The site features a Q&A section (where dentists ask other dentists what to do); a Topics section, where any Implant related issue you can think of is categorized, described and in many cases solved; a Products section, which features everything you’d ever want to know about the most recent advances in dental implant technology; a Courses section, which includes information about hundreds of continuing education courses about Dental Implants; and more.

The site also offers a Patient Implant Center, which provides answers to dozens of dental implant related questions regularly asked by patients. Certainly it is a great source of information for Orlando and Central Florida dental implant users.

• Visit OsseoNews.com

1) Improved appearance

2) Improved confidence

3) Comfort and convenience

4) Durability

5) Improved eating

6) Improved taste

7) Improved nutrition and health

Improved speech

9) Reduced chance of loss

10) Bone growth

All of these are great reasons to choose dental implants, and I always offer them as a potential solution to my Orlando customers. What has to also be factored in though is cost. A mouth full of dental implants will set you back a tidy sum, and in these tough economic times it is sometimes necessary to make tradeoffs. Dentures are a great option for many of my Orlando and central Florida clients who don’t want to take on additional debt or break the bank.

• Read the PI Dental Center article.

Using guided surgery, surgeons are able to create an exact, detailed plan for the surgery, including the best spots to make incisions, the optimal path to the targeted area, and even strategize in advance about critical structures that need to be avoided. It allows sugeons to view the human body in real-time 3D and is especially useful in dental implant procedures.

It is reasonable to expect that Orlando patients will soon have access to guided surgery technology for dental implants from a variety of providers.

According to Stanford, CT dentist Dr. Jack DeGrado, “these mini-implants will require less surgery than regular implants. They will also be more affordable for people, which are two major things patients are looking for.”

Mini-dental implants are metal posts that are surgically positioned in the jawbone beneath the gum. The top of the posts affix to your dentures, which cause them to stay firmly in place.

The installation of dental implants requires only one surgery, unlike regular dental implants which can require several operations over a period of months. Dr. DeGrado likens the installation of mini-dental implants to getting a filling.

Mini-dental implants cost as little as $2,000 — a significant savings over the cost of regular dental implants which can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

A number of Orlando and central Florida area dentists (include my practice) offer dental implants. They’re definitely worth considering if you’re on a budget and want a new solution to the challenges of loose dentures.

• Read the article featuring Jack DeGrado’s quote at the Stanford Times

Other technologies besides dental implants that doctors felt were likely to see significant growth include joint repair/replacement devices (31%), prosthetic limbs (30%), vision correction devices (23%) and back/spline repair & replacement solutions (21%).

It is reasonable to expect that these changes will impact the way Orlando dental implants are conducted within the next couple of years as well.

• Read more at the ChangeWave blog

If the bill passes, dentists in New York will have to notify customers where the their dentures, dental implants and other prosthesis were made. the National Association of Dental Laboratories estimates that 15 to 20 percent of all dental prostheses are outsourced to other countries. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration inspects less than 1 percent of restorations sourced from other countries such as China, India, Turky, the Philippines, Mexico, Eastern Europe, etc.

• New York State Assembly article
• Newsday article
• Additional commentary from Jim Du Molin

• Nearly seven in 10 americans between the ages of 35 to 44 have lost at least one tooth due to an accident, gum diseas, or tooth decay.
• by age 74, more than 25% of American adults have lost all of their permanent teeth.
• One to three percent of implants will not take hold.

The article also discusses a variety of factors the patient should consider when pursuing dental implants, such as how there are a variety of different dental implant technologies/options to choose from, and that some paths may be more successful than others for a particular individual.

• Link to the article at DentalEconomcs.com

His team experimented with coating titanium implants with “Bonelike”, a synthentic material. X-rays before and after the implants showed bone growth around the implants and no bone loss in surrounding regions of the jaw.

• Read the article at Dentistry.co.uk

The reason for the lost prices is because labor is so much more inexpensive. In Germany or the UK, most of the cost of being a dentist is paying lab technicians. In Hungary, the greatest cost is materials — and that’s even if they pay their staff at better than average wages.

Total cost, for example, of eight crowns in the Washington, DC area would come to around $11,000. In Hungary, the cost could be a little as $3,000.

And while the quality may or may not be the same, there is definitely a concern about followup treatment if something goes wrong. “My concerns are not for the quality of dentistry received…but for the patients when it comes to long-term follow-up and possible complications,” says Matt Messina of the American Dental Association.

• USA Today’s The InciDental Tourist (2005)
• Book me on a flight — I’m off to the dentist at The Argus

Only a limited number of manufacturers presently make FDA approved small-diameter dental implants, although it is expected that the market will expand substantially over the next five years.

• What are mini-implants (American Dental Association)
• Millennium Research Press Release