In our continuing conversation about common dental myths, we explore dental implants myths and health history myths.
Myth 20: “I’ve been told I couldn’t have implants.”
Implants have become the new standard of care for replacing missing teeth. Why? Because they work. Implants don’t get decay, and they help to conserve tooth structure on natural teeth that can be left untreated. Moreover, dental implants preserve bone in the jaws and face.
Bone loss causes people to age prematurely, get wrinkles before they are due, and leads to dental handicaps you don’t want to endure. The majority of the time, a patient can and should have implants as the preferred method of replacing missing teeth. Any dentist worth his salt will tell you the same.
Most of the time when I hear a patient say, “My other dentist told me I couldn’t have implants,” it means their dentist didn’t know how to perform implant procedures. Dental implants are generally the best long-term solution for replacing missing teeth.
Myth 21: “I don’t have to fill out my health history completely at the dentist because my health history doesn’t really matter; this is just a dentist.”
Your health history does have an effect on the medications we use, how you are treated, and what therapies are prescribed for you.
So, your health present and past does matter. You are wise to answer every question on your health history fully.
If you take a number of medications, one of the best things you can do is make a list of your medications and bring your list in with you at every visit.
