Lower priced dental implants may not be all that they seem!
With dental implants increasingly becoming the number one option to replace lost teeth, it isn’t really surprising that many people look around for a bargain. Whilst this makes sense, from a financial point of view, it is also important to look at other factors as well.
As anyone who has bought a lookalike counterfeit product because it was cheaper will know, it may look the same, but the quality definitely won’t be.
Although when this is applied to clothes or bags, it is annoying when they deteriorate prematurely, when it comes to something like a dental implant, things can be much more serious.
Who supplies cheaper dental implants?
Though it might be possible to find a dental practice that is offering a time limited offer on implants, you are likely to find that prices for placing dental implants are not dissimilar across the UK. Where the real savings are to be made, these are usually at clinics overseas. This throws up an instant problem in that it means that you will have to travel to have the procedure done, potentially at a significant cost as flying will often be necessary. There have been cases where clinics have included the price of a flight and a hotel room in the price. To be able to place an implant and provide a flight and accommodation cheaper than a dental implant alone in the UK, should really set alarm bells ringing!
Now the initial few weeks of the new year have passed, it’s maybe a good time to look at what we hope to change without the pressure of a ‘new year resolution’. Changes in your lifestyle can be made at any time and are often more successful when we make them at a time most appropriate to ourselves.
2020 is now truly upon us and what better time than this, the start of a new decade to make some decisions about improving our smile. A great looking smile not only looks good but has also been shown to regularly boost self confidence, giving benefits in certain fields, such as employment and attracting a partner.
As we come towards the end of the year, it is time to write our very last blog of 2019. We hope that you have enjoyed the ones we have written so far and we are always happy to hear suggestions of topics you would like us to cover in the future.
We are coming towards the end of 2019 and some of our Woking patients will no doubt already be looking ahead to the new year, making resolutions and determinations for 2020.
What constitutes a dental emergency? It is a very good question and one that may be misunderstood to some degree. The word ‘emergency’ probably gets us thinking of flashing blue lights and a very serious situation indeed.
There are a number of reasons why we might lose most of our teeth or perhaps even all of them. Poor long term oral health care is a likely cause but tooth loss to this degree can also happen due to serious accidents. Whatever the reason behind it, it is safe to assume that the person concerned will want to replace their missing teeth to restore their smile and mouth function.
Deep within the root canals of our teeth are the nerves and it is these which send signals to our brain when we have a toothache or simply let us know if we are biting down on something too hard. These are important warning signals that tell us that something is wrong and that we need to take action, whether that is to reduce the strength of our bite or to make an appointment to see a dentist as soon as we can.
There was a time when we would not have dreamed of attempting to do anything to our own teeth, other than perhaps pull out a wobbly first tooth (something we don’t recommend by the way).