My treatment plan for implants was finalized today..............finally!! Going with implants upper and lower, and will also need to do some additional HBO as my first 30 dives were 2 years ago. So, procedure will take place in approx. 6 weeks. Oral Surgeon said my bone looks great, even the new bone I now have in my lower jaw. He feels my implants will be very successful and will give me approx. 90% of what I had before. Natural teeth can withstand 540 pounds of biting pressure, implants can do 450. Dentures only about 50. That is how it was explained to me.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.