Any Advice On Dental Implants Versus A Bridge??

[fmdog44]

I am looking at one upper molar on one side and one top and one bottom on the other side. I dread the idea of a removable bridge because it is so unnatural to me. Implants are expensive and before that would be my choice I am in to one part of my teeth for $2100 already and going to see a specialist Thursday to see if they can save one tooth in question. That should be another 1-2 thousand dollars. Any have a suggestion on which way to go?

 

[C'est Moi]

Thankfully I still have my "original" teeth, but my hubby has implants, caps, etc. If I were facing the choice, I'd go with implants if I could afford to do so. They are much more like real teeth.

 

[oldman]

I have two implants on my rear molars, one upper and one down. The only complaint that I have was how long it took to complete the work. As for how they feel and work, well, the nerves in the tooth are dead, so I have to be careful that I make sure that I chew my food, so that it may be easily swallowed. My dental insurance paid about 75% of the work that also included extracting the old teeth. The only reason that I had them replaced was that they decayed under the caps. I had a choice of having the caps taken off and the teeth repaired again or having a small upper and lower bridge put in. However, with the implants, I treat them as if they were my own original teeth,which makes things much simpler. The dental surgeon that did the work, suggested that the top implant be gold plated, but I opted to stay away from that.