I had a crown break off and its post break in half - upper left third one in
from middle line. There was a lot of decay (it smelled bad) and just a little
tooth structure left I can feel. I had one dentist in the practice I go to
look at it. I was asking about crown lengthing and drilling out the post. He
did not seem optimistic, but I will see my usual dentist on Mon. The other
dentist was suggesting the tooth come out and that a "flipper" be put in. I
was thinking of this in conjunction with a possible implant.

I looked up "flipper" on the internet and got some information, but had a few
additional questions.

1. How long do these usually last. (roughly)

2. How soon after a tooth extraction can they be put in?

3. Roughly (ball park) how much would one cost?

4. Can you eat with one?

Thanks in advance.

Bill