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When a patient comes in
for a dental implant consultation,

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we sit down and decide

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whether the bone
will support the dental implant.

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That's why we take
the cone beam or the CT scan

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to find out how wide the bone is,

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are there any structures
like the mental foramen might be involved

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or the inferior alveolar nerve
might be involved or the sinus.

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Once we eliminate those,

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we talk to the patient
about the need for an implant

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and give them other options
rather than having implant placed.

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Those options might be a bridge,
might be a partial,

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but most patients,
I'd say 90% of the patients,

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maybe even more,
actually go for the dental implant

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because it's more permanent
than a fixed bridge for one.

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It doesn't involve cutting
down two teeth for another.

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It's very cost-efficient.

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In our office,
we have one cost for dental implants.

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Maybe we might have to do a bone graft

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to build up the bone
in order to place a dental implant.

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As far as the sinus goes,

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if they don't have enough room between
the sinus and the alveolar crest,

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we have to lift the sinus.

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That increases the cost.