I had dental surgery like, a month ago. Posted about it here. Instead of a front tooth I’ve got a metal (titanium I think?) cap sticking out of my gums. The tip of my tongue constantly touches it and I’m really over it.
The weirdest part is every time I brush my teeth it feels cold for like an hour. The button has a female drive to it (I think it’s Torx?) and it holds onto toothpaste.
At least I’m off my no biting things diet. There’s stuff that’s still impractical to eat but I can have sandwiches now.
I’m getting dental implants, no button. Not sure if it’s because you have a different situation. For me, after the titanium screw was put in, the gums got stitched over it to heal for 6 months.
These luxury bones are so much maintenance
That’s the way my dental surgeon used to do it, for me there’s a cap that stands proud of the gums that will be removed and the crown put in its place, that way there’s no “opening” of my gums, they just take the cap out, bolt the tooth on and fill in over it.