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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Hi Judith C,
Thanks for reporting back with good news! Glad to hear things are going ok.
I have a question...... Is the dentist placing tissue grafts over your natural teeth or exposed parts from the implants? Are the threads of the implant exposed through the gum tissue?
You made this statement...<<<One thing I do notice is that the implants/bridge seem very stiff and solid compared with natural teeth, not that one feels them moving but they do not feel as cement like as the implants. Perhaps when the teeth are loaded they will feel a bit more natural.>>>>
Dental implants are rigid and do not have any flexibility. Natural teeth are held in the jawbone by a (periodontal) ligament which allows some flexibility as our teeth mesh together to chew. The ligament is removed when the teeth are removed. The implants will have a more rigid, stiffer feel when you chew...... even after the crowns or bridges are put on them. Most people adapt to that different feel pretty quickly.
Ok Judith C....... please keep us posted!
Bryanna ~'.'~
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Hello again Bryanna
Sorry for the delayed response, my computer crashed and now I am set up again at last.
The gum work has been done and I believe it covered a portion of a natural tooth and the adjacent implant. The gum over the implant was thin and dark area apparent but I don't know if that dark area was the threads of the implant.
The gum surgery was done last Tues (now Sat) and this is the first day I am more comfortable although my upper lip is still swollen and the grafted site sore. I really really hope this is successful as I do not want this to have to be repeated I guess I did not realize how much discomfort it would cause.
I do have a question in regard to the needles which go deep up under and beside the nose area. Can they cause any damage to nerves and some slight paralysis. It seems each time I need freezing in this area it takes longer to recover and now when I attempt to smile the upper lip twitches.
Hopefully this is effect is temporary.
Since I have had these deep injections for freezing so many times now I am concerned that there may be accumulative effects to the area.
Good news is that now the final teeth are in place the salty taste is not there! and the teeth do feel good to my tongue being nicely curved instead of fat. Due to the swelling I still do not know how they truly look.
You are correct that the implants do feel very rigid especially after the past months of the partial and then the loose bridge which would fly across the room if I sneezed/coughed and did not get my hand up in time. Getting these implants has had it's funny moments as well as the trying times.
I will let you know in a couple of weeks how the gum grafting went and when I can, hopefully, smile nicely.
Judith C