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Has anyone had invisalign when they already have any type of restorations in their mouth? I have two implants and a bridge. :( I would have gotten an implant instead of the bridge, but my dentist was an idiot who led me down the wrong path. I have a lot of problems with the implant crowns he did and...

Yes, it does seem like he should have been the one to make that judgement call. It made me upset and confused when he told me at least 2 years after he did my implants that he was going through a residency for implants! I feel like maybe he hadn't done many of them before and I was one of the first ...

Kat, I PM'd you.

No, he didn't say I don't have an open bite. He said I don't have a recessed chin. Sorry if I wrote that in my original post, if I did, it was an accident. I might post pics.. but I'm just very nervous about everything. I know I have a slight open bite. And I know a lot of people are happy with thei...

Even if you do get a bridge, the amount of bone that will be lost isn't going to happen soon and it will happen extemely slowly over time. Seriously,sometimes different websites that give information on these issues seem to try to scare people. But I asked my periodontist these questions more than o...

Hi there! I've found this lonely little corner. I have a couple dental implants for premolars that didn't have adult teeth under the baby teeth. I had to have the baby teeth extracted. The implants were placed the very same day the baby teeth were extracted. How is your healing process coming along?...

Hi, I've had this done. They used a material that isn't from cadevers. I think it's called perioderm. The bone grafting was done at the same time he placed the implant. The healing process was sort of painful because there were stitches there. For about a year, I could definitely tell when I lifted ...

I am in my 20's and I have 3 dental implants for missing premolars. You're very lucky that you don't even need bone grafting. I needed a bite of bone grafting because my jaw bone only had a baby tooth in the area that was supporting it, so I'm guessing it didn't have enough bone because of that. My ...

I believe my bite changed a lot after getting implants placed. I had them placed for 3 premolars. It was after this that my dentist told me I have an open bite. I had never even heard this term before. I think that the implants (with crowns that weren't made correctly) with the combination of a nite...

I realize your post was a long time ago, but how are your teeth now? This is one reason I'm scared of jaw surgery. I had braces as a child and your roots can resorb a bit whenever you have braces, so I'm scared to get them again because I really don't want to lose my teeth. I'm wondering if anyone h...

I also forgot to add that I do have TMJ (that's what I meant by "jaw" issues) In my first post. I'm always worried that by popping my jaw, I'm damaging it or something.

Did he look at xrays of you? How would they not be able to tell if you've had surgery?

It seems though that any surgeon could probably try and find something wrong. I'm not saying this is always the case, but you have to remember that they ARE in business to make money even though they are surgeons.

Hello, everyone. I'm new here and I have really been stressing out over my teeth! I was born without four adult premolars. My baby teeth were hanging in just fine and I never had any major problem with my teeth. I've always been told I'm attractive and have beautiful teeth even by dentists, but late...

Hi there! I'm not able to see your posts yet because I've just joined. I also have a slight open bite. It is so frustrating. I sympathize with you a lot. For me, it's confusing and stressful when I get so many differing opinions from orthodontists, etc. I just don't know what to do. I had a night gu...