In the world of dentistry we have come a long, long way. Every American knows the story of George Washington and his wooden teeth but really that is only part of the story and where we should begin when we are talking about immediate load dental appliances and the development of dental labs.

Yes, it is true that George Washington’s teeth were not his own but made of wood? Think about that for a second. What would a piece of wood look like after spending days and days inside an acidic mouth? Rather fowl, I would guess. No, he had fake teeth but they were most likely made of bone or animal teeth that had been ground down to fit. That makes much more sense as it was the best they could do at the time.

Now when we talk about implants for dentures we are talking about an entirely different process. There are still many ways to go about it but they do not involve using bone matter. They can be made in several ways. Some are cast from molds while there are some almost like an artist image from scans and x-rays. This, however still takes time and not every patient wants to wait to chew again. There is now another solution from Wiand Dental.

These are an immediate load appliance that has the patient walking in with one set, or so, of teeth and goes home with a new set and ready to eat. What happened to the waiting time that used to be associated with implants for dentures. Wiand has come up with a way to skip that step by bringing the dental labs to you.

To do this they send their own, qualified technician to help the dentist and/or oral surgeon. The can then make the implants on-site for the patient. This is the ultimate example of cost-saving optimization and out-sourcing. The dentist does not need to employ a full time tech but gets the full expertise of one. The end result is an immediate load solution for the patient.

The use of this service ends up a win-win that starts with the patent. They get a quick resolution and the rest of your staff can focus on the parts of the job that makes your practice stand out.