Hi Antonina,

It sounds like you have periodontal disease.... yes?

Infected teeth are never good to hang on to. They not only cause inflammation in the jawbone but they also cause problems in the circulatory system which means the infection/inflammation can contribute to heart disease and uncontrolled diabetes. In your case, this is one reason why your diabetes is not able to be controlled with diet.

Did your dentist inform you about your gum problems and the correlation to your diabetes?

People with periodontal disease and diabetes are not good candidates for dental implants because not only do the implants fail from the already present infection and bacteria but the implants will cause inflammation adding to what is already out of control.

Partial dentures can be a little tricky to get use to, but they are not invasive like dental implants. They can also be altered to accommodate additional teeth that are extracted later on.

Hope this info helps.... let us know how you're doing.
Bryanna




Bryanna



QUOTE=antonina;816325]About 15 years ago I had a 3 section bridge installed in the entire upper part of my mouth.

It is gradually failing and I have just had an upper right molar extracted (which was part of the bridge) and which leaves me with almost no teeth in that quadrant.

Now I've noticed that two teeth on the lower right quadrant, (1 capped molar and one natural molar with a missing molar between them) are both loose and painful. A dentist said that these two teeth should be extracted since he says they are infected.

I have a few questions: 1) what, short of implants, can be done about the missing upper right teeth? The dentist suggested that he could construct a “partial” but I wonder how difficult it would be to adjust to it and also, would it put undue stress on the upper left quadrant which is part of the same bridge that just failed?

2) Can the two loose teeth be saved? Is there any fix for loose teeth or am I doomed?

More info that might affect your answer: I am 75 years old, a two time cancer survivor and diabetic (I am trying to control the diabetes with diet but may soon have to use drugs.)[/QUOTE]