Dr. David Allan Beck, D.D.S.

Sometimes. Every dental prosthesis is unique, they are all custom made and each has unique characteristics. Also, it depends on what you mean by " dental bridge". Is this a removable prosthesis? Or, is it fixed in the mouth. See a competent dentist for advice, there are too many variables to answer definitively here.

No.

The healing cap is a specially fabricated component of an implant system. It is screwed into the implant at the time of placement or when the implant is "uncovered" ( ie exposed) to produce an access "port" through the gum tissue to the implant. This allows the last few steps of the crown fabrication to be done with easy access to the implant itself.

No, the bone graft can be done using only local anesthetic if the graft is done to preserve bone following an extraction. If you are having an augmentation graft, which might be more extensive surgery, you may want to be sedated for comfort.

Yes, but you should complete your orthodontic treatment before getting the implant unless the orthodontist needs the implant to help move the teeth.

A crown is a restoration of a tooth, a repair. A well done crown restoration should last 10 years. The tooth should be carefully examined and good reasons for placement of a crown established. The examination should include radiographs showing the entire tooth. The tooth should be carefully prepared and fully captured either by impression with a suitable material or digitally. Cementation of the crown should only be done if the crown fits the prepared tooth well and will facilitate sealing the margins of the tooth with a suitable cement. Excess cement should be completely removed. The cement manufacturers instructions should be followed. Most replacement crowns are placed on teeth with crowns that fail because the tooth fails. The tooth develops decay that cannot be remedied without removing the crown; typically a crown cannot be removed and then reinserted. Crowns that fracture are failures due to material or technique. Most dental insurance plans will only provide benefits for a crown every 5-7 years, i.e., if the crown itself fails (fracture, wears through) in a shorter period the plan pays no benefits.

Yes, but probably best to be a bit cautious for the first week. When the bone site is prepared the body treats it as any injury to bone. Injuries to bone heal by developing a blot clot which over time plays a role in development of new bone. The same thing happens with an implant site.
I have never heard of exercise being the cause of an implant failure but if you are power lifting or engaging in other exercises which might make you clench or otherwise stress your jaws there may be a slight chance that this would interfere with healing and the success of the implant.
Aerobic exercises without heavy lifting should be fine.

If you have a single implant placed where the bony ridge has healed there is not much to do. This is generally a much less arduous procedure than extraction of a tooth as the process is controlled and precisely carried out. Follow your doctor's orders, take any prescribed medications as instructed, be a bit careful of what you eat for a day or two and you will be fine. If you have a tooth extracted and an implant placed immediately in the socket with bone grafting the process will probably involve sutures (stitches) and the post operative course will require a bit more specific attention as to eating, etc. Either way, after a few days, you will feel like yourself.

My initial reaction is "no". However, cracks in teeth are an enigma, many times a puzzle which is difficult to unravel. The tooth may have had an undetectable crack when the crown was placed.
Treatment for teeth with visible cracks is placement of a crown, but not all cracks are easily detected and the signs and symptoms may be the only evidence that the tooth has a crack

You may interfere with you bodies' ability to form new living bone around the implants. Rates of failures of dental implants are higher in smokers.
This concern,however, is really lower on the scale. You should quit smoking as soon as you can at almost any cost. It is well known that smoking will shorten you life, make you less able to enjoy life, cost you a lot of money and make you and your surroundings (house, car, clothing, furniture, etc) smell bad - i.e. stink.
So instead of worrying about the effect of smoking on your implants quit smoking and improve your life.

There are too many variables to give a simple answer. Conditions such as the orientation of the tooth, whether or not the tooth is partly or fully erupted, if there is any pathology associated with the tooth, etc.
However in the least complicated situation the actual extraction, after numbing, x-rays, etc, the extraction could take only a few minutes. If the tooth is not visible in your mouth and has to be exposed to extract the procedure may take half an hour. If the tooth is laying horizontally the procedure may take longer.

Yes but it may require a change in lifestyle. Most people experience "TMJ" from release of life stresses through their teeth ans jaws. Occasionally the source is dental malocclusion.
Wearing a simple protective guard eliminates one's ability to hyper stress the joints through reduced muscle stress. This is a common treatment for "TMJ".
A cure indicates elimination of the disease or destructive action. This is much more difficult. Eliminating stress from one's life is probably the only route to this end.
Meditation, muscle relaxants, moderate exercise, job change, hobbies can all be routes to stress release

Probably something is wrong with your tooth. The bite on the crown may be off. If you had pain IN THE TOOTH before the crown was placed, you may still have the same problem. You could have an inflamed dental pulp or inflamed tooth ligament surrounding the tooth. Or, you could have both. A crown is a treatment for a badly broken down tooth, the treatment begins
when the crown is inserted and cemented.

Yes, it is better. It is more even, reaches the full width of the front of the bleached teeth and it works faster.

None known. Old implants were less than reliable, but surface treated sterile cylindrical implants have no known side effects.

NO

A “dental bridge” is a prosthesis replacing missing teeth that is fixed (not removable) to the teeth adjacent to the missing tooth or teeth space. Unless done very precisely, the prosthesis can lead to loss of one or both adjacent teeth. Many general practitioners do this infrequently and in many cases it is not a good service for the patient. Seek the services of a board certified prosthodontist for this procedure.

Dental implants have proven themselves a reliable method of tooth replacement. Many, many implants perform for more than 20 years without danger to the patient. Few if any dental restorations achieve this. The most important predictor of success is not the implant but the patient. If the individual is in constant need of dental treatment due to medical, home care or chronic illnesses issues the implant may have a shorter life. Most implants that fail do so due to biologic factors (chronic inflammation, periodontal disease, excessive biting forces, etc) rather than material factors (implant fracture, etc)
An implant does not relieve the patient of maintenance responsibility.
The implant in a suitable patient will almost certainly "last " 10 years often many more.

Fluoride, plaque control, and control your sugar consumption.

Missing teeth are replaced with a "fixed" prosthesis (secured in your mouth - to teeth or implants) or a removable prosthesis (removed by the patient to allow adequate oral hygiene).
Fixed prostheses are attached to the remaining teeth if they are healthy or to dental implants if the patient has adequate bone for implant placement and is healthy. Attaching to teeth increases the risk of problem arising with those teeth somewhat. The best way to have a full set of teeth is to care for the ones nature gave you.
Removable prostheses (full dentures, partial dentures) are a useful method of replacing teeth and are generally less costly; they do not seal to the teeth like a dental crown and therefore allow food debris and plaque to accumulate between the denture and the teeth. This increases the risk of decay and periodontal disease affecting and damaging the teeth.
Removable prostheses are cheaper but more cumbersome; fixed prostheses are less intrusive but more expensive.
Both increase the patient's obligation for home care and regular professional care.