# My depressing dental journey

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 25, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698 "2024-09-25T05:07:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698/21 "2024-09-26T16:50:30Z")

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I had a tooth extracted years ago and my dentist discussed with me the option of getting an implant. I have a permanent bridge on the other side of my mouth, but for this tooth a bridge was not really an option because one of the teeth next to the extracted tooth is a wisdom tooth that grew out crooked, so trying to connect a bridge to it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. However, the place he recommended going to for the implant was not covered by my dental insurance, and I couldn’t afford the full cost at the time.

After all these years I’ve gotten used to the gap, and at 72 with all my other health issues I don’t see the point of filling the gap. I’m currently having a crown on the tooth directly above the gap replaced (which is costing me more than I thought it would even with my dental insurance) and the dentist joked about not having to worry about making the new crown too big to clash with the (non-existent) tooth below it.

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