dental implants

[00:00:00.000] My name is Dr. Michael Haight. [00:00:01.514] I'm a practicing dentist in Albuquerque, New Mexico, [00:00:04.101] and my practice is Parkway Dental. [00:00:06.300] I understand that patients have a lot of questions [00:00:08.115] when it comes to dental implants. [00:00:10.000] The three questions that I typically get a lot is: [00:00:12.686] How much time is this going to take? How much is it going to cost? [00:00:17.000] And is it going to be painful? [00:00:19.557] When it comes to time, fortunately, [00:00:21.543] these procedures don't take very much time. [00:00:23.714] If there's careful planning, [00:00:25.401] and careful planning comes with utilization of technology, [00:00:30.400] certainly some expertise and knowledge to help make that procedure more efficient [00:00:37.157] and take fewer appointments to get that accomplished. [00:00:40.200] A single implant takes anywhere from three months to six months [00:00:44.087] for it to heal truly dependent on the quality of the bone [00:00:48.611] in which the implant is placed. [00:00:50.441] When it comes to a full arch, [00:00:51.815] you're looking similarly with the amount of time, surprisingly, [00:00:55.857] that it can take as little as three months before everything is healed completely [00:01:00.757] and the final prosthetic is done. [00:01:03.686] Part of the reason implants are so expensive, [00:01:05.743] the reason why is certainly one, [00:01:09.029] the materials are not inexpensive materials [00:01:11.844] that you're using on these cases. [00:01:13.760] You have the cost of dental implants, [00:01:16.040] and of course, you have the cost involved of the prosthetic that goes over it. [00:01:19.929] But you're also investing in the doctor's expertise, [00:01:23.100] and their knowledge, and their ability, and their skill to provide this procedure [00:01:28.157] well, effectively, predictably, [00:01:30.757] so that you receive the outcome and the smile that you ultimately desire. [00:01:34.400] One of the ways that we try to keep cost down, [00:01:37.130] certainly technology has allowed us to do things quicker, better, faster [00:01:43.257] for those patients. [00:01:44.480] If we can minimize the number of visits [00:01:47.072] that they have to have in our dental practice, [00:01:50.171] we're able to decrease the cost to us, [00:01:54.329] which subsequently we're going to decrease those costs to the patients. [00:01:57.972] For these type of cases, [00:01:59.558] it's a significant investment many times for patients. [00:02:02.600] It could be anywhere from 10,000-50,000 for some of these cases. [00:02:07.329] We offer financing if the patient needs that. [00:02:11.714] The benefit of financing is it allows you, as a patient, [00:02:14.281] to get this treatment done right away. [00:02:16.400] The reason that's important is many times, if you continue to delay the care [00:02:21.250] that you really need and deserve, [00:02:24.400] that these procedures are going to become harder, [00:02:26.673] which means it's going to take more time, and it's going to cost you more money. [00:02:29.800] The reason this process of having a full mouth of implants doesn't hurt is, [00:02:34.886] one, the body is amazing. [00:02:36.457] It's designed to heal. [00:02:38.500] I think when you have a strategy of placing these dental implants [00:02:44.886] in the right area, [00:02:45.987] you're going to minimize the amount of trauma [00:02:48.700] that you provide those patients. [00:02:50.829] Of course, the medications that we use during, [00:02:53.829] the anesthesia that we deliver, [00:02:55.615] we can do that where it's just truly painless, [00:02:57.887] and we can provide medications or them during and after [00:03:00.672] that's just going to help them recover faster, [00:03:04.071] have less swelling, less pain and discomfort. [00:03:06.900] If you're interested in dental implants, [00:03:09.143] please call our office or visit our website [00:03:12.109] and let's find out together how dental implants can improve your life.