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PERMANENT, NATURAL-LOOKING TOOTH REPLACEMENT

Dental Implants

Restore Your Smile with Confidence

Missing teeth can affect more than just your smile—they can impact your confidence, bite function, and overall oral health. Dental implants provide a secure, long-lasting solution that looks, feels, and functions just like a natural tooth.

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Why Choose Dental Implants

 

After losing a tooth, replacing it is essential for maintaining oral health and preventing future complications. Unlike traditional dentures or bridges, implants bond with your jawbone, providing unmatched stability and durability.

Benefits of dental implants:
  • Looks and feels like a real tooth

  • Restores bite function for eating and speaking with ease

  • Prevents bone loss and maintains facial structure

  • Long-lasting solution—can last a lifetime with proper care

 

If you're looking for a permanent, worry-free replacement, implants are the gold standard for missing teeth.

Bone Grafting

 

When a tooth is missing for too long, the jawbone can begin to shrink, making it harder to place a dental implant. Bone grafting is a procedure that restores lost bone and creates a strong foundation for future tooth replacement.

 

In some cases, especially after a tooth extraction, we may recommend bone grafting right away to preserve the bone and maintain the structure of your jaw—even if you’re not getting an implant immediately.

How Bone Grafting Helps:

  • Strengthens the jawbone for dental implant placement

  • Prevents further bone deterioration after tooth loss

  • Keeps future tooth replacement options open

 

If you’re considering dental implants but have experienced bone loss—or if you’ve just had a tooth removed—bone grafting may be the first step toward rebuilding your smile.

Advanced Technology for Precise & Predictable Results

With cone-beam computed tomography, or CBCT technology, we give our patients peace of mind. This reliable technology ensures precise placement for increased patient comfort and better overall outcomes.

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Benefits of Dental Implants

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UNPARALLELED COMFORT

Implants function just like natural teeth, allowing you to eat, speak, and care for them without hassle.

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PRESERVES ORAL HEALTH

Made from biocompatible titanium, implants fuse with your jawbone, preventing bone deterioration commonly caused by tooth loss.

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NATURAL APPEARANCE

Each implant is custom-made to blend seamlessly with your existing teeth, providing a realistic, confident smile.

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STABILIZES DENTURES

For patients with multiple missing teeth, implant-retained dentures provide secure, slip-free support compared to traditional dentures.

The Implant Treatment Process

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TREATMENT PLANNING

We start by meeting with you to explore your treatment options, answer any questions, and take detailed images of the area we’ll be treating. This allows us to carefully create a personalized treatment plan, which we’ll review together during a consultation a few weeks later.

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PLACEMENT

Once you’ve been approved for treatment, your doctor will schedule your oral surgery appointment and provide a surgical plan. During the surgery, your doctor will make an incision in your gum tissue to securely place a dental implant in the jaw. Next, the area will be cleaned and sutures will be placed to begin the healing process.

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HEALING & OSSEOINTEGRATION

Your gums and jawbone will begin to heal once your implant has been placed. After 1-2 weeks, the incision site will be healed, but it will take 3-6 months for the implant to permanently bond with your jaw bone through a process called osseointegration. To ensure you are healing properly, we will see you for a couple of check ups during the osseointegration process.

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APPLYING THE RESTORATION

The final step in the implant treatment process is the restoration. Your restoration, or prosthetic dental crown, will be custom crafted to match your smile and securely affixed to the titanium implant. Once your new tooth is in place, your smile will be complete!

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"Wonderful experience. Everyone, from front desk staff, to the hygienists, to Dr. Gibb put me right at ease and were very personable."

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