Hi Sheepie,
Yes, I understand. Nice that your surgeon is experienced in implant dentistry. However 6 weeks is way too soon as the bony socket will not have changed much in that time frame. Bone takes months to fill in and all dental implants need healthy, adequate bone to hold them in place. You are a high risk for implant failure due to the missing buccal plate .... add to that inadequate bone formation in the other areas and that can spell only one thing... failure. I've seen this same scenario hundreds of times because dentist and some patients are too eager to place the implant. As the saying goes.....haste makes waste!
Hope you are doing well!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Sheepie
Thanks for the reply Bryanna
Before the tooth was extracted they told me it would be at least 4 months before it would be ready for an implant (based on x-rays). During the extraction they cut open the gum (at the front) so they could get a better look and then said it could be 6 weeks as it looked a lot better than they thought.
The surgeon specialises in dental implants and apparently "From 2006 to 2012 he was a tutor in Implant Surgery".
They also checked the teeth either side (x-ray) - both healthy and no signs of infection.
I guess I am going to have to wait and see....
At the moment my main concern is that all the infection is removed. It sounds like it was all at the front of the tooth, where the buccal plate should have been.
They want to see me again next week, so I'll get my questions ready!!
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