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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:14:42 AM EDT
I shattered a tooth a year ago, and the implant procedure took a year to complete. Expensive, but I firmly believe they'll find the tooth in my jaw when I die. Heck, it might be the only one, because I damn sure can't afford to keep replacing them.
In the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. 
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:20:53 AM EDT
[#1]
You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:22:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area 2k all in? Where at? |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:22:54 AM EDT
[#3]
i see your boogers
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:27:29 AM EDT
[#4]
Now I know why everybody here drives down to Los Algodones.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:31:05 AM EDT
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You should have had it done in Mexico for $500.00.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:32:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area I consulted with a couple of ARF dentists who told me otherwise. You can get implants that cost much less than what I paid, but not the high-tech top-tier implant I got. Don't get me wrong... I may have paid about $1K 'too much', but I trust my dentist's work, and had no intention of going shopping. Sometimes it pays to spend money wisely. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:39:39 AM EDT
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Last implant I was quoted for was 2500ish rear molar
But it changes depending on the tooth and the difficulty in individual situations. I probably won't get the implant but I did have them do the bone graft when they pulled my wisdom teeth and the damaged molar. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:44:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: IIn the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. Which color Loctite did the dentist use? |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:46:07 AM EDT
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no diamonds?
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:46:36 AM EDT
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How did you shatter it in the first place?
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:46:37 AM EDT
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Got one of those as well. Did the bone graft one year, the rest the next year, to solit what insurance would cover.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:48:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I consulted with a couple of ARF dentists who told me otherwise. You can get implants that cost much less than what I paid, but not the high-tech top-tier implant I got. Don't get me wrong... I may have paid about $1K 'too much', but I trust my dentist's work, and had no intention of going shopping. Sometimes it pays to spend money wisely. Agreed. I did four molars at once - a year whose memory I don't cherish - and it was worth it @ $17K. I've felt the change in my life. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:48:45 AM EDT
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Had 3 implants with crowns done all done together last year, $10K cash. He did a great job.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:53:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which color Loctite did the dentist use? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: IIn the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. Which color Loctite did the dentist use? Redneck loctite. They just cross thread it in. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:53:53 AM EDT
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Just got two screws in Tuesday.
Extraction and graft $1,200 Two screws $4,400 Lady endo was a ninja master. Drilled and put the screws in in like 15 minutes. No pain, and barely sore afterwards. Go back in Feb for follow up and then crowns will probably be $1,500 each. Lost # 19 way back and had a bridge over that. #20 supporting the front of the bridge finally gave out so that’s why two at a time. Getting old sucks. And can be expensive. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:55:21 AM EDT
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4000 for mine.
Its been in for 16 months and its perfect. Insurance cover a bunch of it and my FSA account covered the rest. Get your teeth done now while its possible. When the socialists take over it will not be available or very low quality or both. I got three crowns in this year to replace large fillings. My youthful days were full of sugar. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 10:55:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Had 3 implants with crowns done all done together last year, $10K cash. He did a great job. This is relevant to my interests, because I broke a tooth Friday. You say it cost you $10K. Is that out of pocket? No dental insurance? Or is that your part after insurance? @nowgrn4 |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:00:18 AM EDT
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Those little torque wrenches are a cool thing. "click...click....click....tink" All done!
Took me a few years to get mine done, but I'm glad I had it done, and even happier that I didn't pay for it! The last orthodontist I had was a teacher at the UofP dental school and she said the whole job for me was like 40K worth of work. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:01:51 AM EDT
[#19]
i always thought OP was a Millenial, surprised he is santa Claus
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:03:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which color Loctite did the dentist use? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: IIn the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. Which color Loctite did the dentist use? This is the kind of stuff we need to, also what torque setting for a tooth? I assume it is smaller than 1/4" drive |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:07:46 AM EDT
[#21]
I've had 2 done. They were both $2,500 to the oral surgeon to put the hardware in my jaw and another $2,000+ to get that topped off by my regular dentist. I had dental insurance back then, so the total may have been more.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:10:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the kind of stuff we need to, also what torque setting for a tooth? I assume it is smaller than 1/4" drive Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: IIn the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. Which color Loctite did the dentist use? This is the kind of stuff we need to, also what torque setting for a tooth? I assume it is smaller than 1/4" drive Did he use a Wheeler Fat wrench? |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:11:29 AM EDT
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I have 2 friends who are having all of theirs done.
One had some sort of dental disease. His dentist said there was nothing he could've done and no amount of brushing or flossing would've prevented it; it just happens. The other started losing his due to the medication he was taking for his bad back. He's currently in talks with an attorney. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:11:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area $1,099 in my area (implant & crown) https://aplantdental.com/ |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:12:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:16:00 AM EDT
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Hopefully they used red locktite on the threads.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:21:58 AM EDT
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What!!! GD is slipping. I can’t believe nobody had posted the You got a purdy mouth guy.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:24:08 AM EDT
[#28]
I stubbed my toe last week. Pretty interesting huh? Wanna see a gross pic?
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:25:06 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: no diamonds? No Gold Teeth & No Stones = NOT Pimping Big Time... You got Ripped Off!!! 
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:27:38 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This is relevant to my interests, because I broke a tooth Friday. You say it cost you $10K. Is that out of pocket? No dental insurance? Or is that your part after insurance? @nowgrn4 Lost my dental when I retired in '08. 100 hundred dollar bills out of pocket. I have a great smile. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:42:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I stubbed my toe last week. Pretty interesting huh? Wanna see a gross pic? Yes. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:44:15 AM EDT
[#32]
I thought it was SOP for wild-bearded folks to be missing teeth.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 11:58:04 AM EDT
[#33]
Holy shit. I did the same a few years ago and something keeps coming up to burn through my FSA. This year it was knee surgery. I'm crossing my fingers that I can finally get started this year. I need to double check the expected cost with my dentist. Actually, I probably need to find a new one. I like mine but he stopped taking our insurance.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 12:01:48 PM EDT
[#34]
I got one last year. Complete process was over $4000. Couldn’t believe how quickly they could do all that stuff without pain and discomfort. Amazing work.
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Posted: 12/6/2020 12:01:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 2k all in? Where at? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area 2k all in? Where at? $2000 was the price I got in KC. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 12:02:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the kind of stuff we need to, also what torque setting for a tooth? I assume it is smaller than 1/4" drive Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: IIn the pic you can see the hole in the center of the crown. There's a captive hex-head screw inside. The dentist used a torque wrench to screw the tooth into the post, which is firmly integrated into the jaw by way of a bone graft. Some cotton packing and cement finished off the hole. Which color Loctite did the dentist use? This is the kind of stuff we need to, also what torque setting for a tooth? I assume it is smaller than 1/4" drive 30 NCm |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:52:05 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How did you shatter it in the first place? I dismissed some minor tooth pain for a couple of months. One night I bit down on a sausage, caught a piece of hard gristle, and the tooth splintered into a number of pieces. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:52:05 PM EDT
[#38]
Nice. I had two done a couple years ago in the front (motorcross accident when I was young) and they were about $5K each. Insurance paid about half.
I LOVE them. I had a bridge before and hated it. These are like nothing happened. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:53:33 PM EDT
[#39]
I have one on the exact same tooth. It also cost $6K (At La Jolla Oral and Facial Surgery Inc.,) but took only 12 weeks from start to finish.
Congrats! |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:54:21 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You got ripped off... Implants are two grand in my area Not with a bone graft, I'll wager. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:54:28 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: i always thought OP was a Millenial, surprised he is santa Claus You haven't seen my shaking my fist at clouds, posting boomer music threads, and disrespecting 40+ year-olds who play video games? I am disappointed... |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:58:01 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice. I had two done a couple years ago in the front (motorcross accident when I was young) and they were about $5K each. Insurance paid about half. I LOVE them. I had a bridge before and hated it. These are like nothing happened. My four upper front teeth are crowns. The dentist did them all at once, and it cost me $5,000 total. That was about 20 years ago. I wish I'd taken a picture of the posts after he'd ground them down. Now THAT would have been a gross pic. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 2:00:44 PM EDT
[#43]
I get drilled and screwed for one tomorrow morning.
Glad to hear all of the reports regarding minimal pain... |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 2:02:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I get drilled and screwed for one tomorrow morning. Glad to hear all of the reports regarding minimal pain... The drugs work. BTW ibuprofen is more effective on dental pain than opioids. Make a note of it. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 2:10:02 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I get drilled and screwed for one tomorrow morning. Glad to hear all of the reports regarding minimal pain... Did you get a bone graft? Or are they drilling into existing jawbone? |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 7:26:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The drugs work. BTW ibuprofen is more effective on dental pain than opioids. Make a note of it. Thank you; much appreciated. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 7:32:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you get a bone graft? Or are they drilling into existing jawbone? After extracting the broken tooth, the dentist filled the hole with some sort of granular bone substitute. That has been healing for three months. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 8:15:08 PM EDT
[#48]
Damn, $6,000
My dentist who I consider to be very good at implants has told me most of them would be in the $3,000 range. |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 8:20:16 PM EDT
[#49]
Hell, you can get a full set of premium dentures in my area for $4000.
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Posted: 12/7/2020 2:33:20 PM EDT
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Back at home; implantation procedure took about 20 minutes.
Zero pain during procedure. Only complication: half my face still numb, and I keep spilling the coffee I'm drinking down onto the front of my shirt. 
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