Re: Disappearing Nesbitt Bridge [longish tale]

Thanks for all the interesting comments.

For me, the x-ray made a startling picture. The x-ray tech, nurses and
doctor had seen this before and were not alarmed at all. Apart from
reminding me to come back if I had any pain or bleeding, I was told it would
simply pass. I infer that perforation is a rare complication.

The bridge passed after 9 [nine ! ] days.

I am a [California and Hawaii] lawyer. I would never sue a dentist who (1)
gave me a product I specifically requested (2) provided warnings and (3)
told me not to eat with the bridge. Shame on those who would pursue such a
case.

>From a consumer's view point, I wanted a Nesbit because (1) similar device
provided 20 years of good service to my wife (2) I resent the effort to
steer me to an implant at 3X the cost (3) I didn't want to sacrifice a good
tooth and a good crown for a permanent bridge at 3X the cost and (4) the
Nesbit seemed a minimally invasive procedure which I could always improve
upon later. Didn't know about monodonts.

You ma be right that there are better procedures but I this one "clicks" in
nicely and seems to do the job. I'm not convinced that the older methods are
passe but I'll be more careful in the future.


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