Dental Implants

[00:00:02.680] An implant is a titanium post, [00:00:08.320] then we're able to put telescoping pieces on top of that, [00:00:12.480] that allow us to build a tooth. [00:00:15.760] Part of the process of getting a dental implant is figuring out [00:00:19.840] do we have enough surrounding jaw structure or bone, [00:00:24.040] if you will, to support the implant. The implant needs [00:00:27.640] to be completely encased in bow. There are a lot of dentists that take [00:00:31.640] weekend courses to learn how to place implant, [00:00:35.520] but I would advise people to seek out someone with advanced training. [00:00:40.520] A good candidate for dental implants is anyone who doesn't have [00:00:44.120] all their natural teeth. Dental implant procedures are not instant. [00:00:51.800] Usually to get from start to finish, it could be anywhere [00:00:57.200] from a 3-8-9 month process. Dental implants are surprisingly [00:01:04.080] comfortable to do and to tolerate. Patients almost to a person will say, [00:01:12.240] "Boy, it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be." [00:01:16.160] They are oftentimes used to having had a bad experience with an extraction [00:01:23.760] of their natural tooth. They think implants are going to be [00:01:27.240] just as bad as that. It's usually not a bad situation at all. [00:01:31.760] The benefits of dental implants for a patient are many. [00:01:36.800] The biggest benefit that patients will tell me is this just feels like [00:01:44.480] I have my tooth back. I don't feel like it's foreign. [00:01:48.040] I feel like it's real. I personally have a dental implant [00:01:53.080] in my mouth and I could not, you know, [00:01:56.960] I can tell you where it is, but I can't tell you that it feels different. [00:02:02.360] You would not know and patients do not know. [00:02:06.440] Once they get implants in, they forget that they even, were missing teeth.