geepondy
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I've got to make the following decision sometime next month before my 2008 flex spending pay dries up (I have a grace period into next year). I need to replace a bottom left end tooth and have two options, a fixed bridge or a implant, both costing about the same. With the bridge, I would have to have two additional teeth capped but one of them has a deep filling and the dentist said that in the upcoming years I am looking at having that capped anyhow so if I wait that would be an additional expense. However the second tooth necessary to be capped for bridge support is pretty healthy. The dentist leans towards the bridge as I would be fixing two problems at once but again, I would be capping a healthy third tooth. I don't know much about implants, how they feel in the mouth, how durable they are, etc as well as the distress/discomfort involved in the implant process. I do have a bridge on the other side and it's pretty comfortable. It feels pretty natural although I sometimes have a problem with some food getting stuck underneath such as popcorn husks.
To all you younguns' reading this, if I would have brushed and flossed my teeth religiously when I was younger, I would have saved several thousands of dollars on dental work, not to mention the distress of having such work done.
To all you younguns' reading this, if I would have brushed and flossed my teeth religiously when I was younger, I would have saved several thousands of dollars on dental work, not to mention the distress of having such work done.