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Hank Rogers[_4_]

wrote:
> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 9:31:57 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Leaving gaps is not wise as the adjacent teeth will shift.
>>
> True.
>>
>> Nowadays
>> most people go for implants... a lot less maintenence and don't cost
>> much more than dentures.
>>
> I'd like to know where these rock bottom-price dentists are located. I had
> an implant about 4 years ago and one (1) tooth was $3500 but that did
> include a bone graft. Six months later I went for the implant.
>>
>> And very often dentures need to be replaced
>> as gums change and adjacent teeth shift.
>>
> What they are needing are the dentures realigned, not new dentures.
> But after many years those dentures do wear out.
>>
>> If you're thinking of
>> dentures it's best to think again... most dentists won't agree to
>> dentures when the other teeth are still good.
>>
> I wouldn't call it dentures in the same way people think of false teeth
> but I do have a Maryland bridge and it's permanent. My dentist at the
> time told me it would withstand an autopsy; I thought "how comforting."
>>
>> Today implants is the
>> way to go. My wife got three implants as maintaining a bridge was a
>> major PIA, not to mention the cost of ongoing dentist visits.
>>
> With an implant, regular dental visits are still part of the game.
>

Oh shit. Who brought Popeye the crystal palace?