Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions

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Subject: Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick?

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drrick

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Date Posted: 08:56:57 07/12/04 Mon
In reply to: lilleth 's message, "Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick?" on 05:26:12 07/12/04 Mon

prob nothing you can do.
Implant ball park fees about 2500 give or take for both the implant and the crown

>Does anyone know the ball park cost of an implant? Dr.
>Rick, will having the ortho make me any more or less
>likely to lose the tooth? I know it is getting
>pressure from my overbite . anything I can do to
>improve chances of keeping it? I'm 46 now.
>
>>I will say this, there are many incisors out there
>>with almost no root that are still in the jaw. This is
>>in both pts who have had ortho and those who havent.
>>If you happen to need an implant do not worry they are
>>really a good tx oprion now and they look very
>>natural. There are other options such as monodonts and
>>varius types of bridges.
>>
>>>PS I'm not sure it was an incisor, maybe it was a
>>>cuspid. I should learn the terms better. Dr. Rick,
>any
>>>more advice? This tooth really concerns me. The last
>>>thing I want is an implant, but it seems like the
>>>pressure on this tooth is going to continue to make
>it
>>>worse. Too bad there is no treatment to make the root
>>>regrow.
>>>
>>>>Here's what I learned. An incisor that they exposed
>>>>surgically and pulled down, second from the front,
>>has
>>>>lot 50% of its root. My dentist has been watching
>>that
>>>>tooth for years but never expressed to me that 1/2
>>the
>>>>root was gone. THe ortho wanted to make sure I
>>>>understand that there is a possibility of losing
>that
>>>>tooth, with or without braces. He said he has seen
>>>>this often. They pulled my bicuspids. He said the
>>root
>>>>from the next tooth had more than likely interefered
>>>>with the root of this tooth and that the pressure
>>from
>>>>my overbite has made it worse. He said if I ever
>lose
>>>>the tooth my gums are fine so an implant would work.
>>>>I'm really worried but it seems the thing to do is
>to
>>>>go ahead with the braces and monitor.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Oh boy. I was all set to get upper brackets next
>>>>>>Tuesday, and today the orth assistant called and
>>>>asked
>>>>>>me to come in tomorrow because the ortho sees some
>>>>>>small amount of root resorption on my xrays. I had
>>>>>>braces as a teen so don't know if this had any
>>>effect
>>>>>>or not. Now I'm really concerned. Another
>>>>orthodontist
>>>>>>took xrays at my consultation (a panoramic it
>>think)
>>>>>>and told me my roots looked just fine!

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick?	lilleth	09:33:47 07/12/04 Mon
Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick? -- drrick, 11:03:27 07/12/04 Mon Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick? -- lilleth, 15:15:52 07/12/04 Mon Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick? -- drrick, 16:50:09 07/12/04 Mon Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick? -- lilleth, 19:05:55 07/12/04 Mon