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My name is Dr. Michael Haight.

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I'm a practicing dentist
in Albuquerque, New Mexico,

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and my practice is Parkway Dental.

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I understand that patients
have a lot of questions

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when it comes to dental implants.

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The three questions
that I typically get a lot is:

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How much time is this going to take?
How much is it going to cost?

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And is it going to be painful?

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When it comes to time, fortunately,

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these procedures
don't take very much time.

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If there's careful planning,

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and careful planning
comes with utilization of technology,

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certainly some expertise and knowledge
to help make that procedure more efficient

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and take fewer appointments
to get that accomplished.

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A single implant takes anywhere
from three months to six months

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for it to heal truly dependent
on the quality of the bone

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in which the implant is placed.

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When it comes to a full arch,

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you're looking similarly
with the amount of time, surprisingly,

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that it can take as little as three months
before everything is healed completely

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and the final prosthetic is done.

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Part of the reason implants
are so expensive,

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the reason why is certainly one,

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the materials
are not inexpensive materials

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that you're using on these cases.

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You have the cost of dental implants,

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and of course, you have the cost involved
of the prosthetic that goes over it.

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But you're also investing
in the doctor's expertise,

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and their knowledge, and their ability,
and their skill to provide this procedure

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well, effectively, predictably,

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so that you receive the outcome
and the smile that you ultimately desire.

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One of the ways
that we try to keep cost down,

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certainly technology has allowed us
to do things quicker, better, faster

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for those patients.

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If we can minimize the number of visits

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that they have to have
in our dental practice,

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we're able to decrease the cost to us,

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which subsequently we're going
to decrease those costs to the patients.

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For these type of cases,

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it's a significant investment
many times for patients.

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It could be anywhere from 10,000-50,000
for some of these cases.

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We offer financing
if the patient needs that.

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The benefit of financing
is it allows you, as a patient,

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to get this treatment done right away.

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The reason that's important is many times,
if you continue to delay the care

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that you really need and deserve,

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that these procedures
are going to become harder,

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which means it's going to take more time,
and it's going to cost you more money.

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The reason this process of having
a full mouth of implants doesn't hurt is,

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one, the body is amazing.

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It's designed to heal.

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I think when you have a strategy
of placing these dental implants

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in the right area,

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you're going to minimize
the amount of trauma

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that you provide those patients.

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Of course,
the medications that we use during,

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the anesthesia that we deliver,

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we can do that
where it's just truly painless,

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and we can provide medications
or them during and after

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that's just going
to help them recover faster,

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have less swelling,
less pain and discomfort.

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If you're interested in dental implants,

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please call our office
or visit our website

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and let's find out together
how dental implants can improve your life.