I had them taken out too, pretty much the same ones you indicate, i am missing four teeth.

I am really glad they are gone. I am really glad i did not rush in to try to fix them. maybe at some point I will get a retainer or something in there, but it can wait.

you get used to them being gone, chewing is a bit different fom then onward but it sure beats chewing with amalgam.

make sure the dentists removes the ligament, make sure you do the salt water rinse starting that evening (very gently the first day) before bed, and for all the next week or so... and the day after they extract the teeth take a q-tip soaked in hydrogen peroxide and gently dab it on the wounds to make sure infection stays away. do that once a day for a few days till they heal over.

I had 2 pulled and 2 cut out, oral surgery fashion. I much prefer the scond way, the cutting them out. there was no pain after, no worry about jaw damage. the dentist was real careful, he did a small incision in the teeth, and lifted the amalgam straight out without ever cutting into it prior to pulling the teeth. Then he sort of sliced the tooth in half and voila it pretty much just falls out at that point. took about 3-5 minutes each.

Hi skies, hope the family is well.