Dental Implants
Now is a great time to consider restoring your smile and confidence with natural-looking, functional dental implants. A missing tooth is often perceived as an aesthetic concern, but it can also wreak havoc on the rest of your body. Just one missing tooth can cause jawbone deterioration and food ingestion issues.
Our surgeons marry artistry, technology, and compassion to provide you with transformative dental implants. Unlike traditional dentures, dental implants mimic your natural teeth with a titanium root and crown.
Our implant process includes:
Consultation and Planning with an Oral Surgeon: We begin by discussing your personal goals. Next, we evaluate your mouth’s suitability for dental implants. During the planning phase, we use state-of-the-art 3-D scans to create “impressions” to best understand your precise needs. This planning phase ensures the implant seamlessly integrates with your natural teeth and helps to minimize discomfort throughout and after the procedure.
Implant Placement: The Oral Surgeon will place the dental implant into your jawbone along with a temporary above-root solution. It typically takes a few months for the implant to naturally fuse with your jawbone. Most implants are placed without the use of IV sedation, but sedation is an option for those patients who qualify and prefer to be sedated for the procedure.
Post Operative Care: Shortly after your implant is placed, you will be scheduled for a follow up appointment with the Oral Surgeon to ensure that you are healing properly.
OI Testing/Abutment Placement: After 3-4 months of healing, you will return to our office for osseointegration (OI) testing to confirm that your implant is firmly anchored to your jawbone. Additional 3-D images will be taken and our Oral Surgeon will uncover your implant and place your abutment in preparation for your final restoration. In certain cases, abutment placement may have already occurred during your implant placement. In these cases, you will have an OI check and 3-D imaging only at this stage. These are the final steps completed by our oral surgery team. At this point, you will be referred back to your general dentist to complete the restoration process.
Restoration Placement by Your Dentist: Once your implant is fully integrated and the surrounding tissue has healed, your custom-made restoration (tooth crown) will be attached to the abutment by your general dentist.
Our surgeons marry artistry, technology, and compassion to provide you with transformative dental implants. Unlike traditional dentures, dental implants mimic your natural teeth with a titanium root and crown.
Our implant process includes:
Consultation and Planning with an Oral Surgeon: We begin by discussing your personal goals. Next, we evaluate your mouth’s suitability for dental implants. During the planning phase, we use state-of-the-art 3-D scans to create “impressions” to best understand your precise needs. This planning phase ensures the implant seamlessly integrates with your natural teeth and helps to minimize discomfort throughout and after the procedure.
Implant Placement: The Oral Surgeon will place the dental implant into your jawbone along with a temporary above-root solution. It typically takes a few months for the implant to naturally fuse with your jawbone. Most implants are placed without the use of IV sedation, but sedation is an option for those patients who qualify and prefer to be sedated for the procedure.
Post Operative Care: Shortly after your implant is placed, you will be scheduled for a follow up appointment with the Oral Surgeon to ensure that you are healing properly.
OI Testing/Abutment Placement: After 3-4 months of healing, you will return to our office for osseointegration (OI) testing to confirm that your implant is firmly anchored to your jawbone. Additional 3-D images will be taken and our Oral Surgeon will uncover your implant and place your abutment in preparation for your final restoration. In certain cases, abutment placement may have already occurred during your implant placement. In these cases, you will have an OI check and 3-D imaging only at this stage. These are the final steps completed by our oral surgery team. At this point, you will be referred back to your general dentist to complete the restoration process.
Restoration Placement by Your Dentist: Once your implant is fully integrated and the surrounding tissue has healed, your custom-made restoration (tooth crown) will be attached to the abutment by your general dentist.