Depending on what you’re looking for when it comes to dental implants, how you’re doing with your current level of oral health, and more, your first response when you look into this solution may be, “No, you are not currently a candidate!” While this can be disheartening, the good news is that a “no” can become a “yes” in a variety of ways. Let’s examine some, so you see qualifying for implants is often much more flexible than you realize.

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As you may have already guessed, when you receive dental implants, which requires oral surgery, there’s some amount of minor discomfort to be expected. Of course, this is what comes with any type of surgery, as such procedures interrupt your body’s tissues and cause some aggravation to your nerves. However, you then heal, processes and tissues “go back to normal” and you should be feeling like yourself again. With implants in the picture, you’ll even feel like you’ve got your smile back! So, what to think about discomfort in relation to implants, you wonder? We can break down the information quite easily!

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Yep, you know that you’re going to want dental implants in some capacity for your smile. As you begin finding out all about implants, though, you may find out it’s not just about showing up, telling us you’d like some implants please, and then setting up a visit. There’s more involved because there are costs to consider, options to sort through, and more! To make sure you’re prepared for the experience (and that you can enjoy it), we suggest asking yourself some questions first.

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There are a lot of accepted ideas about aging and dental health that, though they’re so widely believed, they’re not necessarily true. Unfortunately, when you experience tooth loss and you assume that it’s directly associated with your age, this can cause you to avoid seeing us about dental implants. You may assume you’re too old for care, that your age is going to limit your ability to maintain a full smile in good oral health, and more. Let’s begin prepping you to expect a lovely and complete smile for life by establishing an understanding about one thing: It’s not about your age.

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As we have mentioned in the past, dental implants can last forever. While you know it’s important to take care of your smile so that this is a true possibility, you may still have some questions about what “caring for them” really means. The good news here is that you’re not going to have to go out of your way once you receive implants in order to keep them safe. It’s just a matter of sticking to the important habits that are generally required for optimal oral health (and we are happy to review them).

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When you’re on a journey toward replacing the teeth that you have lost by selecting dental implants, you’re already feeling a bit inundated with new information. You feel the burden of making big decisions, as well. As time goes on, what you want is to feel better, lighter, more comfortable, and more confident about this experience because it absolutely should be quite exciting! This is one of the reasons we provide you with all of the stuff you might need to receive implants under our one roof. Rather than adding further specialists, locations, visits, and details to your experience, we pare it down to simply seeing us.

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There are some concerns that you don’t need to worry about at all if you choose dental implants when it comes to your oral tissues. This, of course, is in comparison to potential issues that can come up if instead of implants, you select prosthetics that are supported in your mouth through the traditional means (as in, without implants but with the help of your existing tissues). By considering the ways in which implants can help protect your smile, you may find additional motivation to choose the implant path as you replace your missing teeth.

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When you have dental implants, you’re told in the beginning that care is going to pretty much be the same as it has always been for your entire life, even before implants. That’s because the implants are meant to act just like your teeth! You need to keep them clean, as well as your gums, etc., for them to remain successful. So, would you say you’re doing an excellent job at keeping up with the details or do you think you have, perhaps, let your dental care slide just a bit? We’re happy to check in as a means of helping you see you’re on track (or helping you get back on track!).

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When you are getting ready for dental implants, you probably feel excitement and even start picturing what your future, complete smile is going to be like. All things are positive and help you feel like you’re making a fantastic choice for yourself, right? Well, maybe. If that isn’t the case, then there may be some areas of preparation that may require just a bit of attention. Once you’ve gone through every last detail, it will be much easier to feel you’ve covered your bases and you’re fully ready to repair your smile.

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If you’re not brushing well or frequently enough or with the right toothbrush, then you’re not giving your dental implants what they need. If you’re not doing that, then you are putting your implants at risk of problems and your oral health is likely to suffer some consequences. Why not make sure you’re up-to-date and fully informed regarding the details of proper brushing (this applies to your smile whether it is all implants, some implants and natural teeth, or even one implant with natural teeth). Now, for the particulars…

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