I had to look up this term "ankylosed" you refer to... having that canine tooth fused to the bone there would be very unfortunate, especially since it is so diagonal. I am hoping no damage will come to the healthy roots of teeth that are staying in my mouth in the process of removal of the canine.
"Way Too Old For This" Pam... (there are indeed a couple Pams on this thread now
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Today I asked the ortho consultant about my oral surgeon, and she said that my ortho prefers the surgeon I saw. Hopefully that just means he's good, not that he has some other tie to or arrangement (i.e. financial) with my ortho.
"Way Too Old For This" Pam, I wish you good luck with your implant and frenectomy. But this must get you even closer to having the teeth you want... hang in there! At least this time you can know ahead that you might need more recovery time... without the added headache of work obligations.
I just want to thank you all again for your replies... they have been so helpful to me. It's weird, but knowing all the gory details and understanding things helps me allay my fears. Maybe my fear of the unknown is even worse than my fear of oral surgery in general.