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Dental Implants
Can you mix crowns, bridges, and implants

Can You Mix Crowns, Bridges, and Implants in One Treatment Plan?

When a patient has a mix of savable teeth, missing teeth with compromised neighbors, and missing teeth with healthy neighbors, combining crowns, bridges, and implants in a single treatment plan produces a more conservative outcome than applying any single restoration type throughout. Dr. Brett Langston, prosthodontist and owner of Dental Implant and Aesthetic Specialists in...
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When a Tooth Can't Be Saved Implants, Bridges, and Partial Dentures Compared

When a Tooth Can’t Be Saved: Implants, Bridges, and Partial Dentures Compared

When a dentist tells you a tooth cannot be saved, the next question matters just as much as the diagnosis: what do you do about the space it leaves behind? At Dental Implant and Aesthetic Specialists, Dr. Brett Langston walks patients through three replacement options – implant, bridge, or removable partial denture – each with...
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1000 Dollar Implants Whats the Catch Dr Brett Langston

$1,000 Dental Implants: Here’s the Catch

Implant Price Comparisons Only Make Sense When You Are Comparing the Same Procedure If you’ve looked into dental implants, you probably noticed one billboard saying full complete tooth and implant $1,000 and another dentist saying $10,000 for what seems like the exact same tooth. And you’re probably wondering, how is that possible? What’s going on...
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What qualifies you for dental implants dr brett langston

What Disqualifies You From Getting Dental Implants?

Most Common Reasons People Think They Cannot Get Dental Implants Are Workable What would disqualify you from getting dental implants? Is it money? Is it infected teeth? Is it the fear of pain and discomfort? I’d also like to share some reasons why you think you might not be a candidate for dental implants and...
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How Long Do Dental Implants Really Last Dr Brett Langston

How Long Do Dental Implants REALLY Last?

Properly Placed Dental Implants Last 20 to 30 Years or Longer How long do implants actually last? Are they 1 year? Are they lifetime? Here’s what you can expect for the lifespan of your dental implants. Some dentists will say your implants should last a lifetime. Other dentists will be very avoiding in telling you...
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Best tooth filling option

Tooth Fillings Explained: Composite vs. Amalgam vs. Ceramic

Why Fillings Are Necessary Let’s play the filling game. What’s in your filling? Composite, amalgam, or ceramic? There are lots of options that modern dentists have to fill a tooth. But let’s start from the beginning: why is it necessary to do a filling? Whenever we find decay on a tooth, that means there’s an...
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Is it too late for dental implants

Can You Get Dental Implants Decades After Tooth Loss?

Is It Too Late for Implants? So, you lost a tooth in your 20s, and now it’s 25 or 30 years later, you’re in your 40s, you’ve got the time and the money, and you really want to replace it. Is that an option? Yes, absolutely. Implants are a great solution. Ideally, it’s better to...
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Why Osseointegration Is the Foundation of Successful Dental Implants

Why Osseointegration Is the Foundation of Successful Dental Implants

Losing a tooth or several teeth can impact not only how you look but also how well you can chew and your overall jaw health. There are a variety of options to help you replace the missing teeth, including dentures, but one of the treatments that can offer the best results is dental implants. Dental...
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Healing After a Dental Implant

Healing After a Dental Implant

Unbearable pain, a bloody mouth, and just misery. Are these things you’re expecting after having an implant placed? Let’s talk about it. What Is a Dental Implant? So if you’re not aware of what a dental implant is, basically I like to describe it as a small titanium screw that goes down in the bone...
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Dental Implants and Age Graphic

Is There an Age Limit for Dental Implants? Let’s Talk Truth

How old is too old for a dental implant? Seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred and five. It’s actually a trick question. The more important question is how old do you need to be for an implant. The Younger End: Waiting for Growth to Finish On the younger end, we definitely want to wait until growth...
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