Dear Sir/Madam!
I have already been to your practice and have decided on implants in the lower jaw — both central incisors are already missing (I have a temporary flipper), and the lateral incisors are also poor. I would like to know:
-first extract both lateral incisors and wait with the implants, or extract and place the implants at the same time,
-temporary denture, when do I receive it (I am still employed and work with people),
-what happens if in two years I also lose 5 or 6 — another implant,
-is this all-ceramic without a wire on the inner side (as with the flipper, which bothers me a lot — it occasionally stings),
-price.
Thank you for the additional information and have a nice day, JANA
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Since I do not know the complete dental status in the lower jaw in detail, I will assume that the implants are intended to restore the intercanine sector (from the lower left lateral incisor to the lower right lateral incisor). For a fixed prosthetic restoration we need two implants, which would be placed in the positions of the lateral incisors. The osseointegrated implants would support a bridge construction of four lower incisors. Immediate placement of implants (after extraction) in the positions of the lateral incisors depends on various factors. If these are otherwise healthy but mobile lower lateral incisors, immediate placement of implants into the sockets is possible and even recommended. You receive a temporary denture a few hours after the operation. The final bridge construction on implants is most often metal-ceramic, and can be all-ceramic at the patient's request. Neither contains visible metal elements and both correspond in shape and color to the natural dentition.
Any additional tooth loss in the lower jaw can be compensated for in the same way as described above (with implants, or with a removable construction that would be supported by the already placed implants in the positions of the lower lateral incisors).
Price:
-750 EUR X 2 = 1500 EUR (two implants)
-420 X 2 = 840 EUR (two crowns on implants)
-210 X 2 = 420 EUR (two fixed pontics)
-total: 2760 EUR.
Have a nice day!