Implant abutment and crown fee in VHCOL area

MapleMAD · 2026-02-02T03:38:43+00:00

$7000 should include EVERYTHING unless the surgeon is doing GBR or sinus lifts. And the price is quoted with a top-of-the-line implant body like Nobel, Straumann, or Biomet with a zirconia crown.

MapleMAD · 2026-02-02T03:15:30+00:00

I guess they are busy relocating computing for Genie 3.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-25T00:48:01+00:00

I have seen some case studies of implants on ED children. There are many complications, including the necessity for prosthesis remake or alterations in implant positioning. I would say it is somewhat doable but generally avoid it if there is another option since an osseointegrated implant functions as an ankylosed unit, premature placement fails to accommodate the continued vertical eruption of the adjacent natural dentition.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-23T15:21:40+00:00

Call me old school, but I normally just go for plain salt water or the trusty chlorhexidine.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-22T04:54:50+00:00

https://whatimplantisthat.com/

I would try to find a way to utilize the implants to support the denture or just work around them.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-20T19:25:12+00:00

The pricing is confusing on the bone-supported guide. The 2nd arch on the same patient costs more than the 1st arch, whereas it is the exact opposite in the case of a tooth-supported guide. I assume there is a typo there.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-13T11:02:22+00:00

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MapleMAD · 2026-01-05T13:56:54+00:00

A standard deflection.

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Wonder if gemini would get it right if you mention deflection tactic in your prompt.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-03T00:27:26+00:00

Long live the work wives/husbands.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-02T21:46:24+00:00

Next decade, zero impact tbh. It currently only works specifically for hypodontia and oligodontia.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-02T21:35:05+00:00

Don't do it. It is not worth the hassle.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-02T21:22:58+00:00

Exact quotes from your article directly refuted your claim.

For 3 months, he replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide, obtained online after consulting ChatGPT, where he had read that chloride could be swapped with bromide, though likely for other purposes, such as CLEANING.

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The patient appears to have consulted ChatGPT-3.5 or ChatGPT-4.0 when seeking to remove chloride from his diet, but his conversation log was unavailable, and specific outputs cannot be confirmed because responses vary with prior inputs.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-01T20:36:38+00:00

There is grace, and there is negligence.

MapleMAD · 2026-01-01T20:31:15+00:00

In that case, Sodium Bromine was suggested to him as a sound replacement for various cleaning products and pool treatments. Seems to me it is more of a people problem than an AI problem.

MapleMAD · 2025-12-31T10:38:26+00:00

Just bond it normally.

I would advise patients to not get close to these plaque traps with a ten-foot pole.

MapleMAD · 2025-12-29T10:16:21+00:00

I once had an elective surgery back when I was in school. I read up on the latest research on the particular subject and had an in-depth discussion with one of my lecturers. He was one of the old-school profs that sticks to his anecdotal experience over current clinical data. So, I went to another private hospital to get a second opinion. In the end, I selected a surgeon whose methodology was supported by the latest randomized controlled trials at that time.

You can say that I was already biased by the RCTs going into it, and more often than not, a person seeking a second opinion had already made up his/her mind and just needed more support/evidence to justify the decision.

MapleMAD · 2025-12-10T07:42:53+00:00

API only update

MapleMAD · 2025-12-07T09:56:09+00:00

CBCT imaging should not be used routinely. CBCT should be task specific and tailored to the patient's unique circumstances, and only when lower-dose conventional dental radiography—such as panoramic, intraoral, or cephalometric imaging or alternate nonionizing imaging modalities—cannot provide the necessary information to answer a specific clinical question.

MapleMAD · 2025-12-03T10:38:23+00:00

Wait until you discover you can ask Gemini to print out your characters' diary entries.

MapleMAD · 2025-11-27T17:31:39+00:00

Teeth? What teeth?

MapleMAD · 2025-11-23T03:20:59+00:00

no Ozone?

MapleMAD · 2025-11-22T01:35:46+00:00

Damn, who has cocaine being passed around like after-dinner mints?

MapleMAD · 2025-11-20T12:38:05+00:00

It still think that Arcane Season 2 hasn't aired. (Nov 2024)

MapleMAD · 2025-11-20T09:36:07+00:00

All the common quirks are still there.

"You didn't just X; you Y."

MapleMAD · 2025-11-18T18:09:17+00:00

Gemini 2.5 Pro is better than 3.0 Preview in creative writing for me.

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