Do Dental Implants Hurt

[spathiphyllum]

Does anyone on here have dental implants?

If so do they hurt?

Are the dental implant teeth Porcelain?

[Rockrose]

speak to jennyjoan or look at her posts as she has posted a lot about it over the last year

[mallyh]

I asked about having these and they certainly hurt your pocket x

[woofgang]

Hurt when? When they are being done? No more than any other dental process but its not pleasant.

[spathiphyllum]

I can think of a few dental process' that would hurt considerably less than dental implants. They screw into the gums.

[rockyracoon]

It can't be that bad, 3 blokes from round our local have recently been to Turkey to have a mouthful of teeth. Takes months to achieve, but they don't seem to be complaining.

[rockyracoon]

Actually, 1 said his mouth was swollen for a couple of days.

[woofgang]

no they don't screw into the gums, they screw into the jawbone. A peg or socket is implanted into the bone and then is left for the implant base to knit into the bone and for the gum tissue to heal around the peg or socket. Once this happens then the "tooth" is cemented onto the peg. You need to be a good healer and to have sufficient bone density in the jawbone for them to be successful. All the surgery bit is done under local like any other dental work. The bone itself has few or no nerve endings.

[spathiphyllum]

Ooft.. certainly expect some swelling and irritation though.

[jennyjoan]

Yes I got them in April. 4 front teeth on like a bridge that was screwed in.

I also had to get bone (can't remember now) because of my lack of bone density. That alone cost £1000. Altogether the treatment took 6 months as I started last October 2018.

Ask any questions Spath and I will try and help you.

[spathiphyllum]

Do you feel it was worth it?

[jennyjoan]

the procedure was (to me) pretty gruelling but I was wearing false teeth and I couldn't take to them even after 5 years.

Unless the missing teeth are at the front of your mouth I wouldn't bother.

[KARL]

This thread is of interest to me because at 74, and after a life of having full chewing capacity on both sides, I have at last lost a tooth creating a gap on the lower right. I am finding this surprisingly irritating and can see that I will, once another tooth is lost, want to have the gap(s) filled in - but not with conventional false teeth. Implants are of some interest just now and I have made initial enquiries.

I am told that if you have sufficient bone mass available at the site (I have plenty all round) then it is fairly straight forward but if not additional bone may need to be grafted in. I know someone who had a few teeth (molars) implanted and swears by them (about 10 years younger than I and healthy). Another (just a couple of years younger than I but not as fit) has had the preliminary work done for a few teeth - one tooth cannot be implanted because the bone graft did not take.

I am told by one dentist that even with less than ideal bone mass and grafting not an option then a lot can still be done but that it is then (obviously) more of a challenge in every sense.

Clearly, if money is tight then implants are not to be considered, certainly not if it is going to seriously cramp the finances - unless they solve an even worse problem. As a ball park figure, £1000 per tooth seems to be an indicator but much depends on who does the work and where and the average cost per tooth can be significantly less than that.

Undoubtedly, things have not always gone perfectly for both dentist and/or patient but my impression is that overall the concept is well established and the results are as reliable as one can generally expect with any intervention to/in the body. The teeth are expected to last a lifetime and if one breaks it is as easy to replace it as replacing a crown on a natural tooth (create a new one and glue it on).

[dustypuss]

I went to this dentist (see link) I had full upper and lower implants inserted .The surgery didn’t hurt at all. But sixteen injections in top of your mouth and sixteen in the bottom of the mouth to numb you up can only be described as hell on earth. It was four hours of surgery. But it was the best thing I have ever done. :-)


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[Gizmonster]

I'm posting now, just to remind myself to answer later, as I'm a bit busy at the mo to provide a detailed reply.

I had implants done a couple of years ago - I'll post more info later.

[hc4361]

My dentist quoted me £1200 for one bridge :(

[spathiphyllum]

HC that doesn't seem too expensive from what i've been looking.


Giz, thank you it seems others are very interested also!

Karl, I am on private and i'm very happy with my dentist he's very professional after hearing ABers experience i'd never act without discussing it with him and having his opinion.

[NellieMay]

My goodness hc. My dentist is doing a crown and bridge (as one unit) for just under £300.00. On the NHS.

[hc4361]

Nellie, as this bridge is at the back it can't be done on the NHS. Unless my dentist is trying to rip me off :(

[hc4361]

Spath, I could probably get an implant for little more that the cost of a £1200 bridge