Teeth implants and dental work

Hello,
Hope everyone’s doing ok !Just wondering what people’s opinion on teeth implants are . I have recently gotten a tooth removed ( lyme has really ruined my teeth )and the gap is quite visible when I smile, I would love to get an implant (and actually had planned to get braces as well before I got sick) but I have read they aren’t great for people with Lyme disease. Does this apply to existing implants before contracting Lyme or getting it after or is it the same - recovery wise I am maybe 80% better but scared that an implant may send me backwards - I would love to find a dentist that could advise on what to avoid or what’s safe - struggled to get a lyme doctor so I’m not holding any hope ..lol- any advice would be very welcome !

Find a holistic dentist to advise you (a.k.a. biological dentist). Their materials and procedures will be less likely to set you back in your healing. I agree with Girlie to request materials compatibility testing before committing to anything; I think the most common compatibility test in the US is called Clifford testing. Zirconium implants with ceramic crowns are considered better than the titanium ones used in conventional dentistry.

I just had an old root canal extracted, and I have a partial denture filling in the space. It's easy and cheap and looks fine. Mosts dentists will not mention this as an option, so be sure to ask, if you would be interested.

Wow , some very interesting comments! I have just made an appointment with a holistic dentist - didn’t know such a thing existed! Magoo i have found the movie “root cause” I will give it a watch - thank you