Do everything you can to avoid ever having an apicoectomy. I’m supposed to ice my face every 15 minutes for the rest of the day and possibly tomorrow.
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I'm Losing 2 Teeth And Getting a Dental Implant
Doesn’t it sound like fun?
I finally hooked up with a local dentist after visiting the one in my hometown for years. I’ve been having some problems on tooth #19 (lower back left area) and the decay is so bad it would be a miracle to save the tooth. So I’ve decided to go with a dental implant instead of spending the money on a root canal and everything and then I might still need the dental implant in a couple of years.
For a dental implant, basically what they do is pull the tooth and then put a titanium screw in the jaw bone where the roots of the tooth were. It can take 8-10 months for the bone to grown in and around the threads of the screw to form a solid foundation. Once that’s ready, a titanium cap it put on the screw where a crown can then be attached. (Photos of dental implants and steps involved.)
I’m also getting tooth #15 taken out because it’s nonfunctional, meaning it doesn’t bite against another tooth. Because of my under bite, this tooth had previously worked with the lower left wisdom tooth, which was removed last year. As long as I’m going to an oral surgeon to work on the left side of my mouth, might as well get this one taken care of as well.
Here’s a lesson folks…don’t get hooked on pop like I did when I was younger. Even though I quit drinking pop a couple of years ago, I’m paying for it now with dental work!
Xylitol Helps With Tooth Decay
Ever heard of Xylitol? It’s a natural sweetener which has shown very promising results in the area of tooth decay. Xylitol helps to prevent tooth decay and has even been shown to reverse some decay. I learned about it at my dentist’s office the past two times I’ve had my teeth cleaned, but finally got around to looking it up the other day. For more info check out Xylitol.Org.
Yesterday I ordered a couple of products made by Xlear Inc. in their Spry Dental Defense System. I went with the toothpaste and a sampler pack of the chewing gum. It’s recommended that several small exposures to Xylitol per day work the best so I figured those two purchases would do the trick.
Xylitol is showing so much promise it is being used by some of the more recognizable companies. Yesterday at Walmart I picked up a pack of Trident gum with Xylitol and it tastes great.
With the problems I’ve had with my teeth I figured I might as well start doing what I can. I also ordered an Oral-B Triumph 9450 toothbrush to replace the cheap battery powered ones I’ve been using.
Nick Momrik 