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I've had 2 root canals taken out. Now I must choose between a bridge or an implant.
The implants seem safe, because it is just a crown sitting on top of a solid titanium steel screw that screws into the jawbone. There seems to be nothing that bacteria could get inside.
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But then there's the possibly toxic titanium to consider. With a bridge you have to make SURE it contains NO mercury....same with the implant. Many non-biological dentists will tell you it's completely safe when it's NOT.
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GiGi
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If you have Lyme Disease, I would say no. I would say no under all circumstances. Titanium is said to be inert, it is not. It is a catalyst. Read www.MELISA.org, the Swedish research team. - titanium is in the front ranks of allergenic materials right along with gold and mercury. That becomes a real problem when you have Lyme Disease, because without a doubt the infection is or was in your jawbone and it can take quite a while for the jawbone to become healthy again. The implant will not hold if your jawbone is not healthy. I hope your dentist or oral surgeon removed all decayed/soft/infected bone. Have you been checked for cavitations under the root canals? or anywhere else in your jawbone That is what I would check out for certain before you make any decision - even a bridge.
I had one implant when I got Lyme Disease. I also had root canals. The implant always felt "warm". It was one of the first things to go when I could not get well.
I broke my heel in an accident last year and had to have screws and a plate in it - also from the infamous titanium. My body is working so hard on the screws to get them out - I can start to feel them coming to the surface. I am now allergic to the screws which keeps my liver on alert. Very easily tested with ART. I will have surgery tomorrow to remove the titanium screws and plate since my foot is now healed. I can't wait to have that stuff out.
Do not believe the story of non allergenic titanium. It is a foreign material, a metal, to the body and does not belong in there. Implants in much of Europe are now being done with non-metallic material for that very reason.
My choice after loosing a couple of teeth would be nothing but a partial that can hold the two missing teeth. From material that does not contain mercury (coloring agent in the pink acryl!!!) and material you should have tested to make sure you do not react negatively to it. Partials can be made out of non-metallic material. If you react allergic to a material, it is a permanent stress to your body and not conducive to healing.
Hope you make the right choice. Good luck to you.
Take care.
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His advice is that anything implanted into bone can cause autoimmune response. His experience with titanium is that it's usually (depending on one's bio-compatability results) fine in the mouth UNLESS it's implanted into bone.
This is why his advice is the bio-compatible bridge.
Hope all goes well!
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They make all plastic partials too. That is what I plan on getting when I can get the money for it.
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