Every day
Every day: a simple routine
- Brush twice a day with a soft brush and a non-abrasive toothpaste, and use a water flosser at least twice a day. That's the whole routine. You don't floss under a fixed arch, and electric or manual matters far less than it did with natural teeth.
- Skip whitening and sensitivity toothpastes; both are abrasive, and that does nothing good for zirconia. Keep the water flosser below its top setting. If something gets stuck while you're out, swish a mouthful of water hard and spit. That clears most things. How to clean full-arch implants.
Why it matters
Why the yearly visit matters even more with implants
Problems around implants move faster than around natural teeth. Peri-implantitis is bone loss and inflammation around an implant, and it behaves more aggressively than the same problem around a natural tooth, because an implant has no periodontal ligament holding it. You usually can't feel it, and an implant in trouble rarely feels loose. It shows up as bone loss on an X-ray and inflammation your dentist can see, and that's what the annual visit looks for. Peri-implantitis versus gum disease.
“If there is something stuck in there, a lot of times just a simple rinse with some water and spit into a sink will work, too. And I don't have a water pick scenario.”
“And for me, I think the number one is using any type of water irrigator to clean the intaglio, which is the undersurface of the teeth to the gum tissue.”
“It's a warranty program that includes a cleaning. And the reason why we do. That is we want that patient to be looked at once a year so we can jump on and fix things in our own safety.”
Optional upgrade
The Lifetime Warranty.
Most offices only cover manufacturer defects, not the implants. We cover all of it, with no questions asked about why it failed. It's one of the first of its kind. You come in once a year either way.
Lifetime Warranty
$30a month, per arch
or $350 a year per arch. Annual cleaning included.
Two-year warranty
This is the fee for cleaning you to keep the warranty active. The warranty itself is no extra charge. This fee is also subject to change.
What the Lifetime Warranty covers
- Chips and breaks
- Implant failure
- Relines
- Office adjustments
- X-rays and panoramic images
- Your annual cleaning at Done In One
Paid membership, renewed yearly. Join by your final delivery. If you choose the included two-year warranty instead, Lifetime isn't available later.
Your own dentist
Live far away? See your own dentist
Most of our patients don't live nearby, so you can see your own dentist instead, wherever you are. You pay that office's fee, which we don't reimburse, and they send us records showing the cleaning was done on time. Your warranty stays active either way. The cleaning included with the Lifetime Warranty can only be used at Done In One.
The long view
How long it lasts
The implants are meant to be permanent. Once they've fused with the bone, they commonly stay put for decades. The teeth attached to them wear with daily use, and over a long life they may need repair or replacing. How long do full-arch implants last?
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If something goes wrong
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