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Word of Mouth Super Tooth Squeezing the last precious juices from a morsel of T bone steak or biting a Pink Lady is an assumed automatic reflex for an eater without dentures, but for those unfortunate "last to finish" eaters, a denture or a missing molar can spoil the best of appetites. A denture wearer can lose up to 70% chewing power which means either more chomps or less taste. Dentistry before the advent of implants involved replacing missing teeth with bridges or partial dentures, yet the risk of decay or gum disease was still present, sometimes increased. Titanium implants are inert and will not decay. The structure is independent and simple. The surrounding gum is super-normal in its appearance and toughness. A partial denture can be like a miniature timebomb increasing the chance of decay around the supporting teeth. At last, with excellent rebate levels from WA’s Major Health Fund, members can enjoy changing to implants with the majority of the costs paid by their insurer. "Patients’ reflex response is often "what, me have a tooth screwed into the bone?" but after realizing that the technique is dependant on a gentle insertion in a site no bigger than half a postage stamp and that the discomfort could only be one tenth that experienced after the removal of the tooth, it is rare to find anybody regret the decision to proceed or once completed to have been traumatized by the process." Said the Secretary of the Australasian Osseointegration Society (WA) Inc. A tooth lost in football can be replaced with one almost better than the God made original, 2 implants can support a loose lower full denture and for the upper jaw, implants can allow the uncovering of the palate which is dramatically important for texture, chewing management, temperature and taste perceptions. Scardycats can even have a general anaesthetic and have their fillings done, extractions and implants placed - all done while they sleep one afternoon in hospital and back eating at their favorite restaurant the next day. Bone around the implant and the whole jaw segment can stabilizes and increases in density. Often loosening teeth fated for the pocket hankerchief are better removed while there is still bone, rather than waiting till be bone dissolves and the tooth becomes painful. Bone is King; teeth are now replaceable with a superior alternative but the earlier the better. Treating the hopeless tooth was a terror for most dentists, courting a nervous breakdown during treatment for the dentist and requiring stress counseling for the staff afterwards. Now, with the implant alternative, it is often more cost effective to remove a heavily filled touchy tooth with a dodge gum and replace it with an implant than to refill/crown or re-root fill a person’s ye olde faithful chewer. Yet to leave a space involves more load on the remaining teeth, bone erosion around the site and expansion of the sinus. The result is not sufficient bone remains to harbor an implant which could have transmitted stimulating forces necessary for the bone’s longevity. No stimulation means bone dissolves millimeters each year. All denture wearers should have an implant dentist appraisal for a staged implant program over a 5 year period to improve their chewing and eventually throw away their dentures which are a true handicap to their health and a huge risk factor to the stability of the shrinking bone, which God did not design for man to put dentures upon. Young and especially older bone, He has designed to accept titanium implants. If only he had told Moses about titanium way back then on Mount Sini. There is no biological or financial argument against implants. Biologically the metal is inert - that is why it is used to fabricate tanks for carrying sulfuric acid because it is so non-reactive. Financially, dentistry is of very high value: its with you eating, sleeping, talking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Money spent on a holiday, although enjoyable is of low value in that it is soon forgotten and there is little to show for it other than a bunch of photos nobody else really wants to look at! An implant can cost between $3,500 to $5000 with sometimes $3000 to $4000 paid by a health fund, either way, over a 20 year period, even with no rebate, that is a cost of $250 per year, 68 cents a day or 23 cents per meal. For the cost of a bread roll at each meal, or 1\10th the cost of a meat pie, a person can eat better, taste better therefore, perhaps, eat less. |
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