Hello Dr. Choi I am a sixth-year-old male who has had his lower teeth removed recently about May 2020 and currently receiving social security income but I am starting to rejoin the working class again I have enrolled whit Ameritas insurance corporations for dental & vision even though I live in St Louis, M0 I am interested in seeking out your professional help whit not only my lower but also my the upper I feel you are one of a kind in the field of dentistry that truly works for all people and we are very thankful
I have a full upper with no palate snap in Full horseshoe denture, with a solid metal frame inside the acrylic of the denture frame .extremely happy and I can eat just about anything I like with no issues ,and can taste everything I eat ,it’s wonderful and was under 15 grand with 4 implants solid as steel no wobble at all.
I’m really against opening the gum and shaving the bone level. It seems invasive and I’m afraid it will forever damage my jaw. Why can’t a flexible denture done digitally conform to my existing jaw bone?
OMG I wish you were in NJ😩 very informative ty so much... I have dentures that never fit from the start (dentist kept trying to fit them then he retired shortly after😔) I have pretty much no muscle and bone... and just coming upon these snap on"s seem really great. Ty for this video👌🏼
Very informative,thank you,I'm 5 months in on my surgery, implants exposed, 2 lower implants still covered due to bone grafting. Only complaint so far is that i was told not to wear the lower healing denture due to the grafting, this makes it hard to eat simi normal. Another point is the cost, seems to vary from each dental office to another, would not have minded paying 20 grand but in my case , between by dental surgeon and my regular dentist making the snap in dentures, more like 38 grand. If all goes well i'm looking at another 3 months before the process is complete. FYI / i have the all on 4 titaium implants, 4 on top and 4 on top.
@@northtexasdentalsurgery My dentist said everything is done in his office, but I didn't see a name for an oral surgeon. Also when I asked about a panoramic xray the tech said they don't do that??? Hiw can I find a really skilled DDS and Oral Surgeon in West central FL. If you know of any...... I am thinking about snap in dentures his estimate is $13,000 for upper & $13,000 for the lower. 4 implants on upper 2 implants on the lower with 2 bone graphs.
I’m going on two yrs getting my snap on dentures . The first 4 didn’t snap I kept going back . Dentist said I needed 2 more 1 top 1 bottom I agreed . Then he came back said 4 more which would of been over ten thousand more dollars . I was gonna get my money back and go elsewhere . He called and said it was his fault. The other 4 he would do for free. Well it’s been over 8 months . I finally went back the implants are just scattered . One on top he said didn’t take he was gonna leave . He said maybe later it would . He took impressions they call the other day and said I need to re do imprints to get a better fit . The lab wasn’t happy with the impressions. Im afraid is it safe to have an implant in your gum that doesn’t work.? I m lost no teeth . He had a 5 star with the American Dental Association.
Hi. Don’t you have to have a wax try-in if you are having a new denture made? Just interested because I am coming up to the 2yr And $50k portion of my implants and I’m just at the wax part. Getting discouraged with the whole process.
I just had these placed 4 on top 4 on the bottom a few days ago. Using traditional dentures while it heals and i HATE them. I realize I only had major oral surgery 3 days ago but I have only managed to eat a bowl of oatmeal in the time. I am starving and fear I will starve to death before i get my snap on overdenture. These dentures hurt so much. Is this normal? Will I be able to eat again before I get my final snap on dentures?
FaceTime my husband's experience he has his normal that it hurts. Shrinking you've got pain from having your bones drilled into. Your dentist though should be willing to realign them tweak them whatever it is they have to do. It has been an 8-month Saga for my husband. I've grown to hate it as much as he does but we're almost through with process
@@carrieb5711 I have finally been able to eat with them no more pain but wow it took a bit. I am still patiently waiting for February for the permanent set. But at least I won't starve to death lol! Took me a month to even attempt actual chewing.
Well I know I need detures but it’s so expensive. Nobody wants to do a payment plan maybe I will win a lottery it bothers me everyday of my life I work 9 to 5 I don’t have 4thousand cash or more
You can get traditional dentures. For anywhere between $500-1.000. For full set they don't cost as much as you think. I am getting traditional dentures.
I had implants put in about a month ago and my dentist just numbed me up real good and i was awake for the whole process. The only time i felt any pain was when he stiched me up just a little bit. I go back in November to get my dentures fitted for implants. My question is i won't wear my dentures till then. Will that affect the fit?
yes if they removed enough bone to have enough clearance for your all on 4. also the implants need to have a compatible system to allow the multiunit abutments to fit on the implants
So I have 8 mini implants on top and 10 on bottom and they are perfect. The FDA authorized using mini implants for long term use. So saying that they are used for short term usage is just completely not true
Thanks doctor so due to high cost for implants I think another option should be snap on for me I have upper dentures so do you know some surgeon in Arizona that do that procedure.thanks
When I get a tooth pulled I always tell the dentist to use as little novacaine as possible. I have a big tolerance for pain. Can you get this done without being put to sleep?
You prolly dont care but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me
I have 3 on top and 4 on bottom of my snap in dentures . I don’t hear or feel the 4 on bottom all click in and when I go to eat it comes up and it rocks back and forth badly. When I’m eating . I know they aren’t real teeth or even all on 4 but I’m afraid my bottoms ones gonna break. I don’t think he spaced them out evenly . Could that effect it .
yes its possible they're not spaced enough. honestly you should do a minimum of 4 implants for the upper dentures so i'd be worried about that too. if you dont have enough anterior posterior spread on the bottoms then you will experience rocking. also if the angle of the implants arent parallel, that can cause some rocking too.
Very helpful info Do you do or could explain suction dentures? There's all kinds of info I receive about grants n they're all scams right or is there any organization for implants that you can recommend? My mouth hurts so bad. A dentist I went to said I had to go with out teeth for 6 months before he would fit for ordinary dentures. I'm so sad n at a loss what to do. He said he wouldn't be able to pull them n an ortho surgeon is 2 hours away n I'm not comfortable being that far away if I have complications
I am considering coming to Texas. If there are no problems. How many visits do you think it will take for the snap-on dentures ? What is a contact number ? Where are you at in Texas ?
I'm 75 and have 4 top implants. I do have bone loss!! My Dentist told me in order for my Snap on Denture to be more secure! i need to get a sinus Lift .Is that true?? I decided against it! I'm at my Dentist every 4 months to change the O rings which cost me $450 a Ring!! I'm so stressed. I have a full upper Denture, I would like Palateless Denture. Would that be possible?? Thank you
very big generalization here but i'd guess cheapest is around $7k to 15k depending where you live in an urban or suburban area, how much bone you need, etc
How long does the snap in part take?. I’ve had the surgery for the implants . It’s been 4 months , now it’s time to get permanent denture and the snap in denture.
I am 64 in good health with a pace maker/ defibrillator. My question is, is it worth it to get snap ins with all the surgeries ( don't know if I am a candidate for IV sedation) Or would plain dentures be a better choice. Just your opinion if you were me. My second denture if I get implants is a little over $3,000 not hundreds 🤔 you mention panoramic xrays, I have only done the 3D scan. When would a panoramic be done in this process?
Hello Doctor. I have one question and I do hope you can help answer. Is there such thing of removing too much healthy bone while performing an aveoplasty, causing the patient to suffer from exagerated bone loss and facial appearance looking anthesically displeasing? I do know the area is complex, but imagine the patient is overall extremely healthy, without gum disease, and relatively young, 42. Thank you!
good question. i need before and after x-rays. particularly the panoramic xray. then what are we talking about? a snap on denture or all on 4 prosthesis?
@@northtexasdentalsurgery It is a all on four, in my case all on five. If when I get my x-rays, can I send them to you and get your opinion? At this point I need a dentist who can restore my smile. He extracted the teeth in my top jaw, and did not use my natural teeth as a guide. I don't know here to turn!
In my youth I lost most of my upper teeth through an accident and others went one by one In my mid 70 s I’m now completing a snap in denture Question. Does the denture cover the same amount of your mouth as a traditional denture. I’m thinking upper
I've had dentures for almost 6 years I don't wear them they're horrible I plan on getting snap-ons do I have to wear that denture after the metal implants are put in for the 3-month healing process or can I just not wear it since I'm so used to not having any teeth in my mouth anyhow
Had 7 teeth pulled on bottom jaw and two implants inserted. Temporary hurts and does not fit at all. Impressions were done before surgery. Do I need another impression after implants?
im up in a mths time to have the same 7 lower out ,2 implants here in uk. dreading healing and them stupid glue on ones, please keep me posted on how you get on....also no one said if speech affected with lowers...thanks
When I first went in and got all my teeth pulled they told me it would cost $2500 for the upper and the same for the lower. That would be $5000. I just went in and got my posts done and they are charging me $16000. Is that a good price and is there anything I can do about that.
Getting snap in dentures over the next few months, have to get all my teeth extracted. . . Terrified, especially since I'm doing it with a student overseen by at teacher at a dental school. . .
@@acihawaii I mean, like, what bruh? Did all the sets suck this morning or did you break your stick? Was there a run on fish tacos? Why you like that? Cause right now there's nothing radical or righteous about you. . .
My dentist accidentally cut into my gum and all the way up the inside of my lower lip while he was putting in my posts. That part hurt the most while healing. Is there anything I can do about that. I also never signed the concent paper. When you take the sharp edges down is that done when they pull your teeth. In my case he did not do that. They did it when they put in my posts. Is that normal.
I'd assume you're pretty well off and live very comfortably... So the guy who didn't get refunded the money from the other dentist, did you offer him half off?
I am getting mine done at Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry in Cleveland Ohio and my cost for 2 bottom implants and custom made dentures top and bottom is $2300...Great care!!
@@davidchandler6885 If u e mail the offices and tell them how many teeth u lost they can give u an estimate. But other expenses can come up.if I have trouble.
I'm 50 .a man in GEORGIA. Just had 90% of teeth removed. Cant eat. Bled 2 days. Hate these partial dentures. Dont know why they want 6 implants on top and bottom in 5 months. Can't 4 on top and 4 on bottom hold new dentures. VALDOSTA,.
well you just popped up I been surfing I guess ok long time after other surgery had stop dental neck surgery so -- finally went today. I have 3 crumble broke teeth plus infection. doc talked I'm 71 now medcaid Medicare. I ask him WHy you didn't put me on antibiotics. oh just 2 wks h a ve surgery Clear said sugeron have dentures put in. didn't mind had so many downs what matters I want teeth so many are getting them I have insurance out of network will take wants money upfront then reimburse . I dont have that kind money money I'm thinking they say medicaid Medicare to get free. confused but I have nothing but time if this way go so be it I will talk to my insurance thank-you for your video main thing get infection cured first
I'm calling BS on the upper denture for the elderly man that you showed. I cannot believe any dentist would have a lab that he or she uses producing that type of crap. No one and I mean no one is going to produce a denture that looks that crappy it was made only for the purpose of this video and two accumulate more customers.
I just had all my teeth removed a week ago. Im still in pain. He said my roots were so long and he was pulling my jaw back and forth trying to get some of them out. It took from 4pm to almost 10 pm. Im so sore. The first 2 days i didn't have meds because of the hurricane every pharmacy was closed. I suffered for 2 days. I can't wear the temps dentures because im afraid . but i need to stop hurting.
Bless your heart. Whew I feel your pain while reading this. I pray you are getting better. That had to be an absolute nightmare, and hope your better now.
I had my teeth pulled August of 2020, it just seemed like they were always melting or breaking so at 60, I said enough is enough. In March I got my dentures. Even though they are somewhat snug, I wish they were tighter so have been contemplating snap in dentures. I have heard some horror stories with regards to infection. I’m going to keep researching before I decide.
I didn’t have a lot of pain. Just couldn’t eat much. I had immediate dentures, after six months I got my Permanent dentures. Can’t say I’m having fun and can eat anything. It’s just not true. I stopped using glue yo hold them in…I just don’t like it. Good luck!
So wish I would have found you before I went to Aspen dental. I do have in plants and I do have the snappins and I do love them but my implants are not straight I will have a problem keeping them in and keep in that spacer's in wish I'd found you sooner
@@tomicochran5412 I'm about to move forward with snap ins at Aspen too... Your the 1st person I've found whose went there for them too! How are they now... They're costing 25k total but my oop is only 8k so I'm worried that they're gonna hit me at the end of it all with thousands more bc insurance didn't end up paying 6k their estimate says
Will make my appointment with you in the summer of 2022, Belton TX. Enjoy watching your videos and hearing how you practice with good sound judgement. Great day to you and thanks.
I was told by the dentist at Renew Achored Dentures that I wasn't a candidate for the snap on dentures on top. Would it be possible to get bone grafting so that I could get the snap on dentures up top or is there a point to where so much bone is loss that bone grafting would not help or work?
What I find is how to know if the dentist has right skills with his hand to prepare the tooth for a crown or bridge. or does he has the patience to prepare the teeth properly. I find if a patient suggest or ask questions most of the time the dentist feels offended. I had lots of not so good work done done to my teeth by 5 different dentist. Ive long list were work even a simple fillings comes off before a year. Yet my good dentist in Canada, all the composite fillings lasted for good 16-18 years. This experience is in one of the countries in Asia . where medical tourism is famous. Though they have ultra modern laboratories. Am still trying to find a skilled dentist.
Kammy, this is So true! Its Very hard to get the credentials and work history of Any dentist...We are asked to entrust our body to someone without knowing their skill level, training or work history...were patients happy with results? or is there a trail of horror stories that many doctors will cover up so that only good reviews show when searched? I got no problem asking about a doctors skill level but often, you initially only get a desk person who doesnt even Know how well trained their doctor is! we have Also had terrible doctors who have done botched work and despite my best efforts to question everything and research, it Still happenned...bad work done either becuz they were poorly trained OR well trained but questionable ethics and they cut corners Knowingly to save money on their end at the expense of bad work end result with patient...There Needs to be a patient accessible Board of Reviews, independent , and which would reveal to US a dentists Real yrs of training, any issues or lawsuits malpractice complaints and Real patient review history.... at present, most of us try to research beforehand but its like ur going in blind becuz this info is hidden from us.
Hi I really admire your devotion to your work and informative videos. I'm looking at needing my whole lower teeth removed due to excessive decay and possibly upper as well, depending on the ct scan results my 2nd opinion dentist has me scheduled for in a little over a month. is that the same as the 3d scan you mentioned? Also I am thinking about either normal dentures or the snap in because the all on 4 type is just so extremely expensive my dentist hasn't even discussed any options with me and even though his practice has great google reviews, they are all about how warm and comfortable the environment is rather than the experience and expertise of the results, not a single one mentioning implants even though implant center is part of the practice name. I'm just concerned mainly about trying to unsnap a denture and needing to use such force it pulls an implant out a couple years down the line after bone might cause shifting and tightness etc, is that ever an issue as long as they are removed regularly for cleaning?
MY SURGERY IS ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK FOR MY IMPLANTS TO BE PUT IN---WHAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE IS PUT ON YOU WHEN ALL THESE ARE FINISHED AM I GOING TO BE COMING BACK AND SPENDING MORE MONEY ALL THE TIME AT MY DENTIST I SURE HOPE NOT 6,000 DOLLARS ALREADY SPENT
What is the purpose of coming here to listen to this video, then having questions, asking for information, but no one replies??? It is very frustrating 😤
For me, I've already been to a dentist who's already worked up a full plan for snap-ins. My next step (since I have teeth left in varying condition) is to go to another dentist and squander a couple hundred on a consult. Specifically, should I just do 1 or 2 regular implants and coast for a few years just to keep my smile passable? Is maybe te other dentist RUSHING things a little, and I could wait some years doing piecemeal stuff? That's why I am here. And I already know that I ca go to 5 dentists and they willl have a differing opinions. So basically it's MY opinion, just trying to get as informed as i can before I make the big decision.
Good luck and have patience is my best advice. I’m almost home. Waiting for implants to heal. Started in November with 21 remaining teeth to be extracted, ( unfortunately I smoked my teeth away) I wish I could have a do over. Everyone talks about cancer, stroke, heart attack etc but very little education about smoking, circulation and tooth loss. I’m not blaming anyone. I loved to smoke it was my only bad vice. But, my gums and teeth didn’t have that same love. I do own that I’m ultimately responsible for all my loss, my pain and financial investment. I’m completely tobacco free and yes, I’m loaded with regrets. Fortunately, I have a great dental team for living in what some call a retirement community, I call it podunk. This doctor is being completely honest. Yes, you will come to despise your flapping dentures. I’ve lost count of the times I wanted to thrown my bottom ones out in the field. Good luck and go eat a burger prior to your April appt if you’re having extractions. It will be the last, best meal you enjoy until your snap on are completed. Covering one’s pallet makes for bland or tasteless foods. So, eat up if you can. I wish you the best and it’s ok to have regrets. They eventually subside☺️
Is it possible after the implants are placed and heal, to get a lower bridge or denture to screw in instead of the snap in? How much are those? I am about one month out of being finished with the snap on for the bottom. Just wondering about any other options.
Dentistry is such a big money maker! Sometimes I think these people take us for mugs, it's about time these profiteering people are taken down a peg or two! If they lived in the real world, they would not survive! Sharletrians that's what they are! Making big bucks from the poor!
Am 66 and live in NW Arkansas, I DO wish your office was here! I am shopping now to make choice between All in 4 vs. Snap on. Your videos are awesome. The dentist I am considering doesn't offer full sedation and I have 20 teeth to be removed. Not sure... Thanks soooooo much! Dan
I just watched your video on snap in dentures hoping for a better understanding of my situation. I started this procedure in January and I've had the same overbite issue since my first denture was made after my extractions and healing. I have had 4 sets of temporaries mad since then and the dentist reduce my jawbone by 1-2 mm on the upper jaw and 4-5 mm on the lower, by his words to correct the bite and place the implants. During the process he actually gave me 2 extra implants in my lower jaw just as a courtesy for all the hassles. Now my bottom lip folds completely over my jaw to the point that it doesn't look like i have a mouth. Just a crooked line even with the dentures in which still have the same issue of overbite as before but now my facial structure is greatly altered . If you got good bone is it necessary to remove so much bone to place implants?
I've had dentists ruin my teeth, gums, bone, jaw and hit my trigeminal nerve causing lifelong damage and pain. Attorneys won't get involved. Other dentists apologize for what has happened to me, but nothing, it seems can be done to hold these assholes accountable for their medical malpractice. Good luck.
Please help me Understand- I had 4 implants placed today- 2 upper- 2 lower...and I can't even tell anything was done?? Just 4 rods put in- no swelling, no pain etc.. no stitches- nothing?? I'm literally so confused?? I figured it would be so much more invasive... My gums had been healed for over a year since the tooth removal- could this be why I feel like nothing was done?? I'm so confused?? Just 4 TINY, . I mean TINY incisions.. I'm just lost.. I expected to see screws or something?!? Or stitches?? But nothing?!? When he said I was done, I was in literal shock... is this normal??
Also, if that dr placed the imlants incorrectly and he knew he did, thus the reason he removed them, wouldnt the dr be liable to do complete the procedure or reimburse him the cost??
if i were you, i'd get a copy of all your xrays. in regards to him being liable to complete the procedure or reimburse the cost, i would think so. you should get a copy of your records as you are legally entitled to them. btw, if he screwed up your case, i wouldnt want him to finish and you should just get your money back
@@northtexasdentalsurgery Thank you doctor! I apreciate you taking the time to respond. I didn't go back. I have been emotionaly damaged and have been hiding behind a mask for the past two years. I sit here in a lower all on five temp, and bone graft sockets in top jaw that are resorbing by the day. I gave the dr a large lump sum, and so all my money was paid to the dr, minus a few grand that was due once I reveived my perms. I left after the 7th time of him trying to fit me for my top denture. He didn't map out the placement of my previous teeth, so the teeth he was making were tiny, without lip support, gummy but long, and the oddest thing was, he didnt take the impressions of the top and bottom jaw togeher, he did it one at a time, which was bizarre to me. He also didn't restore my natural smile, as only my top teeth showed in life. The bottom temp teeth were 40% visible when i spoke, and he told me it's just the way it is now. The denture was also unwearable for it didn't grip, and the palatte was too thick I couldn't speak. He blamed it on me having a flat pallet. A expert dentist said my anatomy was fine and this was just the drs exuse. Then the aveoplasty. I expressed to him before the procedure of how important it was for my to preserve my jaw. I was a very pretty girl, thus the reason I decided o get implants.Well, my bone resorbed around the placement of the implants/arch, and now my jaw bone is half the width, with all exsess skin in my neck area. I have two more months before my statue of limitaion is up. If I am not reimburded the cost, I won't be able to have the job completed. And another weird thing, he never measured my verticle dimension. His assistant actually took a measurment as I was awakeing from my all on 5 bottom jaw surgery, whichh I read is when NOT to do it. I will get my x-rays ASAP!
Its NOT a few hundreds bucks to buy a new denture. Try a few thousand bucks and if you have insurance, the insurance will NOT cover the 2nd denture. The 1st denture is only a temporary while you heal. It does not have the 4 little hole where you click your implants onto. The 2nd denture is the permanent denture, where the denture has the little 4 holes where the implants click onto the dentures. The 2nd denture is not covered by the insurance. Dentures are only covered once every 5 years. The insurance is aware of the implants, and they know it is just a temporary, and they will not cover the second denture. I had to learn the hard way, because nobody told me that. I had to pay $2,500.00 for the second permanent denture out of pocket. I live in Southern California.
If you start with the snap in denture is it possible to upgrade to the all on 4 ceramic style on the original implants? Or do you need to replace the implants?
I am 73. My Grand wore the same kind of dentures 100 years ago that I was given .What is happening is greed, how fast and with as little trouble for the"Doctor". Am I wrong ?
