Replacement tooth - help!

I had a dental appointment yesterday, and mentioned the loose crown. Following an x-ray I was told the actual tooth is loose and will eventually fall out, if not extracted. Once this happens the options are a single denture costing £250 or an implant at £2,500. I might hand on as long as possible to the tooth and save up for an implant .

'hold' on! Incidentally, the tooth in question is the 4th on the left, so a gap is not an option!

I survived! Had the tooth extracted on Tuesday and so far all is well. Didn't even need a paracetamol and didn't feel any pain at all during extraction. Gap doesn't look too bad but will make a decision after I've given it a few months to heal properly. Eating slowly on one side of mouth - soft food and soup and salt water mouthwashes. Thanks for all your advice and help.

In the middle of treatment to re fill root canal and a new crown. First appointment was 90 mins of drilling and cleaning out the root canal. Not painful just a bit uncomfortable. Going back next week to have root filled and temporary crown put in place. Then have to wait a couple of months to ensure the infection doesn’t return before having permanent crown put in. Same tooth ( 5) on left side. Thinking if treatment doesn’t work I’ll just live with the gap. Horrendously expensive!! £1500!! So fingers crossed it works. ??

My expensive private root canal work was unsuccessful, after 18 months of infections and pain, I had it out, with difficulty. I would never have In plants, cannot understand anyone going abroad for a rushed job, they couldn't pay me enough. What if you get an infection? If you can't see the gap just leave it, if you can I would have a false tooth.

I agree with GrannyJaqui up thread, in that teeth, or dental care becomes increasingly expensive as you get older, I've never spent so much on dentists as I have in the last couple of years. I've had a couple of infections, umpteen root canal procedures which in the end didn't save two teeth. The first one I had extracted was at the back of my mouth, so I didn't feel the need to get a temporary denture, just made sure I didn't smile too widely. The Maryland Bridge to replace that one cost something in the region of £500. I switched from my private dentist after a £700 root canal bill, which wasn't successful. I have now found a brilliant NHS dentist, like gold dust in my area. As previously mentioned by another poster, tooth replacements are considered cosmetic so you still have to pay. At the moment I have had a second tooth extraction and as this one is at the front I have had to have an interim single denture. In a couple of weeks I will have another bridge which again will cost in the region of £500, but much cheaper than a single implant, something like £3,000 I believe.

* for treatment that wasn't successful

Why isn't therecsome sort of ratings chart for cosmetic dentistry. It is so expensive.

I have had 3 implants - a real investment in both time and money (eye wateringly) but I am so pleased with them because my partial dentures felt so awkward in my mouth I only wore them when I was with people and sometimes forgot to put them in. The whole implant process took almost a year from the first appointment to completion - and that was without needing bone grafts. How can this procedure possibly be done so quickly abroad. My gums had to heal between appointments.

I had 3 implants done about four years ago and I actually don’t know which teeth are implant and which are real now.
I’m right this minute in the process of having another one, top right 5th, got an abscess, dentist said it was a failed root canal. So this week had the tooth out and will be approx 10 weeks before implant fitted.
Single implant at mine in Manchester, costs £2000 but when I had 3 done it was much cheaper. Can’t remember exactly but about £4000 I think.
I would feel conscious with a gap so implants are a god send for me.

I agree with Hetty. I have a gap towards the back. I have had it since early childhood! Dentists seem to extract teeth back then at the drop of a hat! Never had any trouble at all with eating. I certainly would not want anything that would need me to be careful when eating!!! ha ha

I do sympathise with those suffering on-going dental problems. Would you consider a referral to Guy's Hospital in London, gillybob, if this continues? It sounds horrendous. I had my upper left premolar (4th tooth) removed on Thursday and saw the specialist consultant at the practice on Friday to discuss having an implant. I had a scan and have been told I need some bone regeneration prior to having the implant fitted. It will cost £2,400, but I will probably go ahead, as I don't fancy having a denture and the gap is noticeable when I smile/laugh. A lot of money, though!

Gillybob I feel for you , you poor thing. I had an abscess recently from bottom tooth, hurt like hell and face and neck swelled up.
Dentist was lovely and gave me antibiotics, made an appointment for root canal but about half an hour in he said that he was so sorry but the abscess had started to eat through the bone so he extracted the tooth. Then he stuck ( with a glue ) a temporary tooth in place. 6 months later it’s still there! He said that he’s known them to last for a couple of years and to go back when it feels a bit loose and we can decide what to do then.
I’m phobic about dentists but he is so kind and puts up with me getting so stressed that my jaw locks....... I don’t have any fond memories of NHS dentists.

Oopsadaisy3 Well, that sounds like a good result, and not something I was offered! I hope it lasts for you.

Me toopatsy let’s hope it doesn’t drop out when I’m on my hollibobs ! And if it does let’s hope I don’t swallow it, it’s bottom front and looks gruesome without the tooth.

Fingers crossed!

Exactly the same for me sunlover it's a lengthy and expensive process.

I'm thinking of going for the 'flipper' as I hate the thought of the invasive drilling. Also, I'm not convinced that the teeth either side of the implant will last that long.