Before we begin, the very first step is to address any preexisting decay and periodontal disease. We may find it necessary to extract a tooth or perform a dental bone graft if the jaw has begun to atrophy and lacks the proper density to support the implants. After these initial issues have been addressed, we then proceed with a 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan. This state-of-the art technology provides our team with 3D images of your bone, soft tissues, nerve pathways, and teeth. These images will allow us to determine the perfect placement of your implants using the combination of the best digital assessment software and related technology to ensure that your treatment is totally customized and unique for you and only you. Many dental providers today, especially those that are corporate-based, try to treat everyone the same way with the one-size-fits-all mentality. Your teeth, gums and smile are as unique and different as your fingerprints. As a result, we draw from a variety of digital-based, precision solutions that will bring back your beautiful natural smile and restore your ability to eat those foods that you enjoy.  Our unique and deliberate approach not only includes a very comprehensive treatment plan just for you, but we also will give you a thorough and detailed explanation and then continue to monitor your ongoing follow-up care through the entire process, start to finish.

Prior to beginning to place the implant, a local anesthetic will be administered to numb your gums. A dental sedation will be added if it is deemed necessary. Once your gums have become adequately numbed, our dental implant surgeon will perform an important minor surgical procedure and strategically place the titanium implant or implants into your jawbone. After the titanium post or posts are appropriately placed, it will now take two to three months for your jawbone to grow around the posts through a process called osseointegration. Once this osseointegration process is successfully completed and the posts have fused into your jawbone, we will then add extensions to the posts to reach the surface. Then your final, permanent denture, which has been designed to restore both the desired aesthetic appearance and functionality of your natural bite, will be placed. There are small nylon snaps added into the backside of each denture tray that match perfectly with the positioning of the posts. These snaps lock on to the post extensions which will deliver the stability of the implant support, just like a natural root.

There are several major benefits. Not only do the implant supported dentures offer the stability and strength, but the posts act as roots. The posts will stop the jawbone from atrophying further, they will deliver pressure sensations as you bite and chew, and they will also deliver temperature changes between hot and cold. The implant supported dentures are the next best thing to having your real natural teeth.