I had an accident and knocked my two front teeth out I have a Maryland bridge

Q. I had an accident in December fractured my skull and knocked out my two front teeth, I currently have a maryland bridge fitted for tempory measure and don’t know what to do now I am seeing my surgeon in May, my dentist wants my roots removed to fit another bridge but I would like to know about implants, the problem is my teeth were not straight so the gap where my teeth were knocked out is not big enough to fit four teeth in and if I just had two teeth there they would be very big so I don’t if to get the front six teeth as implants as my dentist is going to shave them down to fit the bridge so i would loose them anyway, the surgeons left the roots in for me to have posts fitted and then a tooth but I can’t find any information about it anywhere, also my surgeon does not seem to keen on removing the roots. What would be the best cause of action to gain the best results please help!

A. The best way to solve this is by making plaster casts of your mouth and trying out 3 main options on the casts before you do anything irreversible like drill healthy teeth of take out roots. This approach can be supplemented by a computer simulation on a digital photo. I can offer a free look & chat about your case but to do casts & simulation is a few hours work, we charge £100 as a loss leader.
The three main options are:
4 small teeth in the space of 4 teeth
6 teeth spread across the space of 6 teeth
4 large teeth spread across the space of 6 teeth

I hope this helps

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

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