What happens if I don't get a dental implant soon after extraction?

I had tooth #3 back molar extracted. You can't even tell since it is so far back. I really don't care about getting an implant except for they told me it would cause all my other teeth to get messed up etc if I don't. I am supposed to get the implant in August but can't come up with the $ by then ($4000 ugh!) Is there any harm in me waiting longer, like a a year or more? If I don't get it and like 5 years from now is it still possible to get an implant? Thanks!
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If you don't get an implant soon after extraction, and they didn't place anything in the extraction wound to help prevent bone loss, you will have bone loss. Since there is no more tooth in the area, bone loss will increase dramatically and you might not be a good candidate for implants in the future due to insufficient bone in the area for the implant. Your teeth will go out of alignment too because teeth drift towards space. So the teeth beside your extration area will shift towards it and the tooth above will shift downwards to the space. If you are lucky enough, your upper and lower teeth lock each other in place when you bite and they will not shift as badly. If you can't afford the dental implants, there are other cheaper alternatives. You can have a dental bridge placed or unilateral removable partial denture. This won't stop the bone loss but it will stop your teeth from drifting and will restore your eating function. I hope that helped.
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