This four-part article series explains what benefits and lifestyle improvements patients can expect from choosing dental implants as their tooth replacement solution.
One of the most unfortunate misconceptions flying about - one that deters many Houston residents from choosing the best and most comfortable, functional and aesthetic tooth replacement technology - is that the cost of dental implants appears to be prohibitively high. Instead of even considering having tooth loss treated with this sophisticated and typically one-time solution, patients will opt for inferior technologies that are riddled with shortcomings and have significantly shorter lifespans. In order to get to the bottom of this misconception, we spoke to a dental implants specialist in Houston about the benefits of dental implants and just what patients are getting from covering their costs.
Looking Beyond Relative Costs
First and foremost, it must be stated that the cost of dental implants is indeed higher than it is for technologies such as removable dentures and conventional bridges, but there is a very good reason for that. The resources and skills that go into the manufacturing and surgical placement of implants demands that they go for a higher price on the market. Having said this, the benefits and the quality of life patients can enjoy after having had teeth replaced with implants as opposed to dentures or conventional bridges make it worth the extra investment.
“Dental implants initially cost patients more than conventional tooth replacement technologies, but in the long run, they work out to be far more cost effective,” explains a dental implants specialist in Houston. “This is because where other dental devices would require costly restoration and even periodic replacement, dental implants do not. They can last several decades without a patient ever needing to spend a single additional cent on them, provided they are looked after, of course.”
The Psychological Cost Trap
The biggest mistake patients make when choosing a tooth replacement technology is to focus exclusively on the relative costs. Of course oral rehabilitation with Houston dental implants may be costlier than having a set of removable dentures fitted, but have you considered the long-term benefits of dental implants? Can you put a price tag on your youthful appearance, the ability to smile with confidence and being able to manage your favorite foods without visibly struggling?
More importantly, can you put a price tag on 10 years of living? That’s right... living with inferior dental technology can shorten one’s life expectancy by a decade, but this will all be discussed in detail in the following installments of this article series. Patients frequently fall into the psychological cost trap when considering teeth replacement because they don’t appreciate just how important their teeth are and how integral they are to a happy, quality life.
“People happily fork out more money on fancier cell phones, cars and computers because they know they’ll be getting something that’s of a higher quality and offers more functions and benefits,” says a dental implants specialist in Houston. “Yet somehow, this mindset fails when they need new teeth. Then it becomes a matter of the cheapest option, regardless. If your heart surgeon offered you a choice between the latest heart valve replacement and a garden hose, which will work, but will probably require replacement and might cause you some discomfort, what would you choose? Obviously the best! So, why not choose the best for your mouth as well?”
Stay Tuned for Part 2
Perhaps it’s because Houston residents simply don’t know what it is they stand to benefit from by covering the cost of dental implants... so stay tuned for Part 2 of this four-part article series to read about the many important advantages of dental implants as a solution to single and multiple missing teeth!
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