[Help needed]

My upper front crown has fallen out, the tooth underneath has broken off and the dentist has made a single denture for me.

She said I couldn't have a new crown replaced on a post because the entry to the root was calcified so my only option was a denture.

My only problem with this is I can't wear the denture. I put it in place and immediately start to gag and have to remove it. I really struggle with things in my mouth to the point of where I gag when I'm just brushing my teeth every day. I can't stay like this with a big gap in the front of my mouth - I have to go out and go to work.

Do you have any tips for me that will help to get used to this quickly please?

She has said that I could look at getting an implant or a bridge - but that I need to get used to this first and give it a chance.

Help please

[prosman]

Originally Posted by Help needed

She has said that I could look at getting an implant or a bridge - but that I need to get used to this first and give it a chance.

Nonsense, get a new dentist.

[davidbloom]

From what you say it sounds like a replacement for your front tooth is
the best way ahead. Even if the root canal could be accessed, the
outlook for any 'post crown' would not be great due to the limited
amount of natural root remaining.

The options for a replacement tooth involve:

1/a removable denture - this will always need to occupy a degree of you
palate and so may make you gag

2/a fixed solution. This can use your natural teeth - a bridge - or
involve a replacement root and crown - an implant.

The bridge could be a conventional bridge but this would be very
destructive of the other teeth. It could be an adhesive bridge which is
a lot more conservative but does have the risk of periodically
debonding. An implant would be considered the gold standard but involves
more cost initially.

In my opinion the most ideal solution would be the implant