Restore Your Smile with Dental Implants

Missing teeth are no laughing matter. They can make you feel less confident or make it harder to talk. But dental implants can make your smile look and feel brand new!

 

Dental Implants Look and Feel Just Like Teeth

It’s true! You can chew, spit, swallow, speak, and smile for the camera with healthy looking teeth that feel good in your mouth.

The key is to make sure they’re done right. Dr. Chang and the other dentists at State Avenue Dental Office know all about that.

 
 
 

Benefits of Dental Implants

  • No daily removal

  • Eat, talk, and look like you have your old teeth

  • No separate cleaning routine--just brush your teeth!

  • Provides a lifelong solution

  • Prevents jawbone loss

Dental Implants Last Longer Than Alternatives

  • Dental implants: last a lifetime

  • Dentures: last 5-7 years

  • Bridges: last 7-10 year

 
 
 
 

Dental Implants Don’t Have to Be Expensive

We ensure the best balance in quality and affordability for our dental implants and other dental services. Contact us or learn about our payment options. We accept:

  • Cash

  • Check

  • Credit Card

  • CareCredit

  • Sunbit

Dental Implant Surgery is Less Painful Than It Seems

Teeth go missing for many reasons—from impact injuries to gum disease. However, the pain of losing your teeth is far greater than dental implant surgery, done with the proper anesthesia. The healing process is carefully monitored for three to eight months thereafter.

Once your bone and implants integrate osseointegration and gums have healed, your surgical dental implants will feel completely normal! After that, you won’t feel any pain at all. As long as you take care of your gums, you’ll never have to have another implant surgery.


Understanding How Dental Implants Work

You may think the implant crown is placed into the bone or gum socket to replace a lost tooth. That’s not the case!

Our dentist first evaluates the patient’s existing bone structure. If the patient has the bone structure to fit the implant fixture, then the gum will heal around the surgically placed metal implant for a few months. Once this has healed, the implant crown or crowns can be fitted.

If there is significant bone loss where your teeth are missing, that's not good. Our dentist will request a visit to a specialist for a bone graft surgery. This will prepare your jawbone structure for successful implant placement. In fact, our doctors believe you should place a bone graft immediately after a tooth extraction. That's what he does after removing a tooth in order to prevent bone loss. Implants are the best prosthetic procedure to replace missing teeth.

It’s important to understand that implants need regular cleanings, like your regular teeth. You’ll need to schedule them to ensure that your implants last and that your gums remain healthy!

Options for Dental Implants

 

Single Implants

If you’re only missing one tooth, then a single tooth implant is all you need to fix it! Our dentist will make sure your other teeth are maintained healthy and strong around it.

 

Full-Mouth Implants

You can replace a mouthful of missing teeth with implant bridges or implant dentures.