Are having dental implant placed surgically a painful? You might find this short patient feedback video useful. It is from one on my favorite patients, Jesse “pain-free” Abrahams, a patient for over 10 years now. He does answer the question of “Are dental implants painful?” Jesse will talk about his cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, and [...]
I was attending a meeting of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology in Las Vegas this last weekend where one of the lectures showed this video of Harvy Corman. I think it was from the Carol Burnett show. Very funny! It certainly shows a fear that many patients I see have–Concern of the dental needle, [...]
Here’s a question I’ve been asked about—“What is dental conscious sedation?” Valid question as the 2 words seem to be contradictory as if you are sedated how you could be conscious! The dictionary defines sedation as the “reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug.” It does not [...]
Losing Teeth—the Emotional Aspect—what happens emotionally I just ran across this article from the British Journal (Jan. 1998). They found that these people exhibited: 1) Bereavement—the feeling of loss was often as severe as the feeling of losing a spouse or child! 2) Lowered self esteem—many people felt lower personal value as they had “gone [...]
Here’s a question I’ve been asked form a patient from Wheaton looking for a sedation—“What is dental conscious sedation?” Valid question as the 2 words seem to be contradictory as if you are sedated how you could be conscious! The dictionary defines sedation as the “reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of [...]
Discusses a case where a women lost all her top teeth and had them replaced with an implant supported denture. Photos included.
So what is it like to have a dental implant placed? This short video shows a man from Wheaton describing how it was to have the implant surgically placed, ant the subsequent crown placed. His dental implants were placed using the more modern “flapeless” approach, vs. the older method where the gums had to be [...]
All on Four, Teeth in a Day, & Teeth in an Hour are new concepts in dental implants that should be used with care. Used appropriately they offer the patient great benefits.
I am constantly amazed that most dentists (apparently) do not tell their patients what can and will happen when they lose teeth. I was asked to produce a educational series on dental implants, and felt compelled to start with a section of the problems that patients are not aware of—and probably were not informed about. [...]
Needle, phobia, dental phobia, and fear of the needle are far more common than realized. This blog discusses the options that these people have more relaxed comfortable dental visits.
