Hi Lynnyb
Welcome to the forum. I am in the middle of implants at the moment. The treatment sounds awful, but I promise, hand on heart it has not been painful.

I had a cap which came out and the post was broken and could not be repaired. The first stage was removing the tooth root and then letting that heal. I just followed the instructions, do not touch area with your tongue, gargle with salt water, do not eat on that side and it has been ok. In September I am going to have an implant post inserted in the gum. There will be several small stitches which I have to have removed and then it is left for about 6 months to allow the bone to grow around it. Then a cap impression will be taken and a new cap made and put in. It is not a speedy process or a cheap one, but as it is a tooth at the side which shows when I smile, I have decided to go ahead. I have confidence in my dentist though!

Foxie