how long is the total process of tooth implant (titanium screw based one)?
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It is a two stage process. Implant surgery and abutment in the first stage. After healing (osseointegration) is complete in 3-6 months that the permanent crown is placed (cemented) in the second stage. Also there is one hour or one day implant, but every body is not a candidate for same.
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It really depends on your motivation and hygiene.   I would tend to take longer, be more conservative,  if I thought you didn't quite grasp the oral hygiene requirements, required by complicated dentures, both fixed and removable.  In cases where I have doubt I build more frequent hygiene appointments into the price of the treatment.   \n\nIf your hygiene was good.\nI would certainly recommend the faster plan, as life tends to get in the way of lengthy treatment plans.  However, one consideration would be the amount of time between the root canal and the crowns going over the treated teeth.  I would generally recommend minimum 1 month go by before crowning the  endodontically treated or("Root canalled")teeth.   This would be to see if an infection develops.   this year particularly I have had to pull or destroy several freshly placed crowns on patients who came to me from other offices, because the crowns were placed to quickly after a Root Canal.  You also need some time between extractions and impressions for the final denture or prosthesis that your dentist plans to make.   A temporary prosthesis can be made to wear while you are in treatment.
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Well it takes just 5 minutes. And its painless too. ( Unless you need root canal treatment if the cavity is very very deep)
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In a tooth?  Not all that long...maybe a few weeks.  If you don't get the crown put on soon it will come out and the rest of the tooth will break off and be a real mess.  I speak from having experienced this myself.
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Dental implants after the initial phase of osseo intergation will not move unless quite a heavy force is exerted on them.No they dont have sensitivity. If done correctly should last for life. Most people don't have discomfort, only smokers are prone towards failure in the healing stages.\nGood Luck
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I work for an oral surgeon, and you have many options other than the ones you just mentioned.  The surgery itself can involve doing many different things to your jaw bone.  The real thing to do is see an oral surgeon who will make you a physical therapy device.  This is different than a mouth piece or braces.  We make them for TMJ patients all the time, and usually within six weeks, our patients feel about 50% better.  After that, they continue to improve.
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I had them for nearly 3 years. I hated them and couldnt wait to have them off but my stupid dentist wouldnt and i had to literally beg him to take them off before my year 10 formal. I mean, they worked, but they are a pain while they are there. I was supposed to have them for 12-18 months and like i said it ended up being 3 years.
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Implants are the new thing in Dentistry. They are coming along  very well and have a high rate of success. Before you can do an implant your dentist or oral surgeon will need to make sure you have enough bone to hold a good, stable implant.\nA bridge is also a good option. They've been around for years. Some last a long time, Some don't. For the most part they are reliable and stable. A little harder to clean around, but its managable.\nCost wise- a bridge is less expensive. \nAlso a thing to consider, an Implant is a much longer process than a bridge. You have to allow healing time after they've places the implant to make sure it will settle in & work well. \nI hope I've helped some:)
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Can you be a little more specific? Did you mean replacing a tooth without man made materials?
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Yes, you would be amazed at the technology.  I had most of one of my front teeth knocked out.  My dentist did a repair, not replacement, and the last one he did has lasted a decade.  I eat everything I always have.
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Orthodontists do not place implants.  Implants are placed through a surgical procedure, so they are only placed by people with extensive surgical training!  Implants are placed by either Periodontists, Oral Surgeons and some General Dentists.  Orthodontists place braces on the teeth to straighten them or make room for implants.  Some Orthodontists will use implants as anchorage for tooth movement, but they do not place the implants themselves.  If you want to find a school that places dental implants, look for schools or hospitals that have either: Post-Graduate Periodontic Programs, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Programs, or Surgical Implant programs.  It would help if I knew where you were located, then I could hel a but more!
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Sounds like you're getting a root canal. Root canals can be long procedures because the doctor is having to take small files and clean the inside of your tooth out with them. He probably didn't do it the first time because the tooth was too infected. So he drained it and put you on an antibiotic to get some of the infection down. \n\nIf the root canal has already been completed, the next step is to have a post and crown (did he not explain this to you??) A post is made of metal and will be cemented on the inside of the tooth where the root canal was done. After that, a crown(or cap) will have to be made on top of the post to fully restore your tooth. This procedure can also take a long time, 2 hours approximately. After the crown is cemented on, you will be good as new :o)
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Yes, by various types of prosthetics ,the best one is Implant in which a titanium screw like prosthesis is surgically inserted in to your jaw bone & a porcelain crown is fixed over that. Different types of Bridge is another form of missing tooth replacement ,needs no surgery but it involves the neighbouring teeth as well.
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It takes at least 45 min or so to adequetly sterilize, so most dentist have 3 or even more sets of every conceivable kind of set up.  Steam autoclave is the standard of care - instruments are "cooked" at 275 deg w/ steam pressure for about 45 min.  Before this, they are usually placed in an ultrasonic cleaner w/ an enzymatic solution to remove any blood or saliva that's still sitting on them.\n\nThere are SOME instruments you can't autoclave - plastic-ish things and the like.  These are wiped down w/ some kind of anti-mocrobial wipe (glorified Clorox) or are sprayed w/ a phenol or gluteraldehyde.\n\nA good dental office will do monthly or even weekly testing to make sure the autoclave is working correctly. The standard here is tuberculum spores.  If the autoclave kills those, they kill everything else.  There are test strips for this and some dentists send their strips to a monitoring service through the mail.\n\nThe chair and other parts of the room are likewise sprayed or wiped.  This latter process doens't kill, say, TB but that's ok, since the CHAIR isn't going in your mouth and you're no more likely to catch something in that situation that you are from just passing coins to the cashier at the coffeeshop etc...
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1. Temporary removable partial denture ($300-500):won't last forever;does not fit as well as a permanent partial;it's the cheapest option and it takes the least effort\n\n2. Permanent removable partial ($600-900):lasts as long as you take care of it;bulkier than temporary partial;takes some getting used to;requires drilling on teeth and multiple appointments\n\n3. Fixed Permanent Bridge ($2500-4500):requires reducing teeth on either side of missing teeth;must wear a temporary for a few weeks while permanent porcelain bridge is fabricated;does not come out unless you don't take care of it via flossing/brushing/careful diet;does not last forever (15 years would be really great)\n\n4. Implants ($1500-3000 per missing tooth):not for everybody;permanent titanium posts drilled into bone;porcelain crowns/caps cemented onto posts;requires a lot of care and maintenance;no drilling on healthy teeth;expensive to redo if the implant fails\n\n5. Do nothing: patients often forget that doing nothing is always an option.\n\nI would recommend getting a temporary partial just to see how you can handle a removable device.  It will give you some teeth to fill the spaces for esthetics in the interim.  Find a dentist that you trust to give good advice and evaluate your case with xrays and diagnostic models and photos...
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Just a few weeks ago I had the remaining 2 molars in my mouth pulled out. When I was 17 years old I had my first root canal. The years proceeding I had 5 more. Let me just say that the next 10 years of my life was a nightmare. I was in pain every day. My face hurt, my joints hurt, I just didn't feel right. I saw multiple dentists and specialists who wanted to put me on narcotics. I finally found a dentist that would help me. He said that because I had been in pain for so many years that the best thing would be to remove them. Every single tooth that had a root canal done on it had infection and was decayed on the inside. None of this could be seen on any x-ray we looked at. My destist said "No wonder you don't feel good, you have been living with a pretty big infection in your face, for what looks like years." I am now 29 and I have no molars left in my mouth and I can easily say that I have spent a small fortune on dental work. I can also honestly say that I have not felt this good in 10 years. There has to be some truth to what you are saying. The day after I had my last infected molar pulled was the first day in about 5 years that I didn't have a headache. I didn't even need to take any pain medicine because I felt soooo much better. So obviously there has to be some connection there. My new dentist says that at dental school they are really teaching about implants now and that hopefully soon more dentists will go back for continuing education and learn about them. I am curious to see what others have to say about this. Good question.
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I don't know your age but usually  it's not recommended that you replace a baby tooth with an inplant as that you should get an adult tooth to replace it unless told otherwise by your dentist.  If it is indeed an adult tooth it does depend where you go.  I believe you have to see and Oral Surgeon to put in implant.  The General Dentist does the crown.  Unless things have changed.  Your looking anywhere between $1000 to $3000 depending on where you go.