the doctors, the surgeon, prosthodontist, the lab. i walked out of there with the teeth that i wanted, all done in one day. i'm extremely happy that i made that investment in me, because i know it's gonna last me the rest of my life. my husband loves them. and i will always have this smile. always. [ laughs ] >> male announcer: don't wait another day. call clearchoice now. >> you're watching "the wellness hour." i'm randy alvarez. today's topic -- replacing missing teeth with dental implants. according to my first guest, no more dentures. nobody should be wearing dentures. now, you mentioned at the break that there's tens of thousands of people in las vegas with an upper or lower denture. another thousands of people that are about to get false teeth. and if dental implants are so come in in one day, they get a fixed set of teeth -- permanent teeth -- why aren't they all doing it? what's your take? >> randy, there are so many reasons why. but i'm gonna tell you a few of the major ones. for the denture wearer, they're in a denture, they

the doctors, the surgeon, prosthodontist, the lab. i walked out of there with the teeth that i wanted, all done in one day. i'm extremely happy that i made that investment in me, because i know it's gonna last me the rest of my life. my husband loves them. and i will always have this smile. always. [ laughs ] >> male announcer: don't wait another day. call clearchoice now. >> you're watching "the wellness hour." i'm randy alvarez. today's topic -- replacing missing teeth with dental implants. according to my first guest, no more dentures. nobody should be wearing dentures. now, you mentioned at the break that there's tens of thousands of people in las vegas with an another thousands of people that are about to get false teeth. and if dental implants are so good -- that means people can come in in one day, they get a fixed set of teeth -- permanent teeth -- why aren't they all doing it? what's your take? >> randy, there are so many reasons why. but i'm gonna tell you a few of the major ones. for the denture wearer, they're in a denture

the map. welcome to "smile healthy america," implant centers. i'm here with dr. mark adams, a prosthodontist in denver, colorado. dr. adams, let's start by asking, where are clearchoice dental implant centers, and what makes them so unique? >> shari, we have 30 centers throughout the united states. we're all the way from the east coast to the west coast. we go deep into texas. we're in the midwest. we have centers all over the u.s. i think what makes us special are several items. one is our doctor network. we have over 60 specialists -- oral surgeons and prosthodontists -- that have a unique and very experienced knowledge base. this is all we do, is place implants. that gives us a lot of experience in the area of dental implants. we treat the very simple cases. we treat the very complex situations, as well. secondly, we're unlike regular dental offices in that we have everyone in one location. we have all the specialties, so actual restorative, as well. we have our own on-site dental laboratory where we can actually make the teeth. that's a very unique set of circumstances. and lastly, i thi

the program. >> thank you for having me. prosthodontist, and who's the typical patient? >> we don't really have a typical patient. patients can be any kind of walk of life, any different kind of background. you can have a young person who was in an accident, congenitally missing teeth, they were born without those teeth. you can have an elderly person who's been in a denture for years and they're just sick of it. or you can have a middle-aged adult who's just had many different dental problems and they're constantly in a dental chair, and you just want that permanent solution. and my role as the prosthodontist is to help design and make that smile and those teeth beautiful and functional, how they intended to be. >> now, you know what i like about you? we were talking about the benefits of dental implants, right? >> mm-hmm. >> and you had this story about that there's very few things in dentistry where the patient are so happy. elaborate on that. >> well, you know, before you're

. >> so, tell me a little bit about your role as the prosthodontist, and who's the typical patient? >> we don't really have a typical patient. patients can be any kind of walk of life, any different kind of background. you can have a young person who was in an accident, congenitally missing teeth, they were born without those teeth. you can have an elderly person who's been in a denture for years and they're just sick of it. or you can have a middle-aged adult who's just had many differende