On 10/25/2012 9:19 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> One of my brothers had "soft" teeth. He got tired of going to the
> dentist several times a year, a couple of fillings here, a crown there.
> Year after year. So he had all of his teeth replaced with implants! It
> was a year-long process. He had major bone loss so she had to do bone
> grafts in his jaw first (ugh). I forget what it cost but I know it
> wasn't cheap. I seem to recall he borrowed against his 401K. (He
> negotiated a slightly lower rate in exchange for re-doing the website
> for her practice.) Naturally, a couple of months after he *finally* had
> a mouth full of "new" teeth, one of them broke off the post and had to
> be replaced. I guess it didn't solve all his going to the dentist
> problems after all

That's the route I'm taking, too. So far 3 implants, and for the teeth
with roots that are still in good shape, crowns. This is all just the
top teeth so far.