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and image of dentures side by side to a dental implant

Dentist said there isn’t enough room for dental implants

Years ago, I lost a tooth. I didn’t replace it because it wasn’t very visible and I was quite poor then. Now my situation is different. I have money.  I lost an adjacent tooth and want to replace both of them. My dentist said there isn’t enough room and he needs to do a bridge.  The other teeth are fine, so I really don’t want to grind them down.  This […]

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Woman smiling in the dental chair with her dentist behind her

What if my dentist left tooth roots?

I had two teeth extracted. I’d planned on getting dental implants. However, last night I noticed that one of the roots is still there. Can I still get dental implants with the root there? Elaine T. – New Mexico Elaine, Are you certain it is the root of the tooth and not just some debris that needs to be cleaned out? There are occasions when a tooth root is left, […]

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