When a pro basketball player is hit in the mouth it is possible for his teeth to spill onto the court and this is one of the major concerns during the game.
Years of neglect had left this Indiana state basketball team guard's upper teeth decayed and loose.
In another story, a lady never had real teeth, only soft tooth buds barely emerging from her gums where her baby teeth never appeared.
What happened to this 41 year old Bloomington nurse is that she had dentures at a young age of 3 1/2 and at 12.
Working for the both of them are permanent implants or teeth anchored on metal rods supported by frameworks hidden underneath the gums.
Having real teeth was always a dream for this nurse.
Considering dental implants, they have existed since the early Egyptians but many are still not familiar with them.
Dentists are beginning to accept dental implants and together with this come the usage of these by frustrated denture wearers.
Based from a statement made in a National Institute of Health conference, not only did the number of dentists performing implants grow tenfold but about 300,000 Americans a year will be getting implanted teeth.
Last year, implant dentistry was a $150 million industry according to the president of the 2,000 member American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Dentists will still say that implants are not for everyone like those with overriding health problems and people who won't give the devices the care and cleaning necessary to prevent infection and prosthetic failure.
Some people are embarrassed to let their spouses or others see them without their false teeth according to an Indianapolis dentist while a few people enjoy having to take dentures out at night.
Although this could be way beyond that from a psychological point of view, they eat better.
Not knowing what implants are equal to sixty percent of the respondents to a marketing survey last year.
Three years back, the National Institute of Dental Research came out with a survey saying that these can be used by lots of people.
Experienced by forty two percent of Americans over age 65 and 4 percent of those aged 35 to 64 is life without teeth.
Providing implant dentistry with a tremendous opportunity for growth is the growing older market or a wealthy segment of the population and a variety of devices are being provided by manufacturers.
In this case, fewer and fewer patients are unable to get treatment.
Usually, depending on the patient preference and the patient's condition, implants can be made use of selectively.
It should only be done on people the dentist feels can properly maintain the implant.
When it comes to implants, a highly motivated person is needed for these require meticulous oral hygiene after the device has been placed.
It is possible for the bone where many of the devices are implanted to erode if there are infections.
On the other hand, lacking adequate bone will lead to an automatic disqualification of a patient from getting implants.
In terms of a subperiosteal implant, a wiry framework is fitted between the bone and the gum and the implant is not attached to the bone.
It is possible for implants to cost as little as $600 for a single tooth or as much as $10,000 for a full upper or lower arch depending on the type of implant used.
Covered by Medicare are implants and most of them are performed as outpatient surgery.
As mentioned in the NIH statement, there was little information on long term effectiveness of implants and this is why a national registry should collect data.
For around five to 10 years, 80 percent to 90 percent of implants performed on patients are successful.
In terms of the subperiosteal implant used by the 28 year old basketball player, it can last him forever.
Years of neglect had left this Indiana state basketball team guard's upper teeth decayed and loose.
In another story, a lady never had real teeth, only soft tooth buds barely emerging from her gums where her baby teeth never appeared.
What happened to this 41 year old Bloomington nurse is that she had dentures at a young age of 3 1/2 and at 12.
Working for the both of them are permanent implants or teeth anchored on metal rods supported by frameworks hidden underneath the gums.
Having real teeth was always a dream for this nurse.
Considering dental implants, they have existed since the early Egyptians but many are still not familiar with them.
Dentists are beginning to accept dental implants and together with this come the usage of these by frustrated denture wearers.
Based from a statement made in a National Institute of Health conference, not only did the number of dentists performing implants grow tenfold but about 300,000 Americans a year will be getting implanted teeth.
Last year, implant dentistry was a $150 million industry according to the president of the 2,000 member American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Dentists will still say that implants are not for everyone like those with overriding health problems and people who won't give the devices the care and cleaning necessary to prevent infection and prosthetic failure.
Some people are embarrassed to let their spouses or others see them without their false teeth according to an Indianapolis dentist while a few people enjoy having to take dentures out at night.
Although this could be way beyond that from a psychological point of view, they eat better.
Not knowing what implants are equal to sixty percent of the respondents to a marketing survey last year.
Three years back, the National Institute of Dental Research came out with a survey saying that these can be used by lots of people.
Experienced by forty two percent of Americans over age 65 and 4 percent of those aged 35 to 64 is life without teeth.
Providing implant dentistry with a tremendous opportunity for growth is the growing older market or a wealthy segment of the population and a variety of devices are being provided by manufacturers.
In this case, fewer and fewer patients are unable to get treatment.
Usually, depending on the patient preference and the patient's condition, implants can be made use of selectively.
It should only be done on people the dentist feels can properly maintain the implant.
When it comes to implants, a highly motivated person is needed for these require meticulous oral hygiene after the device has been placed.
It is possible for the bone where many of the devices are implanted to erode if there are infections.
On the other hand, lacking adequate bone will lead to an automatic disqualification of a patient from getting implants.
In terms of a subperiosteal implant, a wiry framework is fitted between the bone and the gum and the implant is not attached to the bone.
It is possible for implants to cost as little as $600 for a single tooth or as much as $10,000 for a full upper or lower arch depending on the type of implant used.
Covered by Medicare are implants and most of them are performed as outpatient surgery.
As mentioned in the NIH statement, there was little information on long term effectiveness of implants and this is why a national registry should collect data.
For around five to 10 years, 80 percent to 90 percent of implants performed on patients are successful.
In terms of the subperiosteal implant used by the 28 year old basketball player, it can last him forever.