Orlando Dentures & Dental Implants Center » survey results http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com Orlando dentures and dental implants experts present an unbiased patient's guide to dentures and dental implants. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dental Implants Likely To See Breakthroughs in Next 12-24 Months Doctors Say http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/dental-implant-technology-advancements http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/dental-implant-technology-advancements#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:37:26 +0000 Orlando Dentures and Implant Experts http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/dental-implant-technology-advancements A recent survey from medical technology network Changewave reports that 25% of their doctor members believe that dental implant technology is likely to experience significant technology breakthroughs within the next 12-24 months. And 31% of doctors think insurance companies and other payors will be “more willing” to reimburse healthcare providers for these devices.

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%).

Likely to Experience a New Technology Breakthrough Within the Next 24 Months 

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.

]]> http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/dental-implant-technology-advancements/feed 0 Tax Refunds Drive More Oral Plastic Surgery http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/oral-surgery-survey-results http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/oral-surgery-survey-results#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:57:30 +0000 Orlando Dentures and Implant Experts http://www.orlandodenturesandimplants.com/oral-surgery-survey-results A survey of 255 periodontal patients in Spring, 2004 conducted by the American Academy of Periodontology found that 35% of respondents planned to use their tax refund to get oral plastic surgery, beating home improvement (10%), vacation (4%) and regular plastic surgery (5%). Oral surgery tied “paying off debt.”

83% of the respondents to the survey say that nice looking teeth and gums were extremely important; 15% somewhat important and 2% said not important.

On a complimentary survey of Periodontists, 31% said that they performed most of their oral plastic surgery procedures between April and June of each year. Root coverage was the most popular common procedure (55%) followed by crown lengthening (22%) and dental implants (21%).

73% of respondents undergo the procedure to improve how they look; 5% do it to build their confidence and 1% do it to look younger.

The survey was conducted among Periodontal patients and the sample consisted almost entirely of women. Whether these results are in any way consistent with the public at large is questionable.

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