Ready for an implant

by Ilona
(Houston, Tx)

I am ready for an implant (upper jaw, back of the mouth)but went for a second opinion. The dentist said that I would be better off with a bridge on the basis of: one abutting tooth needs a crown, the second abutting tooth has exposed root and will also need a crown.

He would do a bridge with 3 crowns, rather than have an implant and then two crowns.
I am confused what to do now. The cost of one against the other is not main consideration.

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Ready for an implant

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Implant vs bridge
by: Dr. Long

Whenever an implant can be done, it is the ideal treatment. A bridge may be an acceptable plan in a case where additional surgical procedures such as a sinus augmentation is more than the patient wants to do. By doing the implant and 2 crowns, You keep single teeth and in the case one of the remaining teeth were to fail, you would only lose that tooth. If bridged, the entire bride may be compromised.

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