<p>We did have her teeth whitened before the first color match, which the dentist recommended very strongly. She actually had three veneers and one implant done, but there was a mix-up at the lab and the three veneers did not match the implant as nicely as you would want (and they are different products, so different materials). We went to the dentist who took out the tooth, drove to the lab, and Tony the magician put new layers on and we went back to the dentist and she “reinstalled” it. We did all the driving because it was Christmastime and she was only home two weeks. She has people tell her how beautiful her teeth are for the first time in her life.</p>
<p>Oh, and after reading this thread, I called her to remind her to wear her mouthguard while sledding. She said that the people getting their teeth chipped were going down head first. I said, “Humor me.”</p>
<p>MD Mom, if she does not listen to you, send her to talk to me - I have first-hand experience traying head first down an icy hill (as I already mentioned on this thread).</p>
<p>If your dentist suggests bone grafts, ask what kind of material will be used to make the graft: your own bone tissue, some synthetic (animal?) stuff or cadaver tissue. Ummm, I said no thanks to the last choice and as the result, I have a lovely bridge instead.</p>
<p>Sorry to get off track here, but she had no intention of going head first and she somehow thought that that would eliminate the chances of getting hit in the mouth with an ice chunk. Your post prompted me to call her. Thank you, by the way.</p>
<p>DH had to have bone grafts/implants a few years ago for an unerupted wisdom tooth. IIRC, the dentist said the tooth had formed a cyst and was weakening DH’s jaw to the point that it could break if he bit down hard.</p>
<p>One big shock we got was that our dental coverage would only cover the “dental” parts of the surgery. The dentist did not take our “medical” coverage, only our dental coverage (apparently done by two different carriers). DH needed general anesthesia, although it was done in the dentist’s office. The bottom line for the bone graft procedure was about $2K cost to us.</p>
<p>We have since had to drop the dental coverage entirely to keep our insurance premiums sane. Before we switched, we were charged $2K per month for our family’s health insurance (we own a small business). We’re now down to $1200 but don’t have dental or vision care and have much higher copays and limits on pharmacy coverage. I really wish we still had the dental coverage.</p>
<p>Over30 - This thread is causing an anxiety attack here - but it is all good advice. I had posted awhile ago that I was going to get an estimate for braces. Had the xrays done and the orthodontist showed me a “shadow” that he thought was a cyst or an infection close to my wisdom tooth. </p>
<p>So, I have an appointment scheduled for the 22nd with an oral surgeon. Was the bone graft painful? All of this stuff sounds terrible to me.</p>
<p>^same here. My son has an unerupted wisdom tooth that is close to the nerve and very low in the jawbone. Oral surgeon said not to do anything with it UNTIL it cause problems. Maybe I need a second consult. Would like to get it out when there is no big problems.</p>
<p>Worknprogress: My son had a bone graft on Monday and said that the only pain was from the novocaine injections. They gave him Tylenol with Codeine for pain, but he didn’t need to take it for long–maybe only a day. It will be 3-4 months before they insert the implant, and then another 3-4 months before they attach the tooth.</p>
<p>Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Yes, the surgeon thought the first bone graft was eaten away by the infection we just couldn’t seem to kill. He had no idea why the second one didn’t grow, because the infection was gone by then. The implant is fine, although there’s a valley in my jaw where there’s not much bone. </p>
<p>The procedure itself wasn’t painful. The surgeon had me take valium before the procedure, then put me in twilight sleep. I don’t remember a thing, including talking to him during the surgery. It was a little painful after for a day or two, but I didn’t need many pain pills. The biggest issue I had was one stitch that worked out a little and bugged the heck out of me.</p>
<p>I had an infected molar that ate away at the bone. I was told I was not a good candidate for an implant, that I should have a bridge. So I did. But subsequent xrays showed the bone to have grown back nicely. I regret not getting additional opinions on the implant - I ended up getting crowns on perfectly good teeth to anchor the bridge.</p>
<p>Poor D is having a nightmare dental wise. Partly I think it was because of a playground accident when she was 3, but none of her teeth are coming in right. The primary teeth are not coming out on their own, she has been getting 4 baby teeth a year pulled, and is looking at surgery for one secondary tooth that is not descending.</p>
<p>Well if I would be at your place, I might have been selected 1st option of dental implant and bone grafting. Bone grafting is nothing but done for making jawbone enough strong to have a implant fixed in it. Usually the patients bone and other elements are used for bone grafting.</p>
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