How many Anchors on a 5 Unit bridge

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ken - 01 Dec 2004 21:34 GMT

If I decide to go bridge route I will need a 5 unit bridge on teeth #2-#6.
As I mentioned earlier, #3 is capable of being an anchor tooth (w/post and
buildup) along with #4. My dentist didn;t want to do a 4 unit bridge with
the anchor on #3 because the tooth has been used as an anchor previously and
is not in the best of shape to support the backend of a 4 unit bridge (it
has had a RC). Does it make sense (if I do not go with implants) to anchor
on # 3 and #4 with the front anchor on #2. (i only had a BW xray of #3 so I
didn't send to you guys) instead of going to #2 and #6 only. My concern is
now there is a chance of one of three teeth going bad eventually and ruining
the 5 unit bridge.
Also, why would two 5 units bridges cost the same if one of them had 3
falsies and the other had 3 embarkments. Seems like more work in the latter
situatiuon.

Thank you Again.. Am going to Surgeon on Tues to have Root tip from #5
removed and checked for impant possiblility.

Ken

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W_B - 01 Dec 2004 22:54 GMT

>If I decide to go bridge route I will need a 5 unit bridge on teeth #2-#6.
>As I mentioned earlier, #3 is capable of being an anchor tooth (w/post and
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>Ken

OK then why not keep #3 and double abut to #2 ?

Am confused here.

Send the BW

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ken - 02 Dec 2004 01:32 GMT

> OK then why not keep #3 and double abut to #2 ?
>
> Am confused here.
>
> Send the BW

I hope I didn't confuse anybody.. I intend to keep #3 and double abut to #2
the last part of the bridge will be to #6. #5 and #4 will be empty. The
crux of my question is as follows.

If impants in 5 and 4 are doable my options are as follows:
1-implants in 5 and 4 with a core buildup/post crown in #3. 2 and 6 remain
as is.

If implants are NOT doable.
1-5 unit bridge anchored on 2,3,6, with the dummies on 4 and 5.

The main problem if option 1 is doable is that after the extraction I need
to wait a couple of months for the socket to heal before implant can begin.
Then the implant needs to set and that takes another5 months or so. In the
meantime I have no #5 tooth and it feels and looks strange. If I do the 5
unit bridge it is a quicker fix but then I have 3 teeth at risk. 2,3, and
6. If any of these teeth go bad (as did my #5) then the bridge is shot
Sorry, but the BW is at my dentist and I will not be able to get until next
week after my extraction of Root tip #5 .

Give me an opinion please.

> W_B
>
> Take out the G'RBAGE
> wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com

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Adenosine - 02 Dec 2004 01:36 GMT

>> OK then why not keep #3 and double abut to #2 ?
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>Then the implant needs to set and that takes another5 months or so. In the
>meantime I have no #5 tooth and it feels and looks strange.

Get a removable partial denture made for while you wait for it to
heal! Then you don't look all wierd, and you still get the advantages
of implants.

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Adenosine
Semi-informed Dental Consumer ?

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Dr Steve - 02 Dec 2004 14:13 GMT

An opinion is that if you have any parafunction, you will break the two back
teeth off and possibly the front one as well.

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>> OK then why not keep #3 and double abut to #2 ?
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>> Take out the G'RBAGE
>> wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com

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