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Can I Get Dental Implants Instead of Dentures?

Questions submitted by: Lee I’ve got pretty bad periodontal disease which has caused me to lose about eight teeth. I’d like to get dental implants. My dentist is recommending dentures. Is it possible for me to get dental implants? Lee Dear Lee, While technically, it is possible for you to get your dental implants, you […]

Do I Need an Oral Surgeon for Bone Grafting?

Question submitted by: Troy I need to get some bone grafting done in order to be prepared for getting dental implants. My dentist sent me to a prosthodontist for the dental implants because he doesn’t do them. However, I was thinking I would need an oral surgeon for the bone grafting first. When I went […]

Dentist Can’t Get My Implant Crown to Match My Teeth

Question submitted by Claudia: My front tooth has a dental crown put on it. At first I had a dental flipper while everything healed up. It didn’t match perfectly but it was close. Though, I am wanting a permanent replacement. The problem I am running into is that the dental crown my dentist keeps preparing […]

Clear Choice or Costa Rica for Dental Implants?

Question submitted by Troy I was looking at getting dental implants but have some bone loss that I need to deal with. Clear choice said they could work around that with all on four dental implants. However, I’ve read some reviews by people that said they felt abandoned after they had the procedure done. I’m […]

His Dentist Really Blew This

Question submitted by Deanna: I had a dental implant placed and it started to feel loose. I went back to my dentist and he said that it was probably just the crown that was loose. He felt it could easily be bonded back on. However, things didn’t go so well. He had trouble taking off […]

Bone Grafting Fails

Question submitted by Stan: My dentist was going to give me a dental implant, but when he went in he realized there wasn’t enough bone for the implant. He suggested that I get a bone grafting procedure done. He’d been studying it and felt he could take care of that himself. So, I had the […]

Should I Remove My Titanium Implants?

Question submitted by Mary: I started seeing a holistic dentist. I need a dental implant and she is suggesting that I get a zirconia dental implant. In fact, she is also suggesting that I remove my current titanium dental implant and replace it with a zirconia one because she read in a natural news site […]

Can I Get a Pretty Smile After 30 years?

Question submitted by Andrea: I have been in dentures for 30 years. They looked like false teeth because there were. That was 30 years ago, though. I have a friend who recently got dental implants and they are so pretty. Is it possible for me to switch to dental implants? I would love to have […]

Dental Implants after Years in Dentures

Question submitted by Karl: I have been in dentures for 13 years. I have noticed it is getting harder to keep them in. My dentist warned me about this when I first got dentures, but at the time I had no choice financially. I’m in a better place now because of an unexpected windfall. Is […]

Dentist Placed an Implant Knowing It Would Fail

Question submitted by Charity: I am frustrated and wondering what my options are. I went in for a dental implant procedure. My dentist said everything looked good ahead of time. However, when I woke up from my surgery, he told me that there was not enough bone to retain the dental implant. However, he placed […]