Q: I am about to embark on getting rid of my full upper denture and replacing a few single lower teeth with implants. I am totally confused with the info on the web as far as options. I see “hybrids, Hybridge, Teeth in a Day, Teeth in a Week, Implant supported Over-Dentures, bridges, screw-on, cemented- on and a bunch of stuff I can’t even pronounce! Please help.
A: Sometimes too many choices is counterproductive in making decisions; hence the comeback of arranged marriages. “Schmulie, this is Myrah. Cash this check after 2pm next Tuesday; see you at the wedding.”
I always thought the auto industry makes a big mistake with their model lineups: “Hello Mr. and Mrs. Buyer; are you looking for the “Terminator X, Terminator XL, Terminator XLE?” I actually overheard an ophthalmologist during a consultation doing the same with lenses to be inserted in a patient’s eye during cataract surgery.
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