We are talking bone loss and my specific situation is my upper jaw. After
the natural teeth are extracted and the immediate denture is inserted, there
is a relatively fast loss of the bone that used to hold the natural teeth in
place. By the end of three weeks, enough bone has been lost that there is a
LOT of space between parts of the denture and the healing gums. This leads
to rapidly increasing looseness and sore spots. If you have an implant
inserted, the bone loss is minimal. That is not BS but a fact. My OS charges
per
implant...however in my case he capped the mini at $1,000.00. He said he
would insert as many mini as possible and not charge me over $1,000.00...with
the hope that most or some of them would integrate with the bone. Because I do
have bone loss from periodontal disease he said that I needed to have a few
normal size implants as well. I believe I have 3 reg implants and the rest
are mini. All along the top front of my gums.

Without getting implants, after teeth are extracted you do have rapid bone
loss and you your facial structure begins to sink in...this is not so with
implants. Yes, they are expensive, but I believe very worth it in the long
run.
My OR is allowing me to make monthly payments...without that option I could
not have this done at all. My total bill for the OR only is approx
$13,000.00.


In a message dated 5/3/2008 2:45:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
niteowl440@... writes:




Hey Rita .... you are talking about bone-loss? .... is this the jaw
bone? ...... how is there a "loss" if the tooth is not there? ... I
have heard that this is just a BS line with lots of dentists. And
there has been lots of BS done to people ...look here in this group !

And what is the deal with your O S ? .... was there a flat hourly
charge or is it based on how many teeth?

I am still in-the-process of putting my deal together. I have been
given the idea of shopping-around for the best deal and the quality
of the product.

Which type of implants did you go with? .... did you get a "deal" on
a couple of those - if they do the operation at one time?








Rita Nucciarone



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