Can we talk about teeth?

My bridge is only attached at one side. It's attached to my canine which was a perfectly healthy tooth and had never been filled. It's called a cantilever bridge. It's been in place for over twenty years and has never moved so depending on the strength of your husbands other teeth he could possibly get away with that.

Oh, and the bridge stays in place, not removable.

I have a bridge. I think the teeth on either side need to be good enough to support the ‘bridge’. If not, it wouldn’t work.

At least, that’s how I understand it. I might be wrong!

This is in answer to Shelflife.

I had a single plate after have a tooth removed after an abscess while waiting for the mouth to heal. I was self conscious about the gap as I was working in a public facing role at the time. I hated it , it hurt and affected my speech. As soon as I could I had an implant. Worth every penny ( I paid in instalments). Years later it’s still absolutely fine.

Regarding my teeth,
and I don't visit discos any more,
I still brush my teeth.
Just have the tooth removed.

Jeevee top right both premolars were extracted. They were very old crowns. I found the drilling required for them very difficult to cope with, so couldn't handle it again. Apparently a bridge for some reason, wasn't an option. They sounded good. I had no choice. Plastic denture snaps in very easily. I had it done by a private dentist during the pandemic, had to have it altered slightly as it was a bit painful. When I saw my nhs dentist she said she couldn't do any better. (I was willing to pay to have a new one). I could eat with it, it's very secure, doesn't need fixative, just all the plastic on the roof of my mouth makes it uncomfortable. Other people I know manage fine. It took a while to get used to talking with it.
I will never like it. However that's just my experience. Other people cope very well and as I say it clicks in very easily and never moves. My dentist was able to show me an example.

I have a single tooth denture on my top set, I've had it a couple of years now. Personally I get on really well with mine , if you put a bit of denture fixture on it, you can eat fine 🙂

Bear in mind though that the success rate of implants is very high, it should be a permanent solution, but with root canals less so.

It depends on which premolar as you have two in all four quadrants. If it’s the one next to the canine , it could affect his speech and be visible when smiling. Cost wise , root canal and post crown is cheaper than an implant and is less invasive . I’d get quotes for both procedures. Also find out if the dentist can do the work . For implants you normally need to be referred to an implant specialist. Most general dentists don’t do implants.

He can't have a bridge as teeth either side are caps. Two other options are implant after extraction and the root canal post and cap. Both very expensive and sound very invasive. As the tooth is the upper premolar I don't think it would affect his speech as flexibleriend mentioned on her post

Nadaturbe it doesn't sound good if you can't eat with it but when my husband got back from the dentist he said she had said he wouldn't be able to eat with the denture in which seems odd to me. When he phoned today she said he could eat with it. Why can't you eat with yours??

Will someone explain please what a bridge is , does it stay in place or is it removable?

I would go for the root canal and cap.
I put off doing that and am now left with a gap and can't afford an implant.

Definitely a bridge.

I lost a tooth in a car accident and had to use a single tooth denture until the gum was healed and I could have a bridge fitted. I hated that tooth with a vengeance, it made me lisp, it get dropping down etc. If I had to do it all again I'd opt for the bridge again without doubt. Also unrelated to that the last time I had a root canal treatment it failed and the tooth was removed eventually.

I have a plastic double denture. Feels uncomfortable, only wear it on special occasions😁. But easy to put in and out. Cant eat with it. I can't bear the thought of all the work and drilling involved in anything else.