Came off my bike yesterday at 30mph. Broken wrist, fractured jaw, torn calf muscle but more painfully (and I'm sure more expensively!) I smashed my top front teeth to bits (bicuspid broken off at the gum, both front teeth cracked into an ugly V shape.
Can't get to dentist until tomorrow morning, but already thinking of how they're going to fix it and think I'll either have a bridge or veneers and implant. Has anyone else had similar treatment? If so, how much did it cost, and how much of a ballache was it? Also - I swallowed the broken tooth, so I've no chance they can take a mould of it - is that going to create a massive amount of extra hassle?
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My nephew had an implant and I think that was a similar price but it looks good (it is his front tooth).
Good luck but I think it will be costly.
Maybe wait until the tooth passes and have a look for it (:
I looked at an implant but chickened out when the dentist said I'd have to have a bone graft first!
I've got a bridge and an implant in the front and they've both been absolutely fine. I had the bridge done in 1987 (at an NHS dentist, thankfully) and although I was told it would only last 15-20 years, it's still going strong 28 years later. I understand that the technology of implants has advanced a lot in recent years, although they are pricey. I had mine done four or five years ago and can't remember now how much it was (I think I probably try and subconsciously erase dentists' fees from the memory). I think implants are usually regarded as a better option than bridges if only one tooth needs replacing because otherwise the two teeth either side need to be filed down to accommodate the bridge. Where, however, two teeth have gone, maybe a bridge is feasible, although I guess they'll be able to advise once they've done x-rays etc.
Anyway, good luck with it.
Taken from the NHS website "Bridges are available on the NHS (band 3) and cost up to £222.50."
Also I have prior knowledge of this as I have three missing teeth due to genetics and got briges less than a month ago. My treatment started when I was under 18 so got them free - there's no way they'd give me £9000 for free! That's more than implants cost (which I'm not being offered for free) which are essentially bridges but look better and last permanently whilst bridges can come out after a number of years.
Still pretty pricey but definetly not £3000!