What If Bone Loss Didn’t Disqualify You from Getting Permanent Teeth?

Hi, I'm Doctor. Paola Anoni, and I am here with my very own patient, Scott Campion. He is about a year out from his Nubia treatment, and we are doing something that hasn't really been done before. We're going to tackle some frequently asked questions as a doctor and patient who have gone through this journey together. This is in twenty four hours if you forgot that. You come, you get your teeth pulled, you go back to the hotel, and then the next day, the very next day, you come and you get new teeth put in forever. I had a double bone infection, which I read on the Spinal Makers Club like, I have bone damage. I don't know if I'm a candidate, this, that, and the other. It's a huge question, you know, and I try to keep up on all that stuff, but yeah, it can be done. So, you're right. Your case was one that honestly demanded this procedure pretty urgently because you did have so much infection. And that is something that we do tend to see. You know, patients by the time they get to us, the amount of infection that they may or may not have going on in their mouth has pushed them to be here. And the beauty of the procedure is, you know, it does physically remove all of the infection, right? So what's left behind is nice solid bone that we can place the implants into. Now, it's good that you came in when you did because when infection is really let out of hand for a long period of time, it does eat away at the bone. You know, I would say most people that walk through are candidates. We can figure out a way to get implants in. But, of course, there's some people who just don't have bone, and it is a it is a disability. That's not to say that, you know, there haven't been patients who have come to see us who have been told no by many people, like, don't have enough, and then we're able to do it. Yeah. But, it is more so like, hey. Make sure that you at least evaluate your options, like, at the kind of first sign of things going wrong so that that way, you know what lies ahead. You know, do you have a ticking time bomb in your mouth? Do you have, like, a very urgent matter where infection can sometimes go into your sinuses? It can go spread to your brain. It can go to your heart, of course. That's right. Yeah. I knew it. It's all very important to get addressed for sure. So when people say on the fence, on the fence, I procrastinated almost a year, I'm not gonna lie to you. So a little bit longer, it would have been no go. And then I would have Potentially. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you don't know what you don't know. Right? And so if you don't even have baseline information, it's a guessing game. And you don't know how much time you really do have where we still are in that sweet spot of bone so that we can very predictably perform the surgery. I know several people, some are overweight, some are, some is genetics, a lot of is genetics. They do want the procedure done now that they've seen it, but they have other health issues. One has sugar diabetes, one is really high blood pressure. Are they just written off? They're not able to do it? What do you do in a circumstance like that? That is such a good question. So we see that often. You know, we have a very detailed medical clearance process, which I'm sure you're very familiar Yeah, yeah. And that's, you know, when we decide that you are a candidate via what the bone looks like, we now have to look at the whole picture because you are going to sleep under general anesthesia, and you are getting a surgical procedure done. And so, yeah, we've had patients come in, you know, who are diabetic and perhaps don't have their A1C under control, or, you know, have their blood pressure out of whack, or maybe they're a smoker. There's a lot of different ways that we can work with the patient and with their providers in order to get them to a place where it's safe to perform this procedure. We can predictably perform it knowing that it'll be, you know, knowing ninety nine point nine percent sure that it'll be successful, you know, in the future as well, which is so important. Because like the last thing you wanna do is invest this kind of money and time and energy into a procedure without knowing like, Hey, is this a fiftyfifty that it's going work? Right, right, right. We want to set you up for And I've also learned, I have so many comments I've read, turned away by all in four specialists, this doctor, that's not Turned away by this, clumpy. Turned away by this company. Nuvia, no problem. We'll do the procedure. You're I mean, do you explain that doc? The beautiful thing is Nuvia has a very large network of really highly skilled surgeons in particular, obviously restorative doctors as well. But I mentioned surgeons because I would say almost all of our surgeons have received training in what we call complex implant placement. So whether that's utilizing the cheekbone or the pterygoid bone, which is the bone that's, you know, behind the molars, or even just placement and strategy, they really, really do handle laying down the foundation for some very complicated cases. Ones that someone who does, you know, one or two cases of these a month might not feel so comfortable with. Meanwhile, you know, I would say several of our surgeons have done literally thousands plural of arches, placed tens of thousands of implants under their belt. And so that does come with a level of kind of, you know, expert, if you will Absolutely. That that I I think provides a lot of comfort for our patients knowing that that's kind of who's in charge. Also, Nuvia has an a plus rating with the Better Business Bureau, and we've been awarded dental implant restorations company of the year by Healthcare Business Review three years in a row. And I feel like it's it's pretty standard across the board. So whether you're visiting us, in California or Salt Lake or New York or Tampa, obviously I'd love to see you here in Tampa. Right? Well, here you go. My answer, when I saw I'm going to New York for the air, and they're like, well, have offices. I said, no, I'll be flying back in Tampa for my visit. Thank you. Yeah. But But, yeah, our doctors are really absolutely So the regular for most is regular for your team. Yeah. They can do, they can do I would say something that an outfit that does like, you know, a handful of cases a month or something like that might be pretty run of the mill for us. Very comfortable. You know, that's not to say that it's not hard. Right. The doctors are still, we're all like, you know, working very **** ** it, but I like to describe it once you do this many, this is the only procedure we do, right? We don't do single implants, we don't do crowns, veneers at Nuvia Dental Implant Center, right? Once you do so many of them, it is a very complex procedure, but to the doctors who are performing it after having done so much, it's not complicated, right? It becomes second nature, though it's a very high level execution of memory Yes, exactly. Okay, doc, I have a question. I don't know if this is appropriate or not, but I'm going to ask it. Okay, let's I know the COWS guide. There's a link below. We're past that now. I've looked at Smile Makers Club. Doc, I've seen all walks of life on there. Okay? I've seen garbage men. I've seen nurses. I've seen teachers. I've seen people that work in daycare. They're going out and getting loans and getting these teeth. So it's not just for the certain whatever. It's for everyone. Yeah, I think a lot of times people hear, you know, ballpark figures on what really, you know, this procedure might entail. And it varies dramatically from provider to provider. I'd say at Nuvia, our pricing is incredibly competitive when you compare it to other providers for what you are actually getting, you know, these permanent teeth in twenty four hours. Right. I also really love that Nuvia has made it accessible to so many people. You're right. We see people from all walks of life here. The financing options that are available are certainly something that a lot of patients lean on in order to make things happen. But it's like, you also have to weigh, you know, what this treatment looks like against what the dental investment you have made and will continue to make along your life is going to look like, right? Each crown is like anywhere from fifteen hundred to two thousand five hundred, maybe even three thousand if you're also like getting, oh yeah, and then plus the root canal, like that's another twelve hundred to two thousand. Like, it just And your time. These add up. Right? Yes. The time in the chair, you're there awake while someone is drilling the entire time, you know, and it might not seem like a substantial amount when you're just doing piecemeal, oh, I need one thing here and I need one thing here. Add it all up. Right. You know what I'm saying? And then compare it when you look at it. Look, I will also say this, there's definitely patients who come in here who have all their teeth and who have some cavities. And they're like, I don't want to deal with it anymore. And it's like, we are not in the business of taking out teeth when they don't need to be taken out. Right. I've heard them say, we're not going to take out a healthy tooth. Sure. You know, I like to compare that to like, if a patient comes in to an orthopedic office with a broken finger and they're like, cut the arm, doc, like, just take the whole thing, give me a prosthetic arm. Like, no, we're not gonna do So that's the same kind of thing here. But if you are deemed a candidate by the doctors who evaluate your pictures as well as your scan, as well as you as a patient, you know, that's when you really have to sit and think like, is this an upfront investment that I'm making, you know, that's designed to last a lifetime, right? Like hopefully would be lasting years and years and years into the future. How does that look in comparison to, I need patchwork, I need patchwork, I need patchwork for the next two decades and then maybe we end up in the same place or indentures. So yeah, it's a personal decision, and you have to find value in it as well as a patient, right? Like you have to eat and function and smile and do all these things if you're not in a headspace to want all these things for yourself. Like coming in, what would a patient expect to go through such a surgery like this? I mean, you don't feel anything, I heard, right? Or do you? What's the deal with that? So that is a question that we get quite often. What is it going to be like after surgery, right? And so there's many layers to this. We have after surgery, it is a major surgery, right? You're gonna have some swelling, you're gonna have some bruising. We do give pain management, as you know. And I would say most of our patients really have a pretty smooth recovery. There is a very strict soft diet that we want our patients to adhere to for about four months after surgery. This is just gonna ensure that the implants have plenty of fertile ground to integrate into, right? And so, that soft diet, it's not a liquid diet. We want our patients eating real food, fish, eggs, pasta, lasagna, shepherd's pie, ground meats, all of that's totally fine. Know, but having gone through it, what did your diet look like afterwards? Mine diet, I was just gonna say, it's not as bad as everyone thinks it may be. It really isn't. Soft food, French toast, oatmeal, it's everything I was already eating. Yogurt, know, soft fruit in the morning, cottage cheese and peaches. I literally had cottage cheese and peaches this morning for There you go. I mean, is that a sacrifice? I guess so. I don't know. You're healthy and you're able to get beautiful teeth. It's just amazing what you can do. Again, folks, this is in twenty four hours if you forgot that. You come, you get your teeth pulled, you go back to the hotel, and then the next day, the very next day, you come and you get new teeth put in forever. Scott mentioned the cost guide before, and in case you're looking for it, it is down below in the description. It really outlines a lot of other questions that patients might have, as well as all of the different financial options that are available for you, if you do decide to move forward with implant treatment.

Before getting dentures or implants here's five things I wish I would have known before getting them. And I know you're worried about cost, but we're going to talk about that a little bit later. So my teeth were pretty bad. They were cold sensitive. I would cover my mouth when I laughed or I would just laugh with my mouth closed. And if you're watching this video, you probably are there too. I had the wiggly teeth. I had to have root canals. I had to have crowns that would keep falling off. It was a nightmare. It was a dental nightmare. I didn't realize how much dental anxiety I had around my teeth and the insecurities that it was causing me, the selection I had to make when I was finding what I could eat and what I couldn't eat. So if you're like me, I wanted to gravitate towards something that was a quick fix and economical. So I went to a denture. And it was great because the next day I had a brand new smile. However, you're just trading one problem for another because if you're in a denture for too long, you're gonna notice that you can't taste food. You're still having trips to the dentist because you've gotta do a reline and a liner and an adjustment, and you have denture sores, and the list just goes on and on and on. And you just trade one problem and you start to spiral this other complete way. And actually, if you're wearing it for too long, you're going to end up with bone loss. And that's a bigger problem for down the road. The cool thing about dental implants is that the palate is open and you can actually taste your food. The difference between that and a denture is this covers your palate and it literally rests on your gag reflex. With a denture, you have to have the palatal part because that's what actually keeps the denture in your mouth. But it also rests on your gag reflex, and a lot of people just can't tolerate that. With a dental implant, these are anchored into your bone so you don't have that problem that you do with this. So you guys can see the difference. Realistically, which one would you want in your mouth? And you probably don't know this, but if you're in a denture for too long, your bone is gonna shrink. And ultimately, when you're ready to go get dental implants, you're not gonna have enough bone, and you'll be disqualified. Even if you have all the money in the world, if you don't have enough bone, you won't be able to get dental implants. I've heard and I've seen many people be turned away because of their severe bone loss, and I don't want to see that happen to you. So if you're thinking about it, don't procrastinate. Get in there, check your bone, and see if you're a candidate. Luckily for me, I did have enough bone to get dental implants, but I wish someone would have told me that the clock was ticking. If you're watching this video, then you probably already know how much time and money you've spent going to the dentist only to be having root canals and crowns and fillings. And I personally had a broken file in one of my teeth. Like the the dental trauma goes on and on and on and on. You've probably been out to dinner to eat and you've had a piece of bread and a piece of your tooth is chipped off. Or you've gone to the dentist with an abscess and you go in and you have to have a root canal, but he only temporizes it. Then you have to go back for the actual root canal. And then you have to go back for the crown. And then it's just one cost after another, after another, and it's just endless. It just piles up. And then you have children that have dental work or braces, and it just goes and goes and goes. And it's like an endless cycle of how much do I have to pay for actual dental care. If you think about it and you add up all the money you've spent on temporary fixes for your dental care, if you're anything like me, it's close to six figures. I started having root canals when I was fourteen years old. So it's a lifelong, endless hole of debt. With dental implants, like the ones I have in my mouth, it's one and done. You don't ever have toothaches again, no root canals, no abscesses, No surprise bills. No emergency visits. These are the real deal, and they're awesome. And if you're worried about cost, Nuvia does have a cost guide that can potentially save you thousands. I'll leave the link for you below. And if you can do me a favor and hit the like and subscribe button, I would love for this video to get out and help as many people as it can. I wish I knew I could get dental implants in twenty four hours. So I've actually had this done twice. The first time was the traditional way, which is the long way. It took months and months and months. It was not done by Nuvia. I had to go through several try ins and healing and shade changes, and was really just on the labs time. And during all of that process, my temporary actually cracked and it was so scary because I was worried that my implants were going to fail And I would not recommend going that way to anybody. I mean, let's be real. If you're going to have a major surgery, do you want to sign up for something that's going to take months and months and months? Or do you want the one that just takes twenty four hours? So ultimately, my dental journey inspired me to want to work in dentistry so that I could help other people with the same problems that I struggled with. I now work at Nuvia, and they were able to give me my teeth in twenty four hours. And now I see it on a daily basis. People get permanent teeth in twenty four hours. I wish I knew how life changing this was. So when we have patients come in and they're so insecure and they have no confidence, they're not even confident that we can help them. They just go ahead and take the jump and choose us to go on the journey with them. And we are so fortunate on a daily basis to be able to change people's lives in twenty four hours from surgery. It's amazing. It's rewarding. And I personally, since I have dental implants, I know how that changes a person's life. And so I feel very fortunate that I get to do that on a daily basis.