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Dr. Azari discusses dental implants and implant candidacy. A dental implant is a screw that is inserted into the jaw and replaces missing tooth roots. These prosthetic tooth roots support restorations such as crowns, bridges, and dentures to restore a patient's oral function.
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Dental implants are screws
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that go into the jaw
to help replace roots,
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to then be able to support crowns
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or bridges or different kinds of processes
such as dentures or partial dentures,
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so people can feel confident about
using their teeth the way they once did.
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The truth is, any dentist can do it.
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We're lucky enough to have
a board-certified periodontist
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who does that for us
in terms of placing the implants,
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and then we are able
to restore the implants
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with myself, other dentists,
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to be able to give patients what they need
to replace their missing teeth structure.
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Anybody is a good candidate.
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I mean, you want to wait
till you're a certain age
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till your jog rose?
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But once that happens
and people lose teeth,
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you're a good candidate.
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If you have enough bone
to support that implant,
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then it makes sense to place implants.
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If not, we talk about other ways
to approach putting teeth in place.
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But in this stage of the game,
proper standard of care would be implants,
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and that's what we strive to do
for each and every patient.
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These days, recovery is very short.
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Doing implants is very simple surgery.
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Pretty much within the first day or two,
with the help of medication,
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things are very comfortable
for the patient.
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The benefits are having teeth
that they're going to have
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for the rest of their lives,
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and they're going to be able
to utilize those teeth
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like they once did or once hoped to do.
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And they feel like they can really
have the confidence to eat, and speak,
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and use their teeth functionally
like they want.
