Originally Posted by asmitty

I recently graduated with a B.S. in Biology. Healthcare may be in the cards in the future...:-)

So, I went ahead and got the graft this morning. The surgeon was very sterile and I felt he took his time and did an excellent job of cleaning the bone and restoring blood flow. In terms of the cost/benefit I felt I would rather risk the graft failing now versus necessarily having to do a more invasive procedure down the road. Time will tell if I made the right choice.

Now, I just have to convince my oral surgeon to do a zirconium implant on #14. He feels that titanium is better for molars in the long term, but I'm adverse to putting metal in my mouth.

Thanks again for all the help