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Implant location bad?

Hi

Question is prob more suited for implant specialists.

My dentist...who I believe is just a general dentist in the US (🤔....now I gotta check that) gave me a titanium implant 4 months back. I think he is a pretty good enough dentist despite that he works for a corporate place that rhymes with Jazz-Pen Mental.

Im missing 2 lower teeth side by side. Jazz-Pen Mental dentist put the first implant in. So was going to get the second done elsewhere out of country coz I'm broke and can't afford even with insurance lol.

The out of country implant specialist took an xray. Also seems like a very smart and capable guy but told me on some dental voodoo language stuff that I didnt fully understand but essentially that the Jazz-Pen Dental implant is too close to the middle and that it would most likely need to be moved unless my dentist was planning on putting some in some weird sized crowns. Uh does that make sense?

Also to be honest when they were doing the Jazz-Pen Mental xrays after the implant in the US there was a little kerfuffle where the dental asst (who was new apparently) took a wrong image angle using a panoramic. They made me redo and then the images came out better to the dentist liking because he said he knew he measured perfectly or something to that effect (he is astickler for measurement and complimenting his work)...but now I'm second guessing if she messed up at all. The out-of-country used the small handheld sunset disposable xrays which I've attached at this link. He says they're more accurate. https://unsee.cc/album#yUcVr5LMAbPoa6hu

Just trying to gather other thoughts before I go back and get lost

Posted Jan 20, 2021, 5:55 PM UTC · edited

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