24/07/2025
Today, in a world full of social media and all sorts of easily accessible information, this also plays a crucial role in dentistry.
Patients are exposed to a flood of entertainment content about dental veneers, implants, All-on-4, Fast and Fixed, and so on — and then come to doctors with ready-made solutions.
Sometimes it makes their lives easier — but sometimes, it doesn’t.
Why would a dentist want to preserve the remaining teeth when — after consuming so much information (or misinformation) — the patient insists on extractions and 4 or 6 implants, hoping to “forget” about tooth pain and even oral hygiene?
As if it were a panacea for all dental problems.
And the patient is often willing to pay a lot of money for such a procedure.
“Easy money,” one might think — which is why even young doctors, fresh out of dental school, are tempted to jump straight into these full-mouth treatments, neglecting the principles of deontology and all the possible complications.
But dentistry isn’t just about implants — in fact, they’re a last resort, a destination no one truly wants or needs to reach.
In other cases, patients come with fixed ideas, saying they want veneers “like Brad Pitt” — without understanding what veneers really are, or how limited the indications for them can be.
Especially considering that around 70% of the population doesn’t brush their teeth properly.
So don’t be fooled by social media and its one-size-fits-all solutions.
We are all individuals — and dentistry should be personal.
But we all share one goal: a healthy, functional, and beautiful smile.
Let’s start at the beginning: prevention, good hygiene, and regular check-ups from early childhood — and you’ll see how few of us will ever truly need dental implants.
