I Would like to know which one is better Partial dentures or teeth implants?

Answer by auntcookie84
Implants…if you want them to feel more realistic and more functional. I wish I would have gone that route.

Answer by spongebobrogers
Implants, obviously. Once completed, they look and feel just like real teeth and you never notice the difference, have excellent chewing power, etc. Partials hook to additional teeth so that these fake teeth can be held down and do not offer that fantastic of chewing power, it is more for looks.

Answer by Kelly C
Partial dentures are a real pain because it takes several adjustments to make them fit right. Then you have to take them out and clean them, place them out at night so they don’t irritate your gums, and pieces of them can break off and have to be replaced…and so on. On the additional hand, implants scare me to death and I am a dental hygienist. They have come a long way and are much better now than they used to be but it is still a long drawn out process to have even one establish done…not to mention the expense. After the tooth is removed, you have to wait about 3 months to let the bone fill back in, then go to a gum specialist (periodontist) who will place the establish post, or screw, into the bone. It will remain covered by gum tissue for a few more months, then you will go back to the periodontist for him to uncover the post, and then on to your fixed dentist who will make the crown, or cap, for the establish, which will screw onto the part of the establish that is sticking up out of the gum. Sounds painful and too long of a process. So what about a fixed join instead of partials or implants? Of course in order to do this, you must have at least one tooth on any side of the empty spot, but I am assuming you do or a partial probably wouldn’t work any. Talk to your dentist about having a join done unless you are already dead set on implants or a partial. Just thought I would throw another option at you that is kind of a compromise between partial and establish.

Answer by rdhmomma
Dental hygienist here. Implants are as close to your natural teeth as you can get. They can be pricey, and require some time depending on how quickly they are loaded. Sometimes you need a bone graft (where the oral surgeon/periodontist places material in the establish site to bulk up support). The graft and/or implants take time to integrate into your jaw-reckon of it as healing time. Then your dentist will place a crown on top of the establish. So you will have 2 costs–establish and crown. From then on, you treat them like your normal teeth. Brush, floss, bite, chew and speak like you normally would. Partials will fill the space where you have missing teeth but will need to be removed and cleaned regularly. Depending on where the missing teeth are, the metal arms that keep the partial in your mouth may be visible. A partial that fits on the lower teeth is usually more hard to get used to than one on the top—that makes sense, though, considering your tongue is on the bottom. I have patients with partials and patients with implants. The implants are beyond doubt more expensive, but look incredible. If you can afford it, I would go the establish route. Best of luck, and don’t forget to floss!!

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I recently found out that I have very terrible periodontal gum disease and I’m in need of a establish on my front tooth. The periodontist said that I lost a lot of bone in that area and a bone graft would need to be done. He confirmed that he would remove that tooth, place a bone graft on it and in 4-5 months do an establish using my same tooth. In the meantime I would have a full gum cleaning and scaling to get rid of the infection and give my gums time to heal before doing an establish.

If anyone can clarify to me how this process is done. My dentist tried to clarify it to me but he didn’t break it down in laymen’s terms. Will I be without a tooth for 4-5 months while my gums and bone graft heal? My dentist said I wouldn’t be without a tooth but how is that possible if they extract the tooth? Will I have a fake tooth place in? and how painful is this process?

Thanks

Answer by Jojo
This sounds like a huge job. It should probably be done by an oral surgeon rather than a general dentist. You should get a second opinion.

Answer by Bill
In laymans terms its like this
They cut your gums open, lay some remains bone material where the missing bone is, wait the designated time for the grafted bone to fuse with your existing bone then insert a titanium screw into the bone, wait another month or two for the screw to fuse with the bone and then finally place the crown over the screw.
Be advised – it’s surgery. Make sure all precautions are followed, sterile environment, etc to minimize the chance for infection.
While everything is healing you can be en suite with a device called a flipper which holds a fake tooth and sits in the area where the tooth was extracted. It’s removable so you only have to wear it when you go out.
Also be aware – this is an expensive endeavor.
Whole cost will probably be somewhere in the locality of
$ 6,000.00.
It’s not too painful more like discomfort than pain and time consuming.

Did he discuss a join or did he go honest to the establish route? If you can do a join it would be much nearer and less expensive. It’s possible the surrounding teeth can not support a join. In that case your only alternatives are full denture or establish.

Answer by garrettsambo
It sounds like it hurts! Get ready!

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