Why should I give implant patients a printed case report instead of just talking? Because talk evaporates and paper does not. A patient sits across from you, hears everything, nods, and forgets most of it by the time they reach the parking lot. That is normal human memory under stress, not a flaw in your explanation. A tangible case report does three jobs at once. It fulfills your professional obligation to make sure the patient truly understands the problem and the options. It gives them something physical to take home so the discussion does not vanish. And at the fee levels [...]