We Specialize in Placing Dental Implants

As a dental implants specialist, we are extremely proud to be part of a technological advancement that is changing the conversation in regard to tooth loss.

With dental implants we can give you new teeth that:

#1 Look Natural

#2 Act Like Your Old Teeth

#3 Remain Securely in Place

For too long tooth loss led to wires, dental cement, and gooey adhesives, all of which were used to hold their new fake teeth in place. With the introduction of dental implants, we can give you the option to replace the lost tooth with one that looks, feels, and functions exactly like the original. Even more impressively, dental implants replace the lost root of the tooth in addition to the visible surface, known as the crown. For many people, this revolutionary new way of replacing teeth has led to questions. Our patients want to know how long dental implants typically last, the procedures involved in placing a dental implant, and whether or not they are eligible to take advantage of implants.

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All of this and more are discussed during our initial consultations. For anyone considering dental implants, you should know that almost anyone can get them. There are a few restrictions that you should be aware of since dental implantation requires oral surgery and is performed by an oral surgeon or periodontist. In order to get dental implants, you will need to be healthy enough to get oral surgery. There are also a few conditions and habits that preclude you from getting dental implants, something you will discuss at length with your dental implant specialist. It is imperative that you tell your dentist all of your medical conditions, any medications you may be taking (including herbal or other non-traditional medication), and habits that you may have, like smoking or consuming alcohol.

Our Success Rates

Success for a dental implant specialist is measured in the number of decades you successfully use your dental implant, not years. Typically, dental implants have a very high success rate, with some national statistics placing the success rate around 98%. Even with more conservative estimates of 92% - 94%, you have a very good chance that the prosthetics placed by your dental implant specialist will last 20 or more years. Achieving this is not an accident -  we carefully prepare you for the process, taking every precaution to ensure that there are no hindrances that may cause the implant to fail. While this is often time-consuming, it is necessary for success. Your journey toward having implants will begin with an extremely comprehensive examination to determine the overall health of your mouth. We will use dental imaging like X-rays and CT scans to make sure that your jawbone has enough density to withstand and support the implant.

For some patients, we can proceed directly to the implant stage directly after the exam, which is known as an immediate implant placement. If we discover that your jawbone does not have the density it requires, we may need to perform an alveolar bone graft, which targets the upper portion of the jawbone where the teeth are usually found. This onlay bone graft can create a block of jawbone that is dense enough to successfully place the implant, and it only requires around six months of healing before we can proceed to the next stage.

Cosmetic Dentist: Common Questions

As a cosmetic dentist, we specialize in restorations and complex procedures.  We also work with general dentists that send patients to us for additional services.  In general, people want to know several things when they come to see us. Typically, this includes knowing how long before their teeth look perfect, how much it is going to cost, and what we can do to speed this process along. While these are great questions and we will be happy to answer them in person, there are other questions we also love getting from our patients. These are often patients who are not sure about getting their teeth straightened or whitened, patients who have trouble with the idea of braces at an older age or just cannot understand why cosmetic dentistry is such a fundamental part of dentistry as a whole these days.

What is the correct age to get my teeth straightened?

From the perspective of a cosmetic dentist, the answer to that question is whatever age you want. There was a time when people were more concerned about social norms and would not straighten their teeth at adults. Those days are long gone. Today, the majority of patients a cosmetic dentist sees are adults. That is because when you are an adult, you truly realize the worth of a cosmetic dentist and understand how important it is to have straight, beautiful, perfectly white teeth. This made it so we had to change and the industry to adapt. We are literally best placed to serve adults who want to improve their smile, as well as their kids' early in life.

Should I be concerned about teeth whitening harming my teeth?

We prefer if you visit a cosmetic dentist, to do your teeth whitening. This is not because the teeth whitening that you can buy in a box over the counter has anything wrong with it, but because when you are in our dentist chair, it is a carefully controlled environment that allows us to do a perfect job. To be clear, as a cosmetic dentist, we know that teeth whitening will never ruin your teeth. However, overuse of over-the-counter products can, and often will, make your teeth far more sensitive, which could result in needing other dental services. The best and most effective way to get your teeth whitened is to come in and see a cosmetic dentist.

Isn’t cosmetic dentistry expensive?

Like many things in life, the answer to that question is, it depends. There are much cheaper and innovative solutions that are now used extensively to reduce costs and still give you the same effects. Things like dental veneers have become a staple in the tools your cosmetic dentist uses to give you straighter, whiter, and better-looking teeth. There are expensive procedures in cosmetic dentistry, there is no denying that. The point is this: you have complete control over how much you spend and how much work you have done at any one time. We are very happy to work out a long-term plan based on your budget and objectives. At the end of the day, a perfect smile doesn’t really have a cost - it’s priceless.