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Be informed about your options

An informed patient will make an informed decision. When meeting with other healthcare providers it is important to know what questions to ask when considering replacing missing teeth. Below is a list that may prove beneficial:

1. How many teeth do I need in one jaw for proper chewing and cosmetics?
2. How many implants are required to restore an entire jaw?
3. Do you routinely use a CAT scan to plan implant surgery and if not, why not?
4. What complications can occur if I do not have a CAT scan?
5. Why is it important that the oral surgeon and the restorative dentists be involved with both the planning and placement of the implants?
6. I have a friend that had implants placed by a surgeon and her dentist said she could not make teeth on those implants to meet my friend’s expectation and satisfaction.  Both dentists blamed each other. How do I know that will not happen to me?
7. Do I incur any expense if an implant fails or has to be removed or repositioned?
8. How do you know if I need bone grafting?
9. How many surgeries will I have to have before I get my full jaw implant-supported bridge?
10. How many different doctors and dental offices will I have to go to in order to plan and complete my case fully? How long will it all take?
11. Will I have any temporary teeth to replace any teeth that have to be extracted?
12. Will my temporary teeth be removable or secure?
13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of screw-retained versus cemented full jaw implant supported bridges?
14. What can cause a full jaw implant-supported bridge to fail? How long will it last?
15. What happens if some part of the bridge fractures?
16. What guarantee do you give for a screw-retained and a cemented full jaw bridge?
17. Are you aware of any dental facility that provides a lifetime written guarantee for implants and the implant-supported teeth?
18. What is the maintenance protocol for a full jaw bridge?
19. How often do I need to have my screw-retained full jaw bridge removed and cleaned, and at what cost?
20. How many full jaw implant-supported replacements have you performed?
21. Do you have a dental laboratory in your facility, and can I get a tour and meet your lab tech?
22. How many dental implant cases has your lab done, including All-on-4 cases?
23. Can I speak directly to several patients you have treated with full jaw implant-supported bridges?

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