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But the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged individuals of this demographic are\u00a0<strong>3 times more likely (51%)<\/strong>\u00a0to be edentulous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A virtually insurmountable wall has been placed along the pathway of life for those who have lost a significant number\u00a0of their upper and\/or lower teeth, whether\u00a0through disease (dental caries), decay\u00a0or distress. The height of the wall: the unsubsidized costs, the redundant cross-functional coopetition, and the inherent design limitations of the prosthetics themselves\u00a0have created a \u201creality distortion field.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, most individuals can only afford dentures as their final restoration. Dentures can be frustrating to use as they can be hard to keep in place, block much of the sensation of taste, and can interfere with normal speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a better way, once we can transcend the bounds of outmoded thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Truth or&nbsp;Consequences \u2014 Artificial Impediments, Truthful Answers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>When it comes to the components\u00a0of dental implantology, even considering implants made from the most expensive materials, including\u00a0Titanium implants\u00a0and teeth milled from a solid block of Zirconia, why do the costs of the leading brands on the market range from $40,000-$80,000 per arch, rendering maxillofacial and mandibular (upper and\u00a0lower) arch sets, in the high\u00a0six-figures?\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u00a0TruBridge\u2122 costs out at around $25K for the entire mouth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Why does it require three oral health\u00a0practices: dental, \u00a0periodontal\u00a0and prosthdontal (or four, if you count an external dental lab) to design and \u00a0implement a prosthetic that a primary\u00a0dentist could singularly produce?\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u00a0TruBridge\u2122\u00a0and the TruRidge<em>\u2122<\/em><\/em> <em>preservation process can be delivered by general dentists bringing the least invasive and the best possible restoration within reach of SEDI patients.\u00a0\u00a0From x-ray tomography to\u00a0provisional teeth to the final prosthetic, TruBridge is designed and implemented\u00a0under one roof. The company\u00a0is creating licensing opportunities for dentists or periodontists or prosthodontists to be able to do the same \u2014individually, not collectively.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022<strong>\u00a0Why should patients subject themselves to the invasive procedure of reducing or removing part of their jawline, the alveolar bone, and then have an artificial, acrylic gum platform drilled into into the bone while under general anesthesia?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>TruBridge\u2122 is a &#8220;teeth-only,&#8221; periodontia-based (socket-based) system that restores your new teeth to their original locations with no artificial gums, no invasive drilling, and the same local anesthetic a patent receives for a filling. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The petition at &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/vps72231.inmotionhosting.com\/~trubridge\/petition\">vps72231.inmotionhosting.com\/~trubridge\/petition<\/a>> asks the <strong>Medicare and Medicaid Centers <\/strong>of the State of Washington, and all other States across America, to follow in the footsteps of New York State and prioritize the humanitarian causes and livelihood of genuine\u00a0oral health. These include active employment, proper nutrition, unobstructed speech and breathing, and self-esteem. Just as the electric vehicle (EV) is driving to forever surpass the combustion engine and fossil fuels of yesteryear, so too will\u00a0periodontal-integrated, original tooth\u00a0replacement forever supplant the bulky,\u00a0unnatural\u00a0appliances currently being marketed at artificially\u00a0exorbitant prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a  pivotal  time for change \u2014 from the artificial to the real. The artificial\u00a0manifestation of the price and cost\u00a0inflation of\u00a0implant-based bridges, of artificial gums, and of an artificial appearance with collapsed facial features is that lower-income\u00a0patients choose to remain on one side of the wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the low-to-average income earner, another class of citizens is being forced to leave the country for less expensive dental\u00a0treatment in other countries, a mega-trend \u00a0known as\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cDental\u00a0Tourism.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0The water sports, delicious food and ancient relics of Mexico are one thing. 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