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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Hi Jane,
After a tooth is extracted, it takes about one year for the bone to heal closed. When a graft is placed after the tooth is removed, the healing of the bone occurs a little quicker as the graft encourages your own bone to grow into it.
In most cases so long as the bone is healthy, a dental implant can be placed within one year of the bone graft. After that time the bone will begin to recede and it may not remain adequate for a dental implant.
Ideally, a dental implant should be placed in healthy bone about 3-6 months after the extraction. Everyone is different and some need more time to heal while others heal more quickly. Some obtain a better bone level than others. There is no one determination for everyone.
When did you intend on having the implant done?
Bryanna
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Thank you, Bryanna, I'm sorry I took so long to get back.
The OS said the optimum time would most likely be at 3 months. I have not been back to the OS for follow-up as our financial situation took a big hit and I can't afford to do the implants now. Furthermore, I left my original dentist because the dentures were not made properly and she would not remake them. She said I would have to pay $4,000 for a new set. I felt that was unfair as she knew she made a mistake and should have been responsible to replace them.
Anyway, I found a Prosthodontist who helped me out by trying to fix these dentures but told me he could only do so much. I've seen him 3 times and each time he helped.
He said he could make a new 'temporary' which would fit properly and get me through the healing time for the implants. His charge was the same I paid for these from the other dentist (who didn't seem to know anything about making dentures.
Long and short, I can't afford to do implants and the new denture. If I got the implants I'd have to live with these horrible dentures for a year. I can't do that. I need to feel comfortable and function again. I opted for the new temporaries and will have to wait for the implants. Thus, my original question. I don't know if I should go back to the OS and follow up and ask his advice. But, no matter what he says, I can't do the implants for another 6 months...at least.
I'm so worn out over all of this, I just want to try to get my life back to normal.
Thanks again,
Jane