Sinus Lift: What is This?

An implant runs anywhere from 2 to 4 thousand depending which dentist you visit. I'm a candidate for implants myself & will be getting three of them this year. I recommend a more advanced implant called the Sargon Implant. I've heard of horror stories involving the typical implant that don't apply to the Sargon. Most insurance companies won't cover implants because most still consider this procedure as cosmetic, where bridge work or dentures are not and therefore are covered by most insurance companies, both ppo & hmo. I have both. An implant is the best move. When you take the route of bridge work your other teeth suffer. You see the procedure requires that one healthy tooth on opposite sides of where the missing teeth are would have to be shaved down to fit this fake tooth over it that will serve as a support for those missing teeth to be replaced. Crown is what goes over the new metal tooth to make it appear to look like a real tooth or you can call the teeth serving as supports in the bridge work as crowns as well. I believe that if you can wait & save for it that it will be a better investment than the bridge, especially if you're only replacing a single tooth or just a few of them like myself. As far as being put to sleep, why would you want that, it's a risky procedure and the novocaine will do the job and will only sting a little at first, then after that you'll feel no pain at all. The procedure shouldn't take that long since the hole is already there and I'm guessing the graft has been inserted into the sockets already. Grafts are necessary to make sure you have enough bone to support the implant so you'll be biting on apples in no time. You'll have to come back for the crown that goes over the implant so that will make the wait even less. In the meantime they'll give you a temporary tooth that they'll place over the crown for cosmetic reasons and to avoid infection. I'll be getting my grafts in March or April and I should have my three implants in place by Thanksgiving. I'm going to celebrate by eating everything I've been missing for a while. I'm thinking Sizzlers! Good luck to you.