Video by Dr. Sanda Moldovan explaining differences between dental implant systems, advising patients to ask which implant system their dentist uses, and recommending established brands (example: Nobel Biocare) with ≥10 years on market to avoid parts/compatibility issues and failures. Emphasizes implants can be a long-term tooth replacement but warns against very low-cost, unproven systems.
Foreign. I'm Dr. Sandha. Let's talk today about dental implants. I get so many questions. Are all dental implants the same? Why is somebody doing implants for $400 and somebody for $3,000? What is the difference? So let me tell you what that is. And there's so many implant companies out there. There's about maybe 300 implant companies all over the world. And I'm talking about dental implants because that's my specialty. So we have these implants for about maybe 40 years. And I actually have one to show you what it looks like. It comes in a sterile container like this. And let's say you're missing a tooth. And the best way to replace is really with something like this small, which actually will integrate in your jawbone and give you a lifetime of tooth replacement, really. So it's a great investment overall. But which dentist should you go with? Which specialist should place your implant? Really? When you go into your appointment, you do want to ask, what kind of implant system are you using? That is very important. There are some companies that have been around only for a year or two, and if they go out of business, guess what? You're out of luck. So if you need to replace your crown in 10 years, we're not going to have the parts to do it. So I use Nobel Biocare Implant Co. And the reason is they've been around for a long, long time for about 30 years. So they've had lots of research to show that their implants will last you a lifetime. But that research is expensive. So all that price gets transferred to your implants. So it is going to be a more expensive implant than somebody who's doing implants for $400. If it was my mouth, I would not want that because you don't know if those implants are going to last. So you're going to spend all that money, go through all that pain, and your implant is going to fail in a couple of years. So I highly suggest that you ask your dentist or your surgeon what kind of implant system is it using and how long it's been around. You want an implant system that's been around for at least 10 years. Other than that, I think dental implants is the best way to replace a missing tooth. If you have a question about that, you could tweet me at DrSanda or send me a message. Www.therson moldovan.com until next time.
