If you still have dental benefits left – and since only 2.8% of people with dental insurance meet or exceed their annual maximum, chances are you do – you are running out of time to use them before they reset at the end of 2019. Once the new year arrives, you lose any remaining benefits, and with them potentially hundreds of dollars in savings. Learn why it’s important to take advantage of your dental insurance and how you can put it to good use.

Tooth loss affects millions of people every year, especially older Americans. In fact, 36 million people are estimated to be missing all of their teeth. While many of these people may learn about dental implants and consider them for long-term tooth replacement, they may feel apprehensive to begin treatment once they learn that dental implants require sufficient bone density before they can be placed successfully. For this reason, bone density and dental implant success may be connected, but not in the way most people think. To learn how dental implants affect the overall volume of bone tissue and how to be eligible for treatment, keep reading!