The posts in this category provide information about dental implant basics.
Is Tooth loss, dentures, and edentulism a disability? Many dentist think so as reported by experts in the literature. Common problems with tooth loss and dentures are: 1) Associated with disorders related to mal-nutrition and digestive problems. The inability to chew food properly relates to poor food choices, inability to digest food properly 2) Disabilities [...]
Bone Loss: A Major Cause of the “Aged Face” & Wrinkles When a tooth is lost, the surrounding bone begins to wither away, causing a loss in facial height, a change in the chin cress, and a “weak” look as the bones become smaller. Even more disturbing is the sunken cheeks that result from tooth [...]
Dentures are not just uncomfortable and unattractive; they are also causing greater health-related problems than you may be aware of as a patient. When dentures don’t fit properly, bacteria can accumulate in areas underneath and behind the dentures. This accumulations puts unnecessary stress on the already weakened body which may lead to host of other [...]
Obtaining Proper Nutrition: Disadvantages of Removable Dentures Digestion begins in the mouth, with the teeth and mouth working together to break down food. While dentures may be considered a replacement for teeth, they do not have the same chewing strength and function as normal teeth. Dentures, unfortunately, can greatly decrease a person’s ability to chew [...]
The impact of tooth loss as well as the impact of therapy is based upon on the disabilities that the patient has experienced. This can affect the following outcomes: quality of life, patient satisfaction, and self esteem. Although it is difficult, and not generally within the legal “scope of practice” for dental professionals to assess [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Benefits of Guided Dental Implant Surgery– The field of dental implants is advancing fast! We now use guided surgery to place multiple or difficult dental implant. Guided surgery uses advanced technology such as CT scans, Simplant software, and Nobel Biocare software to produce surgical guides so the dentist can position the dental implant extremely precisely. [...]
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 [...]
A Gorgeous Smile—What we Have and What we Want- Perception of Beauty– Personal Perception vs. Desire What are the personal factors for beauty vs. the person’s perception of their “reality?” In a Nobel Biocare Quantitative Survey in Aug. 2008 of over 54,000 individuals they found the following: Feel it is Important Are Satisfies [...]
