Category: Feedback from General Dentist

This week will be the week?

It’s been a while!

It has been little bit silent again. Most of the time I have been waiting and waiting and waiting. I don’t have all answers yet. Don’t know if I have to start the braces treatment. Or do I have to start with the implant immediately? This week might be the week to get the final treatment plan!

First the implant surgeon didn’t send my medical record to my dentist. So I had to ask her over and over again to share it with my dentist (and orthodontist). We have been waiting for this report since my in-take appointment in July. Delays, delays, delays 🙁

I have been sending emails and made some phone-calls… Now finally end of September we received the report. The report states that:

  • My front tooth needs to be extracted to get rid of the root infection.
  • Orthodontic extrusion is not needed. We can skip that.
  • Orthodontic treatment is still possible but can be done independent from the implant placement.

Now what does the orthodontist say?

So I tried to contact the orthodontist… Again: It took weeks to get a response. Looks like there was a misunderstanding. After receiving the Implant report my orthodontist thought that a braces treatment was not necessary anymore. This is strange because she suggested to get braces installed to make room for the implant? Remember?

I managed to have a call with the orthodontist last week. I asked her what to do: Do I need to start a braces treatment or not? Is there any reason to skip the braces and move on with the implant? She told me she will contact the implant surgeon and see what to do. On Thursday 27th of October (This week!) I have an appointment with the orthodontist to see how we can move on. Let’s see what this week will bring!

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Mail to my general dentist

Today I have sent a mail to my general dentist asking her how to proceed. I asked her if she already received the medical report of my last visit at the implantologist / periodontist. For some reason she was able to reply back to me in one hour. She told me she didn’t receive the report yet but advised me to contact both the orthodontist and periodontist to start working on a plan. I have already sent an email last week to the periodontist and will write an email tomorrow to the orthodontist.

I remember my orthodontist asking about who will put the implant in place. So now I can give her the information and see what will happen next. My orthodontist might contact the periodontist soon!

Oh my dentist will be on holiday until end of this month and she told me she will look into the medical report afterwards. So probably things will slow down a bit until after summer holidays. Will get back as soon as I get more information from my orthodontist!

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Amalgam Before & After

As you have been reading on this blog I had my molar amalgam removal appointment yesterday. Things went fine and fluent! As promised I would share the before and after images… Amalgam Before & After. You can find them down below!

The appointment went pretty fluent. My dentist used a green latex dental dam to protect me from swallowing amalgam particles. The aesthetic result is way better than expected. My next appointment with my general dentist will be in November. We discussed the progress on the periodontal treatment. So we’ll have to way for my next appointment (ortho2) end of April and the perio mid-May!

Before and after
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I’m back from the dentist!

I’m back from the dentist! This was my 3rd opinion and I have the feeling it was a good visit. The dentist explained me about my dental health and how I should proceed to fix some things.

First, my front tooth. It looks like it is still not stabilized and I should look into it asap. I received a letter explaining the situation and to get a second root canal treatment. So this morning I immediately made an appointment with an endodontologist. This will happen on November 19th.

Second, I have some amalgam fillings in one of my molar teeth. It needs to be removed and replaced with a “composite” type of filling. The main reason is to prepare my mouth for “eventually” starting to wear braces. See below. So I already scheduled an appointment to replace the amalgam too (February 10th 2022).

Third, My crooked bottom teeth. The dentist told me that the gum and bone health is good. If I want to fix my bottom row/arch I can receive orthodontic treatment. She told me that my bottom teeth will continue to shift and things will get worse in the future. The treatment is not urgent, but if I want to do it I shouldn’t wait too long. I also asked if it is common to get braces at my age. She told me not to worry about wearing braces at my age. She suggested to keep the orthodontist appointment (May 2022) and to decide later on. It gives us an extra few months to fix the other issues mentioned above.

Forth, Sooner than expected I received a 3D scan of my mouth:

  • 3D scan to get an overview of my dental situation
  • Front tooth 21 degrading. Bone loss.

But before I can go on I will need the endo-treatment again. Depending on that appoitment/treatment I will get a better picture on how to proceed. This situation brings me in a chicken and egg situation:

  • If I start wearing braces, the front tooth will automatically fall out because of the forces. So I will have to go for the implant.
  • If I don’t get the implant, the front tooth will degrade and will fall out in the next years. So I will have to go for the implant.
  • If I don’t start wearing braces, but I ask the dentist to remove the tooth, my implant will not look 100% nice. So I’ll need braces.

I really hate this situation. But it is what it is. Below I’m sharing you some pictures of my current teeth.

  • Amalgam filling (left tooth in photo) needs to be removed to prepare for (evantually) starting to wear braces.
  • Side view of my mouth.
  • Dead front tooth. Probably needs to be replaced with an implant.
  • Front view of my teeth. Here you can clearly see the bottom crooked teeth and my front tooth 21 that needs to be replaced with an implant.
  • Dead front tooth number 21.

What do you think after seeing these picture? Would you go for the braces? Please let me know or write a comment!

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