How ROOT CANALS Lower Life Expectancy & CAUSE DISEASE
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Yes. This is well known. Don't do ANY, they are almost always (~90%) chronically infected and will keep poisoning you slowly. If it's gone, pull it out whole, get it properly cleaned, get a bio-identical implant and make sure via panoramic 3D x-ray that's there's no lingering infection after all the surgery (if you want to be sure).
I personally wouldn't get an implant. Natural teeth aren't connected directly to the bone, they have something called a periodontal membrane or periodontal ligament. It holds the tooth in but it also functions as a bacterial seal for the bone. Implants don't have this, they allow infection from the mouth to travel deep into your bone. Peri-implantitis with implants is also very common. Literally a new word invented for a new disease. Something like 20-30% of implants suffer with this, and it means bacteria have eaten away enough of your bone where it's visible as bone loss on x-ray. Imagine what that does to the rest of your body.
Yeah, but what's the option? A hole in your line of teeth?
I have a friend who does that method. It's really hard to even chew food (he's lost several).
But yeah, even a bio-identical implant is not perfect. It's the least bad option I know of, if you want to fill the hole left by full extraction.
Honestly nothing will beat your natural teeth. A bridge or partial might be an option.
They pull the tooth and do a bone graft so the area doesn't sink in over time.