Just in case you missed the rash of Chuck Norris facts that Chuck Norris himself loves to cheese about on the talk show circuit, here’s a quick cluster of ’em written by periodontist and private surgical tutor Anthony Reganato, DDS, MS.
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To me, a “Chuck Norris” implant is not one that is threaded into place with a handpiece. A “Chuck Norris” implant actually spins the patient around and around until the implant is sitting exactly where it wants to sit…
A “Chuck Norris” implant does not require an osteotomy, anesthesia, flap, or even a patient to be seated in the mouth.
A” Chuck Norris” implant can be immediately placed after roundhouse kicking the bombed-out tooth right out of the mouth.
A” Chuck Norris” implant does not have threads…the outer coating is merely shaking in its boots just knowing that a can of whoop-ass may be unleashed at any time…
A “Chuck Norris” implant provides its own sedation to the patient…no need for drugs or tubes…also provides its own pre-med.
A “Chuck Norris” implant needs only one to be placed for an entire full mouth reconstruction.
A “Chuck Norris” implant can be placed via extra-oral approach and still end up in the ideal prosthetic position.
A “Chuck Norris” implant drives itself to the dental office in a 1965 ‘Vette everyday until it’s finally used…
A “Chuck Norris” implant is prosthetically compatible with every system except Zimmer… “Chuck Norris” implant just don’t play that.
A “Chuck Norris” implant can be inserted upside down and still work just fine.
A “Chuck Norris” implant can cure cancer.
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Now that your ruggedness has been piqued, you’ll want to YouTune here into Anthony’s Reganato Lecture Series and tap, tap deeply into your own inner spring of surgical ChuckNorrisdom.
So what have you seen “Chuck Norris” implants do? How have they helped your patients?
The Chuck Norris implant is indeed mighty. However, the Lucy Lawless/Xena implant can kick some major a$$.
When I saw this article, I actually thought Chuck Norris is making his own dental implants. Why not, after all there’s a new dental implant company popping up every week! Besides, the next time a patient asks “are these implants strong and durable” you can just say “Of course. They are Chuck Norris implants so what do you think!”