Two days ago someone asked if a tooth with a root canal could be extracted later?

Question

The answer was yes, but what is done with the empty space and what options are left?Who wants to go toothless and have the rest of the teeth shift?

Well, not much has changed since I went to Dental Assisting School 37 years ago. I was wondering if something new had been invented. What ever happened to the notion of keeping all your teeth if at all possible because you DID need them for chewing, especially your molars.

Answer 1

Depends on which tooth it is. If it's the very back one, they
ususally don't do anything because you don't really need it
and teeth don't usually shift backward. If it's somewhere else,
your options are:
1. An implant, which is a screw that an oral surgeon places
down into the bone, then they stitch the gums back over it
and let the bone heal and attach itself to it for a couple months. Then the dentist makes a crown to fit on the screw,
they go back in and expose the screw, and attach the tooth.

2. A bridge, which is a crown that fits over the tooth in front of
and the tooth behind the space where the missing tooth was.
These 2 crowns are soldered together to a fake tooth that
takes the place of the real tooth. It is held in place by the other
tooth on each side, and doesn't attach to the gums. They
cement this in. It looks like 3 teeth connected together.

3. A partial denture, which is a fake tooth with some plastic
and/or metal parts that help it hang on to the other teeth around
it. It is removable, which means you take it out to clean it.

Hope this helps...

Answer 2

you can have a bridge put in. They fix a crown on the tooth in front and the tooth behind with a fake tooth inbtween. or if a lot of teeth are missing you can get a removable partial, There are Maryland bridges, cantilever bridges,3 unit bridge, spider partial ,
regular partials. Denstistry usually has options.

Answer 3

when you have it pulled, you wear a temporary partial for 2 to 3 months. then, you can get a permanent bridge or permanent partial. if it is a front tooth, you may be able to get a maryland bridge. if it is an end tooth, most people just leave them without problems.

implants are not biologic.