Ooops. . . I Was Wrong There

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Probably should have re-read my treatment plan.  Today wasn't for actually implanting the abutment.  It was for having x-rays and dental scans made so that the dentist can come up with the exact place the abutment needs to go.  There's the possibility that an additional bone graft might have to be done, but apparently, the x-rays and scans will show if it's needed.

So, not much to report.  Both the assistant and the doctor said that placing the abutment ("abutment" is definitely the Drinking Game word here) is usually easier than the initial extraction, so. . .  I don't see it that way, but I'll take their words for it.  This all stretches this whole blasted thing out even longer, but what can you do?

 

Comments

Dee said…
Hope your x-ray shows that you don't need a bone graft.
October 16, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Kim in Oregon said…
As Dee said, fingers crossed that you don't need a bone graft. I wonder if oral surgeons keep suggesting it might be possible just to get your head around it, when in the vast majority of cases it won't be necessary (and yours is a bottom tooth, right? because they are less likely to need bone grafts from what I understand).

October 16, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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