Q:
Will dentures be a thing of the past in the future? How can the average person afford the sophisticated treatments of today?
A:
Dr. Timothy Rose:
"Dentures hopefully won't be the treatment of choice in the future. Rather, I would hope that implant dentistry and the replacement of teeth will be the treatment of choice. Patients should understand that a denture does not last a lifetime, that it needs constant maintenance and will have to be replaced periodically. The advantage of implant dentistry, once the implants are in place and are integrated, they can be used for a lifetime.
Each patient should evaluate all of their treatment options based on factors to include cost, but not limited to cost alone. Some of the more costly procedures last longer, and over a moderately extended period of time, are more cost effective than some of the initially less costly procedures that have to be re-done more frequently."
Now, almost ten years later... we see how far implant retained dentures and tooth replacement technology has come. Learn more implant dentistry in Arizona from dental implant specialist Dr. Scott Connell.
