Should I get dental implants or opt for something else?

I am congenitally missing teeth #7 and #10 (Upper Lateral Incisors). These have been missing for all of my life, and x-rays reveal that they are not in the gums. The teeth behind them simply had moved forward more and partially filled that empty space where the Lateral Incisors should have been on either side. I am also congenitally missing my Left and Right Central Incisors (#24 and #25). I am almost 29 years old, and these are still baby teeth that I currently have. Adult teeth never came in and likewise there is nothing in the gum. I have been talking some potential things over with my dentist. I am currently on Invisalign. I have finished a year of 23 upper and 20 lower Invisalign trays. My teeth have had significant movement. My teeth were too far slanted inward, I had a cross-bite and all sorts of other things going on. Some of my teeth have been extruded (pulled out to make them longer) with Invisalign. The spaces where #7 and #10 teeth should be were not big enough to do anything. So Invisalign has been moving them, but I still do not have enough space after a year. There's approximately 5mm on the left side and 6mm on the right side. Not enough for a full-size dental implant. I have discussed possibly mini dental implants with my dentist, but having done further research since then, I am alarmed at how many dentists squabble back and forth about the failures. Some say mini dental implants are absoluetly horrible and fail within single digit years. Others say they are wonderful. My dentist at first seemed disappointed and about the lack of space and made reference to a "bridge" at the end of my year of Invisalign. Then on my next visit, I got Invisalign impressions again for Invisalign refinements to see if we can get a little more space for #7 and #10 and straighten my teeth a little more. He said maybe mini dental implants or he mentioned something else about somehow bonding a ceramic tooth in place for #7 and #10 to the teeth on either side of #7 and #10. How does this process work, and is it reliable at all? Is it better or worse than implants? With #24 and #25 Left and Right Central Incisors, we have talked about a dental implant with two teeth on it. There is not enough space for two separate implants. So those baby teeth would need to be pulled first. Under my own research, I have read that an implant cannot be placed within 6+ months of having any kind of orthodontic work and/or extractions so that the bone/gum can heal properly. Those are somewhat important for aiding in speech and 6 months is a long time to not have them while waiting on them to heal, of course. The regular implants seem to cost around $4K to 6K per implant, and I may not have enough space for a regular sized implant on the upper teeth. Yet even on the full-sized implants, some have issues with it interfering with the jaw due to the length of the implant. So in a way, it almost seems like neither full-size or mini implants are that great and both seem to have side effects. But full-size seems to be better than mini. Is the bonding solution mentioned by my dentist a better option for me? Can you tell me what the official name for the process is and how long is it good for? Also, keep in mind that it is going to be necessary for me to wear a retainer regularly after my Invisalign treatments and even after potential implants or whatever dental work I have to replace these missing teeth. Any advice? A lot of people that I have asked for advice seem to bash on my "all-in-one" dental provider. A cosmetic dental office that also does dental implants and a huge host of other state-of-the-art things. They are extremely current with techniques and technology. They are one of the best known dental centers and quite a large practice with 3 different major dentists practicing together there.

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