Ginnie,

You are very welcome. I wish I could reassure you that your dentist will be forthright with the information, but unfortunately the dental profession has a huge flaw when it comes to informing patients about the "down" side of dentistry. I'm a part of the few that are determined to change that..... one baby step at a time.

Keep us posted on how your consult goes!
Bryanna

Hi Bryanna,

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Regards,
Kanna

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Hi Kanna,

Thanks for posting the xrays... very good shots!

You have minimum dentistry in your mouth and lots of spacing making it easy to clean everything. It looks to me like you would be a good candidate for a 4 unit permanently cemented bridge. This would require cutting down both laterals (#23 and 26) but it could be done conservatively. You may also be a candidate for a maryland bridge which would not involve cutting down either lateral. This is when 2 fake teeth are held in place by 2 metal wings that get cemented into small grooves made in the back of each lateral.

Dental implants in this area would be risky since you have had the teeth root canaled because the bone in this area is thin to begin with and the chronic bacteria from the teeth compromises the integrity of the bone. So it is a very vulnerable situation and not ideal for implants. There is already some bone deterioration associated with both of these teeth evident on your xrays.

Also, did you know that you have 2 additional (small) wisdom teeth on the upper right and left? Has your dentist talked to you about having those teeth as well as your other 3 wisdom teeth removed? They are all way back in the jaw making it difficult to keep clean and therefore they trap bacteria. On the right side you have no lower wisdom tooth for the upper to bite against so it will drift down into that open space which usually results in a periodontal infection with that wisdom tooth and the molar in front of it. Has your dentist addressed any of that with you?

Hope this helps..... looking forward to your feedback..!
Bryanna

Hi Bryanna,

Thanks for the inputs.
The dentist told about right side upper wisdom tooth but not others. He said because there is no bottom one its moving sideways so better remove that.

Also mentioned that I have bone loss for upper front teeth and recommended deep cleaning.

So in total the recommended work by dentist is remove right side wisdom tooth, deep cleaning, and crowns from bottom front teeth as they might break, but he didn't notice any infection.

The crown on molar is new, it was done because tha cavity was caused by the removed wisdom tooth and molar was half broken and could not support filling but RC was done before crown.

Apart from this I would like to get the upper gaps closed, I do have frenum attached.

All in looks like lot of dental work

Regards,
Kanna