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My son is on a hockey team. They just finished their season. However, in the last game he took a direct hit and lost a tooth. We were planning on getting it replaced with a dental implant because I wanted him to have something permanent. However, one of his teammates said that a dental implant is a bad idea in case he gets hit again. What do you recommend? His appointment is coming up soon and I want to make sure he’s getting the right treatment.<\/p>\n

Katherine<\/p>\n\n

Dear Katherine,<\/p>\n

\"Dental<\/p>\n

I’m glad you wrote. First, in normal circumstances, dental implants<\/a> are the absolute best tooth replacement available, so you choose well. I was thinking about his teammate’s comments and believe I have a solution. Go forward with his appointment to have the dental implant placed. Having that implant in there will prevent him from having bone loss in that area. <\/p>\n

The part I want you to put off is having the dental crown attached to the implant. If he were to get hit in that area again and the crown was secured to the implant it could cause some bone damage as the implant is ripped out. <\/p>\n

Instead, what he needs is a temporary replacement to fit in the space above the implant. You could do a removable partial denture, or even a dental flipper. Either one of those will be inexpensive and provide him with a tooth until he can have a permanent crown safely placed when he’s done with his hockey career. <\/p>\n

Thank you for writing about such an interesting problem.
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