But I had to have extensive gum surgery (peel and
gortex). The extent of my eventual bone loss, plus extreme dental phobia, makes me a very poor candidate for implants. I have 15 teeth left, 4 of which are holding up my large upper bridge.
Basically what my periodontist did with my very advanced periodontal disease was to pull all loose and infected teeth that lacked sufficient bone, and then do gortex surgery on all the rest.