[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by CFrance

It's probably not a story. With ageing, people can lose bone around their teeth. Often there won't be enough bone left to hold an implant securely. I have one implant. I do remember there was a question as to whether I had enough bone. I think ultimately I did, but I would have trusted my dentist to tell me if I needed it. You don't want the implant to be insecure.

First of all, the bone graft is not a painless procedure. I had one and there is considerable pain as the new bone grows in.

Secondly, bone loss is often attributed to missing teeth. I had two crowns and a bridge in between. There is plenty of bone where the crowns were, but there was a lot of bone loss where the bridge was.