11.   Currently the implant is available only in Europe.

12.   Dentists say that if a tooth cannot be saved, an implant is the next-best thing.

13.   Dow Corning argued that the implants are safe and that the insurance companies have reneged on product-liability policies by refusing to pay.

14.   Dow Corning argued that the implants are safe, and that the insurance companies reneged on product-liability policies by refusing to pay.

15.   Dow Corning, which is jointly owned by Dow Chemical Co. and Corning Inc., maintains that the implants it sold are safe.

16.   Even if you can afford a tooth or two, implants are not always the best option.

17.   Gosney tried discussing scientific research suggesting implants were not the cause.

18.   He also focused on internal Dow Corning memos and animal studies that raised questions about whether silicone implants were safe enough to be placed in the body.

19.   His experimental implant for tinnitus is not the same as the cochlear implant, a device that is not experimental and that is used to help deaf people hear.

20.   If key problems are solved, researchers estimate that implants could be available to the general public within a decade.