Dental Implants are a valuable alternative to cutting natural virgin teeth to restore a missing tooth using conventional 3 unit bridge. The implants themselves are small appliances produced from titanium that serve a similar purpose to the roots of natural teeth. They are fused to the jawbone and support single crowns, dental bridges and/or overdentures, helping them to perform like our natural teeth would. Once the implants are put in place, you’ll be able to replace anything from one tooth to a whole set with ease.

Single dental implants allow you to floss as you normally do with natural teeth. Given the numerous benefits and aesthetic qualities Dental Implants offer, they have become the preferred method of tooth replacement today.

Dental implants are widely regarded as the best treatment for loose dentures. Permanent dental implants are designed to make dentures much more secure and enable you to smile, eat and talk confidently. Dr. Phillip can assist you if you have been thinking about investing in implants. The implants act as a foundation for replacement of teeth. They won’t decay and are designed to last for the rest of your life. Implants can be used in conjunction with various dental procedures to improve your oral health. 

Once they are installed, you’re expected to come in for your checkups and x-rays to protect your investment and avoid infections or mobility.

The initial step is to meet with Dr. Phillip for a free consultation. At this consultation, the doctor and you will determine your needs, assess your oral health, review your medical history, and discuss treatment options in order to create a customized treatment plan just for you. We’ll also discuss costs, financing options if necessary, and timing.

If you decide that Dental Implants are right for you and would like to proceed, next is a pre-procedure exam with Dr. Phillip. This exam involves an X-ray or a 3D CT scan and may include taking models of your teeth to determine the ideal treatment for your condition. Fortunately, we have this technology in our office, so you won’t have to visit another dental office. This exam can usually be completed in less than an hour. Once completed, you are ready to schedule your surgery.

On the day of surgery, you’ll come to our office and begin by discussing the sedation options, which is the medication to help you relax or even sleep during the procedure. During the actual surgery, any teeth, if required, will be removed, and most likely a bone graft and membrane will be placed, and a temporary flipper inserted restoring the missing tooth. Six to eight weeks later, the actual dental implants are placed in the jaw bone. Then replacement teeth are secured onto the implants. It’s important you know that you will leave the office with your teeth! This is why we can say “teeth in a day.”

Following your surgery, there is a recovery period where the implants will need to heal and fully integrate with your bone and tissue before Dr. Phillip can connect the permanent bridges or dentures. It will usually take between 3-6 months for the adjustment to be complete.

Those likely to benefit from Dental Implants include people who have been experiencing problems with conventional dentures or simply people who have lost as much as a single tooth. Implants make life easier for those that have been finding it difficult to chew and enjoy meals and they can slow down the process of tissue and bone loss in the jaw. What’s more is that Dental Implants can even provide a more youthful appearance due to the way they give your facial structure a lift. Furthermore, they will help you to speak more clearly.

Traditional approaches to restoring a full arch of teeth usually involved six or more dental implants, and as many as 18 months of treatment. This approach typically requires a patient would often be without any teeth or with ill-fitting temporary dentures for more than a year.

This is not true with Dr. Phillip. There are new and better techniques. You may have seen or investigated a few of the these new techniques which are promoted under such brand names as: “All-on-Four®”, Clear Choice®, “Teeth In A Day“, “Teeth in an Hour“, “Dental Implants in One Day“, “Teeth In One Day“, “Teeth In One Visit“, and many other one-day implant treatment offerings of a full arch of replacement teeth.

Dr. Phillip offers a wide range of dental implants solutions, including the popular All-on-4 procedure.

If you’re missing just a single tooth, then one implant and one crown can replace it. A dental implant replaces both the lost natural tooth and its root. Replacing one tooth with an implant-supported crown can preserve the integrity of all adjacent teeth and is superior to a traditional tooth-supported dental bridge and allows you to floss naturally.