B]What now?! I cannot get comfortable with a (temporary) bridge. Is it a process to adjust? Should I go for the permanent bridge and hope I will get used to it over time? Has anyone experience with a six unit upper front bridge?[/b] I am a my wits end and would be so grateful for input.

This is what happened so far:
• 1979 both upper front teeth had root canals with metal posts and crowns
• 1986 teeth went brittle and a double crown was placed
• 2012 - an abscess started on the tip of my upper right incisor
• February 2013 - I had an apicoectomy to save the right upper front tooth
• Summer 2013 - it became clear that the oral surgery had not worked
• January 2014 - the inflammation started to drain via a fistula
• Mid-March 2014 - I had my two front teeth pulled and two teeth on each side filed down to hold a temporary bridge. (These teeth had old fillings that needed replacing; no pristine teeth were sacrificed.)

For various reasons I would like to avoid an implant procedure:
• I have various metal allergies (tested) that run on the maternal side of the family and might have contributed to the inflammation in the first place (post on the right incisor came through the root and this is were the abscess started.)
• Zirconium implants do not seem an alternative at this point and anyhow,
• I do not have the stamina for another operation and thread the invasiveness of implants. The previous procedures were done under sedation. In March I had also a healthy wisdom tooth on the upper left removed as recommended by my dentist. Since the March procedure, I have tinnitus.


Bridges:

The first temporary bridge needed a lot of adjusting. I was in unbearable discomfort as it just was too big and changed dentists. The second dentist made a bridge that fits much better, but my body does not quite integrate it either. The mornings are fine, but by the afternoon the discomfort comes and goes in waves. The upper front gum line often feels irritated. Sometimes cleaning helps, sometimes it goes away for a while by itself.

The inflammatory process had been worse on the right upper front tooth. Bone grafting was done on both upper incisors, but the sensation on the right side is much more affected than on the left. Mostly a slight fullness develops that spreads into the right eye socket. That also had happened with the abscess. However, a 3D x-ray last week showed that the teeth supporting the bridge are fine.

My dentist would like me to make a decision on how to proceed. What should I do? Do I have a change that this goes away with a permanent bridge as the material might be easier on the gum line? Could this still have to do with the healing of the bone grafts?

My smile is the best I ever had, but I am often exhausted and sometimes badly dispirited about it all.

Do I have any options other than implants?

Thank you for your attention!