wear dentures with metal frame in the roof of my mouth the tooth the denture fixes on ( 1 of 3 left) is loose and painful, if removed nothing to fix dentures to at this side of mouth, dentist wants to remove it and have a false tooth screwed in to fix the rest at a cost of £1000, which is not possible financially. The alternative is, remove tooth and make denture one tooth wider and then use denture fixative to hold up one end of denture, the other end has two original teeth to secure to, are there any Dental professionals out there with a solution?
The two other teeth are fine and healthy and fix other end of denture.

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Answer by CHRIS
It is time we all came to our senses about price gouging in the field of dentistry. This is my considered professional opinion.

Be mindful how long a ride you are taken on.

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