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...been following your continuing story. Interesting to read about the 'maryland bridge' that you'll be getting.
I've never heard of that before, but it sounds like a variation of a fixed bridge made specific for front teeth. I'm planning on getting a fixed bridge myself to replace a missing pre-molar. As I understand it, this involves putting full crowns on the adjacent teeth to anchor the fake one, rather than attaching w/ arms. If you don't mind my asking, what will your bridgework cost? Mine will be about $3000.
Good luck at your appointment getting that new "toothus fakimus"!
Second Time In Braces - Estimate 12-14 Months
Wore Braces Twice As An Adult .....Finally Happy With the Results
5/85 - 11/87 Metal Braces T/B for 30 Months w/ elastics.
1/22/10 - 4/15/11 Metal Braces Top 15 Months / Bottom 1 Year w/ elastics.
Essex Retainers T/B Full Time, then switched to Night Time.
Hey mike...my toothus fakimus bridge is being carved from a single block of porcelain, without any metal, so it will be somewhat expensive, but the trade off is that it will behave visually like normal tooth structure. So the wings that attach it to the adjacent teeth will be virtually invisible, filling in the ground out portions the dentist removed. My ortho's niece had the same thing for the same tooth as me, and you can't tell she has a fake tooth at all. Estimate is $1200-$1500, but I won't know until it is completed, still hoping for this Saturday!!!
2/2/09: metal braces T/B
8/20/10: braced removed (18mons, 18days), hawley retainers T/B
9/16/10: LR central incisor extracted (failed root canal)
2/23/11: implant/bone graft
9/15/11: implant crown placed, lower lingual bonding corrected
9/21/11: upper bonding on lateral gaps from upper arch forward advancement
10/17/11: new hawley retainers w/plastic tubing over the 'social six' wire, both T/B
When eating with the new maryland bridge aka toothus fakimus, I noticed it is riding a little high and banging against my upper central incisor, making it sore. Called and left a msg with the dentist, and hopefully he'll see me tomorrow to fix it if he can...if not..he'll have to remove it and order a new one . I am not amused
2/2/09: metal braces T/B
8/20/10: braced removed (18mons, 18days), hawley retainers T/B
9/16/10: LR central incisor extracted (failed root canal)
2/23/11: implant/bone graft
9/15/11: implant crown placed, lower lingual bonding corrected
9/21/11: upper bonding on lateral gaps from upper arch forward advancement
10/17/11: new hawley retainers w/plastic tubing over the 'social six' wire, both T/B
Back from the dentist..he ground a ton off the fake tooth, so I can bite once again without banging ...BUT..he and I both agreed that the colour of the tooth isn't exactly *right* ...it is the same top to bottom, not at all like a natural tooth . Dentist took pictures, then pics of the previous fake tooth from the ortho that is exactly the right shade, rematched that fake tooth to his colour wheel, and re-ordered another bridge .. no idea when I'll get that jammed into my mouth
2/2/09: metal braces T/B
8/20/10: braced removed (18mons, 18days), hawley retainers T/B
9/16/10: LR central incisor extracted (failed root canal)
2/23/11: implant/bone graft
9/15/11: implant crown placed, lower lingual bonding corrected
9/21/11: upper bonding on lateral gaps from upper arch forward advancement
10/17/11: new hawley retainers w/plastic tubing over the 'social six' wire, both T/B
Latest word from the land of 'where the heck is my correctly coloured fake tooth': appears it won't be ready until NEXT week...grrr Pay no attention to the chunk of miscoloured porcelain in my mouth, Santa
2/2/09: metal braces T/B
8/20/10: braced removed (18mons, 18days), hawley retainers T/B
9/16/10: LR central incisor extracted (failed root canal)
2/23/11: implant/bone graft
9/15/11: implant crown placed, lower lingual bonding corrected
9/21/11: upper bonding on lateral gaps from upper arch forward advancement
10/17/11: new hawley retainers w/plastic tubing over the 'social six' wire, both T/B
no toothus fakimus today 
hopefully Monday or Tuesday 
Plan is to have the permanent toothus fakimus installed tomorrow afternoon...YeeHaw! 
...BUT..he and I both agreed that the colour of the tooth isn't exactly *right* 
...it is the same top to bottom, not at all like a natural tooth 
for all those New Year's Eve pictures. 
