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hello I have a quick question about dental implants... I have dentin dysplasia type one. its a genetic condition that causes little to no roots to grow on your permanent teeth. i know eventually all my teeth will fall out and i will need dentures or implants. i just want to know if you have stumbled upon someone who has this condition or how you would go about for treating me. i have gone to specialists and all they all have said that there's nothing that they can do. some extra info is that I'm 17 years old...

The downtime that you will experience after having dental implants placed depends on several factors.  How many are you having placed? Where in the mouth are they?  Do you have good bone or will considerable bone grafting need to be done?  For those having one implant they can typically go to work the next day.  If your having 8-10 implants you will probably need to take off for a few days as you will be sore and on some pain medication.  You will be asked to eat soft foods only for a few days.  If there are multiple teeth that need to be extracted at the time of implant placement, the healing can take 1-2 weeks, before the soreness goes away.