Navigating Dental Treatment Options: Implants vs Bridges and Dentures

JOIN US on 16th November for Treatment Planning Symposium 2024 - Online Event OR In-Person - you decide! https://youtu.be/G5ebbUl0sDg Watch PDP198 on Youtube Implants are great but they are not always the best solution for our patient. There are many times a bridge or denture may serve the patient’s goals, aesthetics and budget better. So how do we decide between bridges and dentures? Is it acceptable to use root filled tooth as a bridge abutment? Are single tooth posterior dentures risky? Or do patients love them? How do we begin to communicate aspects of replacing teeth with our patients? Join me with our guest Dr Michael Frazis as we discuss the art form of communication with our patients and some outlandish cases including roundhouse bridges. This will really help upskill you on dealing with patients with missing teeth. Protrusive Dental Pearl: Failure is inevitable for our Dentistry, but try to set yourself up for smaller failures and not giant catastrophes! The real magic is in proper case selection. Practise at the EDGE of your comfort zone, but NOT out of your depth. 20% OFF Guaranteed on RipeGlobal Fellowship Programs + Free access to their portal - Click here to register for this! protrusive.co.uk/rg20 Follow Dr Michael Frazis on Instagram This episode is eligible for 1 CE credit via the quiz on Protrusive Guidance. This episode meets GDC LEARNING OUTCOMES: A and C AGD Subject Code: 610 Fixed Prosthodontics Dentists will be able to: Demonstrate improved decision-making skills in treatment planning, particularly regarding non-implant tooth replacement options. Apply communication strategies to better explain treatment options, manage patient expectations, and gain informed consent, especially in high-risk cases involving implants, bridges, or challenging restorations. Recognize red flags and understanding the risks involved in specific dental procedures (such as implant failure or the use of root-filled teeth as abutments) and how to mitigate these risks through careful case selection and patient education. For the full educational experience, our Ultimate Education Plan gives you access to all our courses, webinars, and exclusive monthly content. This includes videos on Overlay preps and the famous 'Vertipreps for Plonkers' series. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this Episode:00:01:37:00 Protrusive Dental Pearl00:03:51:05 Introduction - Dr Michael Frazis00:10:43:10 Growth in Dentistry00:14:10:10 Non Implant Tooth Replacement Options00:18:15:10 Treatment Planning Bridges and Dentures00:24:35:10 Ideal Treatment vs Budget00:30:15:10 Single Tooth Dentures00:36:58:10 Thin Implants vs Bridges00:39:25:10 Bridge Spans00:49:20:10 Root Filled Teeth as Bridge Abutments00:55:35:10 Failures01:05:35:10 Wrapping Up - Contact Michael If you liked this episode, check out PDP132 - Resin Bonded Bridges Click below for full episode transcript: Teaser: I'm doing that bridge 11 times out of 10. If they're a patient that has money to burn and they want their teeth to be individual, they want to be able to floss their teeth because that's just what they have as their goal. I will go crown implant- And I don't think we as dentists tell patients that. If there's something you can do as a clinician to mitigate that risk, could you use that word, tell them what it is. So to give you a concrete example, when I'm taking out a tooth, I will say- Jaz's Introduction:Implants are awesome, but they're not for everyone. Now this could be financial. This could be something to do with their medical history. And actually there are some scenarios where a bridge or a denture can be superior. And so many of these scenarios, we need to help the patient decide between a denture and a bridge. We're going to do a deep dive into decision making and treatment planning when it comes to these modalities. I'm joined by Dr.