New Knees and Crowns with Technology

MY PRIOR VISION: Replace a knee
1. Saw through bottom of leg bones just below the knee.
2. Saw through thigh part of the leg bone just above the knee.
3. Take out original knee.
4. Glue new knee to the stubs of thigh bone and bottom bone.
5. Learn to walk again.

ACTUAL WITH TECHNOLOGY: Total Knee Replacement
1. Cut 9 inch incision down center of knee.
2. Pull soft tissues to expose the knee joint.
3. Use digital computer animation to show how much arthritic bone to remove to fit new cap of titanium on both the thigh bone and bottom bone.
4. Chisel ends of bone to fit caps.
5. Glue caps onto ends of bones.
6. Walk about four hours later.

MY PRIOR VISION: Crown on Tooth
1. X-ray problem tooth.
2. Drill and prep problem tooth.
3. Make impressions.
4. Place temporary crown.
5. Avoid chewing for 14 days.
6. Return to get final crown.
7. Drill to perfection to fit crown in mouth.
8. Glue new crown into mouth.
9. Check and adjust bite.

ACTUAL WITH TECHNOLOGY: Ceramic Crown on Tooth
1. Take full digital x-rays of teeth.
2. Prep problem tooth.
3. Take digital picture with micro camera to make template of crown.
4. Use CAD CAM in back room to make ceramic crown.
5. Bake crown in oven in back room for 20 minutes.
6. Glue new crown into mouth.

This past month I did both of these ACTUAL WITH TECHNOLOGY's. Which would you pick?

I am glad I chose TECHNOLOGY.