03/09/2025
In my early years, if someone was losing their teeth due to lots of cavities or gum disease, their choices were to do multiple surgeries, have to see us at least 4 times a year, spend lots of money vs getting dentures and have to live with the fact they cannot ever eat like they could with teeth in place. Reality is that each time we work on a tooth, it gets weakened because we have to remove tooth structure. We have discovered root canals can save teeth that we normally would pull in the old days, but we discovered not all root canals can last forever, no matter how perfect we do them. On top of that, many medicines dry the mouth getting rid of saliva that has been shown to have enzymes that protect the teeth and neutralize acids that cause cavities.
SO, the choice to at least have Confident smile required sacrificing being able to eat what we want.
Fortunately with the use of dental implants, it is truly an investment vs a cost. It actually improves the chances of teeth lasting your whole life AND regaining your confidence because you can smile again! You can eat many foods you had to stop eating!
It is not inexpensive, but is more of a one time investment that pays dividends!
