Well, my Dad - a Dentist by trade - put an implant in my sister when she broke off a front tooth back in the late 1960's. It lasted till the late 1980's. Granted, it was still cutting edge at that time.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 7:29 PM Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My father paid off his dentist sailboat with implants. The things were > only effective for about a decade and had to be replaced. Last set were > good for the rest of his life. That was maybe nine more years. Pretty > sure the bugs have been worked out in the last dozen years. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Not crazy about the idea of a screw in my jaw either. Seems like > something that would be prone to infection. People with artifical joints > need to take antibiotics before any dental work; in that case it may be a > worthwhile tradeoff to have a working knee or hip but not sure its worth it > for a tooth. > > > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
