{"id":2697,"date":"2024-01-23T00:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drpedrocoelho.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:01:16","slug":"my-patients-dont-want-to-have-dental-implants-they-want-to-have-teeth-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/os-meus-pacientes-nao-querem-colocar-implantes-dentarios-querem-voltar-a-ter-dentes\/","title":{"rendered":"My patients don't want to have implants, they want to have teeth again."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Putting in implants is easy, if I show you how it's done, even my 8-year-old son could do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Now, fitting an implant properly\u2026 in such a way that the teeth look like natural teeth\u2026 that the gum tissue doesn't look strange and remains healthy\u2026 and the implants don't have problems after a short time\u2026 is no longer for everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Whether for a single implant or a full mouth rehabilitation with implants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Why does no one ever come to me saying, \u201cDoctor, for years my dream has been to get implants!\u201d...<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">What people invariably tell me is:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">\u201cI dream of being able to smile without feeling ashamed and without having to cover my mouth\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Or<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">\u201cI haven't been able to chew properly and eat what I fancy for years...\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Or<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">\u201cI was eating and the brace came out of my mouth and fell onto my plate, I didn't know where to hide...\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">and still<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">\u201cI've been feeling very down since my teeth got like this, I can't even look at myself in the mirror anymore or feel like getting dressed...\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Or even<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">\u201cI'm terrified of having a health problem, being hospitalised and ending up in a hospital bed without teeth because my dentures were removed...\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Among many other things\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">People want to have teeth again! That's what they truly want. To be able to smile with confidence again, to eat whatever they fancy without problems, to talk and socialise at ease without fear that others won't even hear what they're saying because they're preoccupied with noticing their teeth...<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Implants are a means to an end... regaining a natural-looking dentition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">And preferably for the rest of your life\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Often people go for the cheapest option. I understand, after all, I sometimes go for a McDonald's myself... Not often... And that's absolutely fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Obviously, I know that if I want to \u201ceat well\u201d, with higher quality, or if it's a special occasion and not an everyday quick meal, I'll have to choose another option. Naturally more expensive, but when I leave satisfied and well-served, I don't begrudge the money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">It is the difference in cost between a \u201cfast-food\u201d concept and \u201csignature cuisine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Putting implants anywhere, in any way, by someone who doesn't have much experience or doesn't really know what they're doing, increases the likelihood of things going wrong\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">If the teeth don't look natural or cause problems after a short time, the objective has not been met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">And people often end up worse off than they were before the implants...<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Unhappy, frustrated, with problems, no money, and also with less bone to be able to redo treatments properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Ever since I was little, I always heard my Grandmother say: \u201cWhat's cheap ends up costing a lot!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">That's why I often tell my patients myself that if they don't have the money now to do things properly, it's better not to do anything at all. They'll end up spending money twice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">And I don't want my patients to waste money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">If you're going to invest, it should be in something very good, a durable solution to your problems, which gives you the maximum guarantees that you won't have problems in the short\/medium term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">Do you agree with my way of thinking?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">What would you prefer to have in your mouth, a cheeseburger or a filet mignon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Corpo\" style=\"line-height: 120%;\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colocar implantes \u00e9 f\u00e1cil, se eu lhe mostrar como \u00e9, at\u00e9 o meu filho de 8 anos o consegue fazer. Agora, colocar implante de forma bem feita\u2026 de maneira que os dentes aparentem ser dentes naturais\u2026 que a gengiva n\u00e3o fique com um ar estranho e se mantenha saud\u00e1vel\u2026 e os implantes n\u00e3o tenham problemas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[86,10,27,21],"class_list":["post-2697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-implantologia-oral","tag-dentes","tag-bom-dentista","tag-clinicadentariaoeiras","tag-medico-dentista"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpedrocoelho.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}