Lars, can you tell me the approximate cost difference between the two. I've had my temporary acrylic bridge 10 weeks, and I absolutely hate it!

Vikki Jones Vikki, Let me ask you a question, is the acrylic bridge your wearing now the one that was placed same day as the implants? If that is so the prosthesis can not be removed for the next 2 months. After the implant integration the immediate load prosthesis your wearing now will be replaces with a Acrylic or Zirconium restoration ( ideally Zirconium).Depending on what the Dr. sold you . I will be more then happy to answer any of your questions. Just know that the laboratory pricing is different then the dentist pricing. Visit our website for more information www.bvdl.com and contact me at Mikew@bvdl.com

Thank you for your quick reply, Lars! The bridge I have now is the one that was placed the day of the implants. I did a lot of research (or so I thought) before I scheduled this procedure, and I went into this thinking that for $14,750 (not including the surgery) I would be getting a permanent bridge made of porcelain. The many articles I read stated the permanent one was made of porcelain. Last week I went in for adjustments to help improve the terrible speech problem I'm having, and I was told that I wouldn't have speech problems with the permanent "acrylic" bridge. I know you're in a different area, but I was hoping you could tell me the cost difference so I can at least have an idea of a price to compare with the price they give me. Thanks!

Vikki Jones Vikki, When you consult with the restorative dentist or Specialist they should give you all information on what the protocol is and obviously what type of restoration you will have as the final. The price you gave is normally for most areas a price doing a Acrylic Hybrid. Not many are doing the Zirconium and most laboratories are not set up for this. I do these types of chair side assistance and final restorations and it usually comedown to the patients financial situation. Like I mentioned originally Acrylic has been used for many years and with new technology and materials (like Zi) we can deliver a almost foolproof restoration. Technology has it's cost and that will be reflected in the final restoration. I would talk to your Dentist and let him know about your concerns and ask what would be the cost difference. Most of the operations that do the immediate load or what some people call it teeth same day. Base it on doing Acrylic restorations with a metal frame inside.

@@momthatsametalhead Get your work done in Mexico. Dentists in America have God-complexes and think they should be paid accordingly. Do your homework, there are plenty of great dentists down there.

Doesn't she? I love that she describes her journey i'm a dental implant consultant & i love that she talks about her journey for other patients. She beautiful! Any questions i'd be more than happy to answer, but zirconia and design are a major plus which is why we include it in our price! for the full mouth so it's completely optional...and down to preference. So far i have yet to hear any major complaints...863 665 8878 ask for Emily

Water pic is the best thing you can do. Plus get to the dentist regularly and have them removed and clean

Yeah, I guess I thought the whole system was basically packed in together... like, the implants and bridges go hand in hand. That's just the impression I was under. I think a lot of people make that assumption. It's definitely worth it to get the better bridges, in my opinion. I mean, these could end up holding up well, I could be way off. Just based on my own observations, I don't think acrylic is an ideal solution for the long haul.

kalinjax Acrylic wears down quicker than zirconia, but is cheaper to repair + maintain + replace. Zirconia can also fracture, although they like to market it as stronger than metal, which it definitely isn't. Imagine a mortar + pestle made of zirconia vs acrylic, zirconia is more likely to chip off somewhere and acrylic will wear down sooner. It's patient choice to weigh up which they can afford to maintain in the long term. Shouldn't consider dental restorations as permanent solutions, only a lifetime of maintenance and guaranteed to fail, even the implants. ps acrylic isn't porous and studies show they don't need to be soaked when out of the mouth

Please don’t worry. This was pretty early in the game for me. I still have acrylic and they’re perfect!

Thank you, that’s such a relief! Your teeth are so beautiful and natural looking.

Thanks! Yours will be too. Good luck!! ♥️

Just shop around. Zirconia can be had. Clear Choice pushes only acrylic.

You are absolutely right and I am now learning this. $4000 to replace acrylic bridges sounds very reasonable. My acrylic bridges, if I had paid for them, cost between $12,000- $14,000. That, to me, is not reasonable for acrylic bridges that will certainly need to be replaced. I guess that was my logic when making this video.... if you have to pay $12,000+ for some acrylic bridges you might as well go all out and get something of much better quality.

kalinjax I am confident that you LOVE your current situation, compared to your dentures? Keep in mind, acrylic is a durable AND easy to repair material. I have done cases such as yours in porcelain, but porcelain is much more difficult to make look great, and much more difficult to deal with if (when) something fails. If we restore a full upper reconstruction with porcelain crowns, you require many more implants, the implants have to be in perfect position, and the gums around the implants must look good. The chance of these things coming together is elusive. Zirconia is a good material, but, in my opinion, does not look as nice, and long term results are not documented. Being a practitioner for over 25 years, I can tell you that something will break on a case such as yours, at some point. A design such as yours is easily repaired. My profession is working feverishly to develop new and improved materials for cases such as yours! Perhaps there will be better solutions when the time comes for you to have teeth replaced! Blessings to you and your family.

+kalinjax Hi., and the one's your wearing are 36k? Or can , you reccomend me to the same person who made yours pls?

@@bleekas145 kalinjax. I would love to know as well. I have watched and rewatched ALL Kalinjax's videos over and over again. I would give anything to have what you have. You look so beautiful. You worked hard making videos and then to win two sets, you are definitely doing something right and so deserving. Congratulations! I'm so tired of being in pain for over 10 years and so many rotted and missing. I have TMJ and dentures aren't an option. I reached out with my whole story after years of being embarrassed and too scared too. Well, the response I received made me so sad that I was crying for hours. Most of the sad comments came from a dental facility that I thought cared. They basically said I couldn't afford their monthly 5,000 payments and I should find a place cheaper and closer to me. Right now on the left upper side of my mouth is swollen, infected, and hurts so bad. I can feel the root poking me. These two teeth fell, well broke off leaving the root in there. I have a lot of those, plus cavities. There are a lot of things going on. You are the only one I have to talk to. You really listen so well and genuinely care. Thanks for listening. I would love to get hear back from you. However, I understand if you can't. I know you're extremely busy. Anyhow you take care of yourself and thank you so much just for being you. God bless you and your family. Thanks, Krista

They are also part of the human body and should be covered under our Medical insurance! If your heart wasn't covered under medical, would you want to chòs tier 1,2 or 3? No you wouldn't! You would wish hearts were covered under medical, right? Kalin Jax is 100% right!

+chris colepaugh porcelain can and will give out too... am dealing with a 7 tooth porcelain over metal bridge and teeth are coming off .... and fixing a bridge or denture made of porcelain is big time expensive, that's why I'm going to acrylic. My porcelain bridge is 19 years old. $9k back then $18k to replace now. So Nothing lasts forever unfortunately!!!!!

The RS pronounced from the back of your mouth you don't use your denture to pronounce r it's mostly your tongue so it's her accent she's from the western part. Idk where she grew up